| Science Teaching Hub | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Open |
| Town or city | Aberdeen |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°9′59.74″N2°6′18.88″W / 57.1665944°N 2.1052444°W |
| Construction started | May 2019 |
| Completed | late 2021 |
| Opened | 2022 |
| Cost | £35 million |
| Owner | University of Aberdeen |
The Science Teaching Hub is a building at the University of Aberdeen.
Plans for the building were revealed on 1 September 2017. Pending approval, teaching in the building was slated to begin in 2021 but the opening was delayed for a year due to the Covid pandemic. [1]
Planning permission was granted in August 2018. [2] Construction began in May 2019, [3] two months later than expected. [4] The building was completed in late 2021. [5]
The building is situated within the university's Old Aberdeen campus on a site adjacent to the Sir Duncan Rice Library and the Fraser Noble Building. [1]
The building was designed by Reiach and Hall Architects and is being built at a cost of £35 million. [2] The building will contain laboratories for students studying various subjects. [3]
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