The Princess Royal is to open a new learning area at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS).

Princess Anne will visit the university's Paisley campus on Friday to open the new Atrium centre, which will feature learning areas with interactive smart-screen technology, meeting spaces, study spaces and a cafe open to staff.

Craig Mahoney, principal and vice-chancellor at UWS, said: "We are absolutely delighted and hugely honoured that HRH the Princess Royal will officially open the new state-of-the-art Atrium at our Paisley campus.

"UWS is strategically committed to providing sustainable, contemporary and inspirational learning environments.

"We aim to be the most technologically enabled university in the UK, with the most modern, outstanding and varied pedagogic methods of delivery.

"This will underpin our person-centred approach to learning that prepares graduates for future success. The university's continued investment in facilities and services place its students in a particularly strong position in the sector.

"We are extremely proud of our Paisley campus and are particularly pleased that the Princess Royal will also get the opportunity to view new facilities across the campus and meet a range of colleagues involved in these new developments and their use."