| The £9 million property on the North Haugh, which has lain empty since it was built over four years ago, is now planned for use primarily as first class research and teaching accommodation for the university's internationally renowned undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in business and management.
St Andrews University has bought the Gateway from Dundee-based Keiller Estates, who acquired it in early 2002.
The ground floor of the Gateway is set to serve as a high-quality orientation and information centre for St Andrews University, designed to encourage public access and use by local partners.
The university’s principal and vice-chancellor, Dr Brian Lang, said the move is “firmly in line with the university’s continued strategy of investment in high-quality facilities to support world class teaching and research.”
He added, “The Gateway occupies one of the most prominent sites in St Andrews and it’s fitting we should be able to put it to good use for the long-term benefit of the community and university.”
Work to prepare the building for use by the University and visiting public will begin shortly and is expected to be complete by September 2004. |
