
ARC - Advanced Research Centre
The ARC, the Advanced Research Centre, will be the creative and collaborative heart of research at the University of Glasgow. The £113 million building will help bridge the boundaries between research, cross subject collaboration and true societal impact. The ARC will open in Spring 2022.
The ARC will bring world leading researchers together in a building specifically designed to break down organisational structures and facilitate collaboration. By housing diverse teams within the same building, the ARC will expose individuals and research areas to each other, increasing opportunities for cross-disciplinary working.
As well as providing collaboration facilities for the entire University research community, it will be home to academics working on global challenges across five broad themes: Creative Economies & Cultural Transformation, Digital Chemistry, International Development, Quantum and Nanotechnology, and Technologies Touching Life.
The ground floor of the ARC will be open to the general public to showcase the excitement and relevance of the University’s research. It will offer a mix of multi-purpose spaces for events and conferences, as well as team building and networking activity and public engagement.
Artists impression of the Advanced Research Centre
(source: HOK Architects)
Our research - tackling global challenges together
Our Director
Andrew Tobin, Professor of Molecular Pharmacology, is the ARC's founding Director.
Professor Tobin joined the University of Glasgow in September 2016 and, as lead of the Technologies Touching Life theme, he has been closely involved with the development of the ARC since the project began. He is passionate about the opportunities this new building brings.
“I am delighted to have been asked to contribute to this fantastic project that underlines the commitment of the University to ground-breaking collaborative research across disciplines.
The ARC, and the principles behind it, have been a long-term goal of the University. As a name, it encompasses our vision to conduct collaborative, out-of-reach research that has real societal impact.
It is so much more than a building. We want to take a shared vision and expertise from across all areas of the University community to genuinely transform the way we do research, with the ultimate aim of changing the lives of the people, community and world around us.”
Find out more: Professor Andrew Tobin staff's profile
Building progress (December 2020)
The five-storey building will house around 600 academics, postdoctoral researchers and PhD students.
Find out more
If you would like to know more about the ARC please contact aileen.gardner@glasgow.ac.uk