The Science Teaching Hub is a building at the

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History

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. Planning permission was granted in August 2018. Construction began in May 2019, two months later than expected. The building was completed in late 2021.

Location

The building is situated within the university's Old Aberdeen campus on a site adjacent to the

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and the Fraser Noble Building.

Design

The building was designed by Reiach and Hall Architects and is being built at a cost of £35 million. The building will contain

laboratories A laboratory (; ; colloquially lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which science, scientific or technological research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. Laboratories are found in a variety of settings such as s ...

for students studying various subjects.

References

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