Corrour Research Centre

Corrour Research Centre is a residential fieldwork, teaching and collaboration base for the University of St Andrews on the Corrour estate in the Scottish Highlands.[1]

Current position

The completed centre officially opened on 12 September 2026. It was built from cross-laminated timber harvested on the estate and is powered by the estate's hydro scheme.

Benefits

The centre provides 24 beds, a field laboratory and conference facilities, creating a permanent base for research and teaching across the 57,000-acre estate.
It supports a 100-year partnership focused on landscape-scale ecological restoration and an interdisciplinary living laboratory.

Latest developments

Research & Innovation · 12 September 2026

Corrour Research Centre opens in the Highlands

The University of St Andrews and Corrour have opened a 24-bed research centre with a field laboratory and conference facilities on the 57,000-acre estate. The timber-built, hydro-powered facility provides a permanent base for teaching, fieldwork and ecological-restoration research.

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