Elite athletes in Scotland are set to benefit from new sports science and medicine facilities, which are being proposed for the University of Stirling (US).

The £750,000 scheme at Gannochy Sports Centre, which is due to start in early March, is set to include the construction of two new sports performance assessment laboratories. Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence and the sportscotland institute of sport will share the facilities, which will also include three treatment areas and a consultancy room.

One of the laboratories will house an active rehabilitation space, while the other will feature £200,000 worth of equipment provided by sportscotland. Stephen Morrow, head of US' school of sport, said: "The development provides a fantastic opportunity to improve the quality of support offered to elite athletes."