Study Space Finder | Student Services

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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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.

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 G.30

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC

OPENING HOURS: 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri

CAPACITY: 60

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: 42

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: 40

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

Hadrian Building

ROOM: Student Central

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC

OPENING HOURS: 24/7

CAPACITY: 53

ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – smartcard entry

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

Herschel Building

ROOM: Serviced Cluster 1.01

CAPACITY: 172

ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching.

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

Law Library

ROOM: PC Cluster

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC, Laptop & Study Spaces

OPENING HOURS: 9am-8pm, Mon-Fri. 10am-8pm, Sat-Sun.

CAPACITY: 160

ACCESSIBILITY: Access by 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 Faculty of Medical Science undergraduate students, smartcard entry only

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.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

Newcastle University Business School

ROOM: Serviced Cluster 1.01

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC

OPENING HOURS:

UG/PGT: 08:30 - 18:30, Mon-Fri

PGR: Mon-Fri 07:00 - 21:00. Sat/Sun 10:00 - 17:00

CAPACITY: 60

ACCESSIBILITY: Available for NUBS students by smartcard entry

ROOM: PGT Study Space 2.01

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC

OPENING HOURS:

PGT: 08:30 - 18:30, Mon-Fri.

PGR: Mon-Fri 07:00 - 21:00. Sat/Sun 10:00 - 17:00

CAPACITY: 36

ACCESSIBILITY: Available for NUBS PGT students by smartcard entry

ROOM: Serviced Cluster 3.03

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC

OPENING HOURS:
UG/PGT 08:00 - 18:30, Mon-Fri
PGR Mon-Fri 07:00 - 21:00. Sat/Sun 10:00 - 17:00

CAPACITY: 32

ACCESSIBILITY: Available for all students by smartcard entry

ROOM: Serviced Cluster 4.03

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC

OPENING HOURS:
UG/PGT 08:00 - 18:30, Mon-Fri
PGR Mon-Fri 07:00 - 21:00. Sat/Sun 10:00 - 17:00

CAPACITY: 26

ACCESSIBILITY: Required for teaching. Priority access required for students and colleagues who need access to Bloomberg terminals by smartcard entry

ROOM: Student Hub 5.07

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: Laptop

OPENING HOURS:
UG/PGT 08:00 - 18:30, Mon-Fri
PGR Mon-Fri 07:00 - 21:00. Sat/Sun 10:00 - 17:00

ACCESSIBILITY: Available for all students

ROOM: The Base 5.08

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: Quiet Study Space

OPENING HOURS:
UG/PGT 08:00 - 18:30, Mon-Fri
PGR Mon-Fri 07:00 - 21:00. Sat/Sun 10:00 - 17:00

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

ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – smartcard required for 24/7 access

Old Library Building

ROOM: 1.57 Computer Cluster and study space

PC OR LAPTOP SPACES: PC (50), Monitors for personal device use (18) and study space including 3 large screen collaborative work desks

OPENING HOURS: 24 hours, 7 days a week

CAPACITY: 133

ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – University Smartcard required outside of business hours. Not bookable in advance or for teaching.

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 (10)

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: 30

ACCESSIBILITY: Open Access – not bookable in advance, available when not used for teaching.

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