ARC opened by Nobel Laureate
We’re celebrating the official opening of our flagship research facility, the Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre (ARC) on 8 June.
Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, welcomed guests to an event in the atrium of the new building. “The Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre creates an environment that enables bold and creative research with world-changing potential,” he said.
“This would not have been possible without the hard work of all our colleagues who have helped bring the ARC to reality and all the people and organisations who believe in the University of Glasgow’s vision. I would like to thank you all for your support.”
Nobel Laureate, Professor Sir David MacMillan (pictured below left with UofG Principal looking on), addressed attendees before unveiling a plaque to mark the official opening of the building.
The University’s UNESCO Poet in Residence, Tawona Sithole (pictured below), performed a specially commissioned piece of poetry, entitled ‘arc’, to celebrate the occasion.
The building is named after University of Glasgow graduate John Shaw and his wife Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, who donated $7.5 million to the University for the building’s construction and to fund a Professorial Chair.
“It is our fervent hope that the Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre will provide a unique environment that supports the kind of interdisciplinary, collaborative research that leads to breakthrough and world-changing innovations, which will enhance the quality of life and through the betterment of human society,” Kiran and John Shaw.
This article was first published June 2022.