Study Space Finder
We have study spaces and PCs available on campus – find out about opening times and availability
Welcome to Newcastle University’s Study Space Finder
With a range of spaces for your use across our campus, this resource is intended to provide information on spaces to suit your needs. This includes information about:
- Whether each location has PC or Laptop Spaces, or both
- Opening hours
- Room capacity
- Accessibility details
Please be aware of closing times and to make sure you are able to save your work, please ensure you are prepared to leave 15 minutes before closing.
If you have any feedback to comment on the availability of study spaces and this resource, please email the Student Life team.
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Study Spaces Available
Please see available study spaces below. This list starts with our three main library spaces and all remaining study spaces follow in alphabetical order.
Check out our Campus Map to find these locations.
Armstrong Building
ROOM: Cluster 2.96
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 23
ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching.
ROOM: Student Common Room 2.13
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: 4 PCs & 12 Laptops
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 35
ACCESSIBILITY: Currently available to both HCA & SACS students
Bedson Building
ROOM: Side Cluster
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 51
ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching.
ROOM: Cluster 2.40
PC OR LAPTOP SPA CES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 40
ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching.
ROOM: Chart Cluster 3.30
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 14
ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching.
ROOM: Globe Cluster 2.40
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 20
ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching.
Cookson Building, Medical School
ROOM: The Fell Cluster
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 24 hours
CAPACITY: 91
ACCESSIBILITY: Access via Student Smartcard
ROOM: The Pool Cluster
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 70
ACCESSIBILITY: Access via Student Smartcard
ROOM: The Linn Cluster, 5th Floor
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 20
ACCESSIBILITY: Access via Student Smartcard
ROOM: The Dene Cluster, 5th Floor
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 30
ACCESSIBILITY: Access via Student Smartcard
Culture Lab
ROOM: Cluster G.08
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 16
ACCESSIBILITY: Specialist facilities for use by MCH Film and Media students via SACS booking system only
ROOM: Social Learning Space 1.02
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 8
ACCESSIBILITY: Specialist facilities for use by MCH Film and Media students via SACS booking system only
Dame Margaret Barbour Building
ROOM: Cluster 1.21
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 124
ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching.
ROOM: Social Learning Spaces (2nd Floors)
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: Laptop
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 78
ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching.
Frederick Douglass Centre
[Out of term time, spaces are available 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri]
ROOM: 1.13 Social Study Space
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC (24) & Laptop (38)
OPENING HOURS: 8:30am-6:30pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 62
ACCESSIBILITY: Access via Student Smartcard - spaces are accessible whilst the building is open
ROOM: 1.14 & 1.15 Group Study
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: Laptop
OPENING HOURS: 8:30am-6:30pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 8
ACCESSIBILITY: Access via Student Smartcard - spaces are accessible whilst the building is open
ROOM: 2.13 Social Study Space
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC (18) & Laptop (50)
OPENING HOURS: 8:30am-6:30pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 68
ACCESSIBILITY: Access via Student Smartcard - spaces are accessible whilst the building is open
ROOM: 2.12 Group Study
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: Laptop
OPENING HOURS: 8:30am-6:30pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 8
ACCESSIBILITY: Access via Student Smartcard - spaces are accessible whilst the building is open
Henry Daysh Building
ROOM: Social Learning Space (Lower Ground)
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: Laptop
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 80
ACCESSIBILITY: Available whilst building is open
ROOM: Social Learning Space (Ground Floor)
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: Laptop
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 100
ACCESSIBILITY: Available whilst building is open
ROOM: Social Learning Space (Level One)
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: Laptop
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 35
ACCESSIBILITY: Available whilst building is open
ROOM: Computer Cluster 1.14 (Level One)
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 52
ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching.
ROOM: Computer Cluster 1.12 (Level One)
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 24
ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching.
ROOM: Level 2 GPS Social Study Space
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC (2) & Laptop (18)
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 20
ACCESSIBILITY: Available for GPS students
ROOM: Level 3 GPS Social Study Space
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: Laptop
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 100
ACCESSIBILITY: Available for GPS students
ROOM: Level 4 GPS Social Study Space
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: Laptop
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 100
ACCESSIBILITY: Available for GPS students
ROOM: Level 5 GPS Social Study Space
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: Laptop
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 50
ACCESSIBILITY: Available for APL students
King George IV Building
ROOM: The Lawn Cluster 2.33
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 31
ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching.
ROOM: Cluster 1.43
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 30
ACCESSIBILITY: ECLS Facility - booked for teaching but can be used for ECLS students outside these times as PCs have specialist software
ROOM: Cluster 2.14
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 12
ACCESSIBILITY: Open access for ECLS students at present – used by Speech & Language students – and may be needed for teaching
ROOM: Cluster 2.63
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC & Study Spaces
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 30
ACCESSIBILITY: Open access for ECLS students at present – used by Speech & Language students – and may be needed for teaching
Medical School, Ground Floor
ROOM: Graduate Training Suite - Individual Study Rooms
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 2
ACCESSIBILITY: Rooms bookable by emailing medpg-dev@ncl.ac.uk
ROOM: Graduate Training Suite
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC (4) & Laptop (10)
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 14
ACCESSIBILITY: Open to FMS Postgraduate students
ROOM: Undergraduate Common Room
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC (3) & Laptop (29)
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 32
ACCESSIBILITY: Open to all Undergraduate students
Merz Court (School of Engineering)
ROOM: C.111 (4.12)
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
ACCESSIBILITY: Check with your local school office for availability and room capacity
ROOM: C.416 (8.18)
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
ACCESSIBILITY: Check with your local school office for availability and room capacity
ROOM: C.419 (8.08)
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
ACCESSIBILITY: Check with your local school office for availability and room capacity
ROOM: E1.13 (4.33)
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
ACCESSIBILITY: Check with your local school office for availability and room capacity
ROOM: E4.01 (9.62)
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
ACCESSIBILITY: Check with your local school office for availability and room capacity
ROOM: E4.21F (9.02F)
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
ACCESSIBILITY: Check with your local school office for availability and room capacity
Newcastle University Business School
[Out of term time, spaces are available 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri]
ROOM: Serviced Cluster 1.01
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-9pm, Mon-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun.
CAPACITY: 60
ACCESSIBILITY: Available for NUBS students
ROOM: PGT Study Space 2.01
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-9pm, Mon-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun.
CAPACITY: 37
ACCESSIBILITY: Available for NUBS PGT students
ROOM: Serviced Cluster 3.03
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-9pm, Mon-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun.
CAPACITY: 25
ACCESSIBILITY: Available for all students
ROOM: Serviced Cluster 4.03
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-9pm, Mon-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun.
CAPACITY: 26
ACCESSIBILITY: Required for teaching. Priority access required for students & staff who need access to Bloomberg terminals.
ROOM: Student Hub 5.07
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: Laptop
OPENING HOURS: 8am-9pm, Mon-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun.
ACCESSIBILITY: Available for all students
ROOM: The Base 5.08
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: Quiet Study Space
OPENING HOURS: 8am-9pm, Mon-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun.
CAPACITY: 60
ACCESSIBILITY: Available for all students
Percy Building
ROOM: Social Learning Space G.20
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: Laptop
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 10
ACCESSIBILITY: Spaces within the circulation areas of the building
ROOM: PG Student Common Room B.13
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC & Laptop
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
ACCESSIBILITY: Available for SELLL PGR and PGT students only
ROOM: UG Student Common Room 1.04
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 26
ACCESSIBILITY: Available for SELLL UG students only
Stephenson Building
ROOM: Cluster 2.005
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 114
ACCESSIBILITY: Available when not used for teaching
ROOM: Cluster 2.006
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 120
ACCESSIBILITY: Available when not used for teaching
ROOM: Cluster 2.007
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri
CAPACITY: 120
ACCESSIBILITY: Available when not used for teaching
Urban Sciences Building (School of Computing)
ROOM: 1.049
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
ACCESSIBILITY: Check with your local school office for availability and room capacity
ROOM: 2.004
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
ACCESSIBILITY: Check with your local school office for availability and room capacity
ROOM: 2.005
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
ACCESSIBILITY: Check with your local school office for availability and room capacity
ROOM: 2.006
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
ACCESSIBILITY: Check with your local school office for availability and room capacity
ROOM: 2.006a
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
ACCESSIBILITY: Check with your local school office for availability and room capacity
ROOM: 4.004
PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC
OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri
ACCESSIBILITY: Check with your local school office for availability and room capacity