 In 2012, the Scottish Government gave £500,000 for the building's regeneration by a Historic Scotland building grant.Also in 2012, NVA began working in partnership with the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Strathclyde on the 'Invisible College', a research network which aims to radically reinvent the college's original teaching function for the present day.A 'college without walls', the Invisible College has involved organised events bringing together academics, local residents, architects, artists, and other interested parties on site for debate, discussion, and collaborative investigations in the landscape.