There’s a range of space to study on our campuses. open in line with social distancing requirements. Room capacities have been reduced, and some spaces may need to be pre-booked, as outlined below.
- The Library: Our recently refurbished Library provides a variety of study and PC spaces. Individual study spaces will be socially distanced to protect your health and safety and silent study space is available on the 5th floor. For more information on how to book a study space, please visit the Library’s Study Areas page and LibGuide.
- Study@URS: The ground floor of URS provides quiet and group study spaces, just next to the Library.
- Study space in RUSU: The Students’ Union provides space for individual or group working in The Study.
- Halls of Residence: If you live in Halls, there are a number of spaces in Childs, Mackinder, St George’s, Stenton, Wantage and Wessex, available to use for study. Ask your Halls reception team if you’re not sure where they are.
The following table provides an overview of the spaces available in our different buildings.
Central Study Space:
| Study space (Main campus) | Room | Description | Capacity | Open to who | Campus Map Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library | All floors | Study space | 390 | All - booking required | 2 |
| URS | Ground floor | Study space | 225 | All | 33 |
| Student Union | The Study | Study Space | 30 | All | 29 |
| Palmer | Foyer | Open seating and study booths | 20 | All | 26 |
| L14 | Common room (GO6/GO6A) | Study and infomal seating | 20 | All | 14 |
| Chemistry | G50 | Study room | 15 | All | 6 |
School Study Spaces:
| Study space (Main campus) | Room | Description |
Capacity | Open to who | Campus Map Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeology | 129 | Resources room | 10 | SAGES Undergrads, Masters/PhD | 74 |
| Edith Morley | G27J | Postgrad room | 4 | PG students (key required) | 1 |
| Edith Morley | G27L | Postgrad room | 4 | PG students (Medieval Studies) | 1 |
| Edith Morley | G35/36 | Postgrad room | 5 | PG students (Classics) | 1 |
| Edith Morley | G40 | Resources room (Classics) | 5 | All (Classics) | 1 |
| Edith Morley | G73 | Resources room (Philosophy) | 15 | All | 1 |
| Edith Morley | G79/79a | PhD room | 3 | PhD students | 1 |
| Edith Morley | G82/82a | PhD room | 3 | PhD students | 1 |
| Edith Morley | 106 | Study room (Departments of English Literature and English Language) | 14 | SLL students | 1 |
| Edith Morley | 120 | Study room (Departments of English Literature and English Language) |
4 | SLL students | 1 |
| Edith Morley | 215 | Study lounge (Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics) | 1 | SLL students | 1 |
| Edith Morley | 142 | Resources room (History) | 8 | All (9am-5pm Mon/Fri) | 1 |
| Edith Morley | 305/305A & 306 | Quiet study booths and discussion areas | 7 & 7 | SPEIR | 1 |
| Mathematics | 112 | Maths common room | 6 | All Maths students | 4 |
| Miller | G02 | Resources room | 8 | Languages and Cultures students only | 49 |
| Polly Vacher | G45 | PC Lab | 15 | SMPCS students | 39 |
| Polly Vacher | G47 | Tutorial room | 4 | SMPCS students | 38 |
| Polly Vacher | G56 | PC Lab | 34 | SMPCS students | 40 |
| Polly Vacher | 140 | Common room | 6 | SMPCS students | 40 |
| Polly Vacher | GL09 | Study space | 4 | All Agriculture students | 59 |
| Agriculture | 2L17 | Study space | 10 | All Agriculture students | 59 |
| Agriculture | 2L20 | Study space | 3 | All Agriculture students | 59 |
| Agriculture | 2L21 | Study space | 2 | All Agriculture students | 59 |
| Harry Pitt | G37 | Computer room | 22 | PCLS students | 56 |
| Harry Pitt | 155 | Resources room (Psychology) | 6 | PCLS students (8:45am-5pm Mon/Fri) | 56 |
| Harry Pitt | 278 | MSc/PhD Computer Room | 5 | PCLS students (8:45am-5pm Mon/Fri) | 56 |
| Met | Library (1L67 & 64) | Study/resources room | 10 | All | 58 |
| Met | Common room (1L47) | Open seating and coffee area | 10 | All | 58 |