Student Timetables
How to access and understand student timetables at Newcastle University.
Newcastle University Students' Union Society and Club Room Bookings
Book our Barbara Strang Teaching Centre rooms, NUSU Union building rooms and NUSU Central via our Room Booking System.
If your society is holding an extraordinary event, and you need different spaces to those available to book online, society presidents should email: sop.union@ncl.ac.uk.
If you'd like to know more about running a society, including how to find suitable spaces for your activities, visit our get involved page.
Room bookings for activity relating to students formal and private study
Standard teaching rooms and computer cluster spaces are freely available. These are suitable for private or group study if the room is available and has not been pre-booked for a formal teaching activity. Please check the timetables posted outside each room.
Please ensure you:
- leave rooms in adequate time, to avoid delaying the start of the next scheduled activity
- do not disturb closed teaching sessions in teaching computer clusters when indicated by a red traffic light sign
Teaching Locations and Maps
A campus map showing the location of teaching and support buildings, as well as maps of the city and transport links can be found using the links below:
- Campus map (PDF: 2.2MB)
- Teaching buildings and abbreviations (PDF: 587KB)
Use Room Finder to access detailed information of centrally managed and supported teaching spaces across campus, including images, room capacity, A/V facilities, and accessibility details.
Teaching building opening times
| Building | Abbreviation | Teaching Hours | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | AGRB | 09:00 - 17:00 | |
| Armstrong | ARMB | 09:00 - 18:00 | 17:00 closure outside of term time |
| Architecture | ARCH | 09:00 - 17:00 | |
| Bedson | BEDB | 09:00 - 17:00 | |
| Barbara Strang Teaching Centre | BSTC | 09:00 - 21:00 | 17:00 closure outside of term time (Level 2 17:00 and Level 3 19:00 closure) |
| Business School (Helix) | NUBS | 09:00 - 18:30 | |
| Cassie | CASB | 09:00 - 17:00 | |
| Dame Margeret Barbour | DMBB | 09:00 - 17:00 | |
| Devonshire | DEV | 09:00 - 17:00 | |
| Drummond | DRUMB | 09:00 - 17:00 | |
| Frederick Douglass Centre (Helix) | FDC | 09:00 - 18:30 | |
| Henry Daysh | HDB | 09:00 - 18:00 | |
| Herschel | HERB | 09:00 - 18:00 | 17:00 closure outside of term time |
| Hadrian | HADB | 09:00 - 17:00 | |
| King Edward VII | KEVII | 09:00 - 17:00 | |
| King George VI | KGVI | 09:00 - 17:00 | |
| Medical School (Cookson and Leech Buildings) | MED | 08:30 - 18:00 | 10:00 - 19:00 on weekends |
| Merz Court | MERZ | 09:00 - 18:00 | 17:00 closure outside of term time |
| Old Library | OLB | 09:00 - 21:00 | |
| Percy | PERB | 09:00 - 19:00 | |
| Ridley | RIDB1&2 | 09:00 - 17:00 | |
| Stephenson | STB | 09:00 - 18:00 | |
| Windsor Terrace | WIND | 09:00 - 17:00 | 17:00 closure outside of term time |
| Urban Sciences Building (Helix) | USB | 09:00 - 18:30 |