Article: University college on to a shore thing at Granton

A NEW University College could be built on Edinburgh waterfront as part of a transformation of the area, it emerged today.

Queen Margaret University College is considering siting its new campus within the eight miles of shoreline between Portobello and Cramond which has been targeted for a GBP 450 million rebirth as a Forth Riviera.

Managers have been looking to move from the Corstorphine campus after student numbers rose dramatically -and it was named a university college. Five years ago, a number of key departments were moved to Leith as part of an overspill project, with the eventual aim of moving permanently to the revitalised port. Bosses are believed to be considering a number of sites ...

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