School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Relocation to West Wing - Old Medical Building

The University has awarded a budget of £14 million to the West Wing development project and the Carnegie Trust has awarded £45,000 to the School for the restoration and display of some of the stunning pieces from the Classics cast collection. Following tender processes, Edinburgh-based architects McLaren, Murdoch and Hamilton won the design contract and Mansell Construction were awarded the main construction contract.

The project consists of the refurbishment of seven floors of the Medical Buildings. The interior of the building is being sympathetically restored and the original features, including cornices, panel doors and architraves, restored and retained as far as possible. Many of the rooms on the top floor will retain the spectacular sky lights, with new glass panelling.

The completed premises will provide:

• Two large postgraduate study rooms
• Large study/reading/research rooms for UG/PG students and staff
• Archaeology labs and teaching facilities
• Academic and support staff offices
• Space for Fellows and visitors
• Several seminar, tutorial and meeting rooms
• Computer based teaching facilties
• Social space
• Display and exhibition areas to include the Classics cast collection
• An Undergraduate Teaching Office
• A wireless enabled environment throughout the whole building
• College postgraduate rooms on the top floor
• proximity to a newly refurbished and state of the art equipped Teviot Lecture Theatre and the Meadows Lecture Theatre on the Ground Floor of the building.