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Study in the Library

Independent study spaces across campus

Building	Room Number	Description	Restrictions/Use
Library	Group and individual spaces	Desks and study booths	See Library Rules and Opening times
Chemistry	G50	Study Room	Not 24 Hour
Study Space	G06	Mixed Seating	Not 24 Hour
Study Space	G06A	Mixed Seating	Not 24 Hour
The Dairy	G08	Mixed Seating	Café Opening Hours

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School study space

Building Number & Name	Room Number	Room Description	School
Learning Hub	G01 Study area	Mixed seating	IoE
Learning Hub	G02	Mixed seating	IoE
Learning Hub	G05 Resource area/ Library	Resources Room	IoE
Edith Morley	106	Tables and soft seating	SOLL
Edith Morley	142	Tables and soft seating	SHUM
Edith Morley	215	Student Lounge	SOLL
Edith Morley	230	Social study and resource centre with mixed seating	ISLI
Edith Morley	306	Tables and soft seating	SPEIR
Edith Morley	305/305a	Study Desks	SPEIR
Edith Morley	G35	Resources Room	SHUM
Edith Morley	G40	Resources Room	SHUM
Edith Morley	G73	Resources Room	SHUM
JJT	222	Resources Room	SMPCS
Maths	112	Common Room -Mixed seating	SMPCS
Polly Vacher	G46	UG Common Room	SMPCS
Polly Vacher	G47	Group Work Room	SMPCS
Polly Vacher	G54	New Study Room	SBS/SMPCS
Polly Vacher	G44	-	SMPCS
Miller	G02	Jenny Noel Study Space & Resources Room	SOLL
Harry Pitt	155	Student Common Room	PCLS
Harry Pitt	157	Student Common Room	PCLS
Brian Hoskins	1L47	Staff & Student Common Room	SMPCS
Brian Hoskins	1L89	Outdoor Seating	SMPCS
Brian Hoskins	1L64	Student Study Space	SMPCS
Brian Hoskins	1L67	Library and Resources	SMPCS
Meteorology	1L34	Mixed Study Space	SMPCS
Agriculture	2L17	Mixed Study Space	SAPD
Agriculture	2L20	Collaborative Room	SAPD
Agriculture	GL09	Student Study Space	SAPD
Agriculture	2L21	Student Study Space	SAPD
Russell	R017	Rob Potter Room	SAGES
Archaeology	129	Reading Room	SAGES
Foxhill House	G01	Informal Seating	School of Law
Henley Business School	ARC G02	Library and Resources	HBS
Henley Business School	G13	PC Lab	Real Estate & Planning, HBS
Henley Business School	117	PC Lab	Real Estate & Planning, HBS
Henley Business School	Lobby 120	Informal Seating	HBS
Henley Business School	Lobby 212	Informal Seating	HBS
Henley Business School	G09	Mixed seating	HBS
Chancellors	101	PC lab	CONM
Chancellors	104	Visualisation Lab	CONM
Chancellors	105	BIM Lounge	CONM
Chancellors	107	Resources Room	CONM
HLS	G03	Seminar room	SBS

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Foyer and Lobby space

Building name & number	Location/Room Number	Seating Type
L004	Foyer	Informal Seating
L033	Foyer	Informal Seating
The Old Library	Café Lobby	Informal Seating
Edith Morley	Café Lobby	Informal Seating
Edith Morley	Van Emden Lobby	Study Space
Edith Morley	Tower staircase (first)	Informal Seating
Edith Morley	Tower staircase (second)	Informal Seating
Edith Morley	Tower staircase (third)	Informal Seating
Edith Morley	Tower staircase (fourth)	Informal Seating
JJT	Reception & Support Centre	Mixed seating
JJT	Stair lobby	Informal Seating
JJT	Stair lobby	Informal Seating
Chemistry	Lobby (ground)	Mixed seating
Chemistry	Lobby (first floor)	Mixed seating
Chemistry	Lobby (second floor)	Mixed seating
Palmer Foyer	Foyer	Informal Seating
Polly Vacher	Foyer	Informal Seating
Miller	Foyer	Informal Seating
Meteorology	Foyer	Informal Seating
Meteorology	Lobby	Informal Seating
Meteorology	Lobby	Informal Seating
Agriculture	Café GL10	Informal Seating
Agriculture	Foyer	Informal Seating
Agriculture	Upper First Floor	Informal Seating
Agriculture	Lower Second Floor	Informal Seating
Agriculture	Third Floor	Informal Seating
Archaeology	Foyer	Informal Seating
ICMA	Foyer	Informal Seating
ICMA	Foyer	Informal Seating
ICMA	Foyer	Informal Seating
Hopkins	Foyer	Informal Seating
HBS	Foyer	Informal Seating
Chancellors	Ground floor foyer	Informal Seating
Chancellors	First floor lobby	Informal Seating
Chancellors	First floor lobby	Informal Seating
HLS	Café Foyer	Informal Seating

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Group Study

It is also possible for students to book teaching rooms for course related activities (group/project work, revision, presentation practice etc.), for hours between 9:00 – 18:00, Mon – Fri.

Before arranging a booking, please read the room booking guidelines.

To arrange a booking, complete a room request form and email to rooms@reading.ac.uk from your University email address.

Please be aware that, during busier times there is limited availability on campus, so it may not always be possible to complete your request.

Please allow as much notice as possible for your booking request as it may not always be possible to complete requests for sessions on the same or next day.

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Central PC Labs

Building Name	Room Number
Palmer Building*	G05B
Palmer Building	G09
The Allen Laboratory	G10
Harry Pitt	G37
Meteorology*	GL68
Agriculture*	GL20

* rooms with 24 hour access

All rooms are central teaching rooms only be used when teaching is not taking place and may have more restricted availability.

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Outside study areas

Building Number	Building Number and Name
L014	The Dairy
L014	The Dairy
L046	The Old Library
W001	Edith Morley Café Patio
W002	Library
W006	Chemistry & Food
W007	Eat at the Square
W026	Palmer Café Patio
W261	HLS Café Patio
W118	Hopkins
W056	Harry Pitt (rear)
W059	Agriculture Café
W118	Hopkins
W195	Minghella
W261	HLS

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Reading Students' Union

Room Number	Building Number	Description	School
Reading Students' Union	W029	Café + seating areas	Student Space
Rear patio	W029	Outdoor seating area	Patio (covered)
Rear garden	W029	Outdoor seating area	Outdoor seating
Front garden	W029	Outdoor seating area	Outdoor seating
Reading Students' Union 3sixty	W029	Informal Seating	Student space
Student Opportunities	W137	Study space	Student Space

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