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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.

Download our apps

Make sure you download the University’s Safezone App, for emergencies, such as providing first aid, should you or another student need support. For information on where to find Study and Social Spaces, including information on teaching clusters and when these are available for private study, download the Newcastle University App.

Find a PC

To help you see the availability of PCs in each of our study spaces, please check our PC Finder. This is a live update.

OHSS Fire Evacuation

Please note that only ground floor spaces are suitable for students with PEEPS (Personal Evacuation Plans).

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.

Philip Robinson Library

ROOM: Level 1 to 4

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC, Laptop & Study Spaces

OPENING HOURS: 24 hours, 7 days a week

CAPACITY: 1753

ACCESSIBILITY:  Access by Student Smartcard. Some spaces available for advance booking. 

See study space availability

Marjorie Robinson Library

ROOM: Ground to 4th Floor

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC, Laptop & Study Spaces

OPENING HOURS: 8:30am-Midnight, 7 days a week

CAPACITY: 781

ACCESSIBILITY:  Access by Student Smartcard. Some spaces available for advance booking. 

See study space availability

Walton Library

ROOM: Walton Library Learning Space

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC, Laptop & Study Spaces

OPENING HOURS: 8:30am-10pm, Mon-Fri. 10am-10pm, Sat-Sun.

CAPACITY: 140

ACCESSIBILITY:  Access by Student Smartcard

See study space availability

Agriculture Building

ROOM: Crop Cluster, Ground Floor

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC & Laptop

OPENING HOURS: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri

ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching. Click here for availability or download the Newcastle University App

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. Click here for availability or download the Newcastle University App

 

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. Click here for availability or download the Newcastle University App

 

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. Click here for availability or download the Newcastle University App

 

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. Click here for availability or download the Newcastle University App

 

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. Click here for availability or download the Newcastle University App

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. Click here for availability or download the Newcastle University App

 

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. Click here for availability or download the Newcastle University App

Frederick Douglass Centre

[Out of term time, spaces are available 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri with the exception of G76 Reading Room (Level 1) which is available 24/7]

 

ROOM: G77 Reading Room (Ground Floor)

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC & Laptop

OPENING HOURS: 24 hours

CAPACITY: 14

ACCESSIBILITY: Access via Student Smartcard - spaces are accessible whilst the building is open

 

ROOM: G76 Reading Room (Level 1)

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC (5) & Laptop (5)

OPENING HOURS: 24 hours

CAPACITY: 10

ACCESSIBILITY: Access via Student Smartcard - spaces are accessible whilst the building is open

 

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

 

Hadrian Building

ROOM: Student Central

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC

OPENING HOURS: 8am-10pm, 7 days a week

CAPACITY: 23

ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching. Click here for availability or download the Newcastle University App

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. Click here for availability or download the Newcastle University App

 

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. Click here for availability or download the Newcastle University App

 

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

Herschel Building

ROOM: Serviced Cluster 1.01

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: Check Newcastle University App

OPENING HOURS: Check Newcastle University App

CAPACITY: 172

ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching. Click here for availability or download the Newcastle University App

King's Gate (Level One)

ROOM: 1.25

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: Laptop

OPENING HOURS: 10am-4pm, Mon-Fri

CAPACITY: 24

ACCESSIBILITY: Enquiries to Careers Service Reception (Level One)

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. Click here for availability or download the Newcastle University App

 

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

Law Library

ROOM: PC Cluster

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC & Laptop

OPENING HOURS: 8:30am-8pm, Mon-Fri. 10am-8pm, Sat-Sun.

CAPACITY: 160

ACCESSIBILITY:  Access vis Student Smartcard. Some spaces available for advance booking. 

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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. [CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT FROM 03.08.23 TO 09.10.23]

 

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 

Newcastle University Students' Union

ROOM: Computer Cluster, Top Floor

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC & Laptop

OPENING HOURS: 24 hours, 7 days a week

CAPACITY: 48

ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching. Click here for availability or download the Newcastle University App

Old Library Building

ROOM: Computer Cluster

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC

OPENING HOURS: 24 hours, 7 days a week

CAPACITY: 103

ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching. Click here for availability or download the Newcastle University App

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

Ridley Building 2

ROOM: Nereid Cluster

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC

OPENING HOURS: 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri

CAPACITY: 10

ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching. Click here for availability or download the Newcastle University App

Stephenson Building

ROOM: Cluster 3.04B

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC

OPENING HOURS: 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri

CAPACITY: 30

 

ROOM: Cluster 3.04C

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC

OPENING HOURS: 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri

CAPACITY: 124

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