The University of Glasgow is set to start construction on a new £300 million learning, teaching and research building this month.

Called the Keystone building, the new facility will be built on the university's historic Gilmorehill campus.

The construction is scheduled for completion in the 2028/29 academic year.

The major new University of Glasgow learning, teaching, and research facility will be built on the university's historic Gilmorehill campus (Image: University of Glasgow) The Keystone building will be the fifth major construction project in the university's £1.3 billion Campus Development Programme.

The 27,000 square-metre structure will become the second largest building on campus after the Gilbert Scott Building.

The 27,000 square-metre structure will become the second largest building on campus, after the Gilbert Scott Building (Image: University of Glasgow) It will accommodate around 3,600 students and house state-of-the-art learning and teaching facilities, including dry and wet labs, high-spec computing labs, a maker's workshop, and general teaching facilities for the James Watt School of Engineering.

Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Glasgow, said: "The Keystone building is the exciting next step in our Campus Development Programme, which is transforming our campus and the student experience at the University of Glasgow.

The Keystone building will be the fifth major building project in the university's £1.3 billion Campus Development Programme (Image: University of Glasgow) “This is a hugely significant investment for our community, providing state of the art learning and teaching facilities for over 3,600 students, which will allow us to continue to attract the brightest and best students and staff to Glasgow.”

The Keystone building is designed by HOK architects and will be constructed by the university's principal contractor, Multiplex.

The construction will start this month and is scheduled for completion in the 2028/29 academic year (Image: University of Glasgow) It is set to be the university’s most sustainable building, aiming for the ‘BREEAM Excellent’ certification, and ambitious energy use targets.

Gary Clark, regional principal of Science +Technology at HOK, said: "The Keystone represents the future of interdisciplinary science and teaching with advanced research labs, teaching ‘super labs’ and the latest in sustainable design.

"Once open, it will be one of the largest net-zero-carbon university buildings in the UK, and one of the most welcoming, with neuro-inclusive workspaces embedded throughout."