Inverness College

Inverness College UHI
MottoStart Tomorrow Today
TypeCollege
Established1960
PrincipalProfessor Christopher O’Neil
Location
Inverness
,
Scotland
CampusInverness Campus
AffiliationsUniversity of the Highlands and Islands
Websitewww.inverness.uhi.ac.uk

UHI Inverness (Scottish Gaelic: Colaiste Inbhir Nis) is one of the thirteen partners that make up the University of the Highlands and Islands, based in Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. A new main building at Inverness Campus was opened in August 2015, with most students and staff now located there. UHI Inverness has a second campus at The Scottish School of Forestry, based near Balloch. UHI Inverness is a tertiary organisation providing education to school pupils, and at further education, higher education and postgraduate levels, together with training for apprentices and a wide range of short courses for business. Student accommodation is also available on the new campus.

Inverness College new building, Beechwood Campus

It has more than 1,700 students studying towards degree courses.[1] It is among the first Colleges in Scotland to deliver both Foundation and Graduate level Apprenticeships.

New campus

In May 2010 it was decided that the college would move to a new purpose-built site at the Beechwood farm, co-locating with the Scottish Agricultural College, the Centre for Health Science phase 4, and a training hotel operated by a partnership between the Calman Trust and Albyn Housing.

This was completed in 2015 and includes facilities for private sector research & development, inward investors, student accommodation, sports facilities, a community and cultural centre within landscaped parkland. This forms a vision for the development over the next thirty years.

The 200-acre (0.81 km2) campus at Beechwood, just off the A9 south of Inverness, is considered to be one of the most important developments for the region over the next 20 years. The principal of UHI at the time, James Fraser, said: "This is a flagship development which will provide Inverness with a university campus and vibrant student life. It will have a major impact on the city and on the Highlands and Islands. UHI is a partnership of colleges and research centres throughout the region, and the development of any one partner brings strength to the whole institution."[2]

It was estimated that the new campus would contribute more than £50 million to the economy of the Highlands because it could attract innovative commercial businesses interested in research and development, while increasing the number of students who study within the city by around 3,000.[3]

Governance

In November 2012 Diane Rawlinson was appointed as Principal and Chief-executive, taking up the post in February 2013.[4] In June 2017, the college's board of management appointed Christopher O'Neil to become principal in the following academic year.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Facts 2014" (PDF). University of the Highlands and Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. ^ "New campus plans on drawing board :: UHI". Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Inverness Campus". Inverness Campus. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  4. ^ Doughty, Claire (30 November 2012). "New principal for Inverness College UHI". Highland News. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  5. ^ "New principal appointed at Inverness College UHI". BBC News. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

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