- Project title
- UHI STEM Centre
- Theme
- A Great Place To Live
- Status
- Paused / ongoing monitoring
- Last updated
- December 2025
- Progress
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The Full Business Case for a STEM centre located at Blar Mhor was approved by the Scottish Funding Council in 2018, subject to funding availability. Since that time, the opportunity to purchase and redevelop 2.5ha of land and buildings adjacent to the Fort William campus (land and buildings largely comprising the old Underwater Centre) has arisen. This has allowed a refresh of the STEM centre options appraisal.
An Outline Business Case has been made for this campus development, providing space for STEM, digital and construction training, and a 27-bed residence building capitalising and expanding on the success of courses and training already delivered whilst providing a physical link to assets such as the Advancing Manufacturing Centre and the loch. UHI NWH is actively seeking funding partners for this project whilst retaining the longer-term goal of securing funding for the full STEM Centre on the Blar Mhor site.
- Manager
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Dave Campbell, UHI Project Director for STEM
- Further information
