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CONCERN is growing for a student who has been missing since Tuesday afternoon.

Katie Leishman, a second year Engineering Management student at the University of the West of Scotland, was last seen in the Hamilton area on Tuesday.

A statement on the university’s Facebook page said her family and friends were “extremely concerned”.

Police Scotland today confirmed they are investigating the circumstances surrounding her disappearance and appealed for information.

Anyone with information regarding her current whereabouts or her intentions is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101.