Teaching and research facilities

Special Collections Services has two meeting rooms, which can be used by teaching groups who need to work with the collections, including seminars and conferences. The rooms are available for use by both University academic staff and students, and external groups and societies. These rooms must be booked in advance, preferably early in the term for classes wishing to meet for more than one session.

• The Westminster Conference Room has a capacity of between 20 (boardroom style) to 50 people (theatre style).
• The Seminar Room has a capacity of between 12 (boardroom style) to 20 people (theatre style).

Material from the collections can be made available to support group teaching. Requests for material should be made at least three working days before the study session.

Special Collections Services staff have expert knowledge of the collections, and can assist in teaching sessions by providing an introduction to the Service and the collections, and guidance on finding and requesting material for study.