Our Campus
Our campus is friendly and compact with a community feel, offering first-class, sustainable facilities for learning, teaching and student life. It is located within easy walking distance to Â鶹´«Ã½ city centre.
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At Â鶹´«Ã½, our campus is friendly and compact with a community feel, offering first-class, sustainable facilities for learning, teaching and student life. It's close proximity to Â鶹´«Ã½ City Centre gives you the opportunity to explore the history and culture that the city has to offer alongside your studies.
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King Alfred Quarter
Student life is centred on our King Alfred Quarter, within walking distance of the historic cathedral city of Â鶹´«Ã½. In recent years, the King Alfred Quarter has been added to and renovated to enhance its facilities with the latest industry-standard equipment, digital networks and AV technology.
The award-winning King Alfred Centre is a bright and spacious social hub. It houses the Student Union, bookshop, , , , Student Union Shop and – the main venue for student social activities.
The offers state-of-the-art learning and teaching facilities, including 10 lecture rooms and a mezzanine floor with open-access PCs.
We are proud that all of our recent developments meet the highest environmental standards. They feature a number of eco-friendly innovations such as natural ventilation, energy-efficient lighting, air source heat pumps, solar panels and a wildflower roof.
Our Martial Rose Library has over 300,000 books as well as a huge digital library of academic journals, e-books and databases. There are also study rooms which can be booked for group work sessions.
There are 600 networked PCs available for students to use across campus, including 150 workstations at the Library. You can benefit from the University’s Virtual Learning Environment, Canvas, which gives you easy access to all types of material such as reading lists, academic papers and video clips.
The King Alfred Quarter is also home to a beautifully restored , a cutting-edge and other sports facilities, the , and faculty buildings where the majority of lectures and seminars take place.
Many undergraduate students live in the halls of residence in the King Alfred Quarter, in our and Student Villages.
West Downs Quarter
The West Downs Quarter is a short walk from the centre of the King Alfred Quarter. It is the home of the West Downs Student Village and the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ Business School.
The contemporary design by award-winning Â鶹´«Ã½-based architects includes a 250-seat auditorium, art gallery, café, food hall, library, social learning areas and teaching spaces. Find out more.
In addition to our halls of residence at the King Alfred Quarter, many students also live in the West Downs student village on the West Downs Quarter.