Earlier this term the University approved a plan to implement year-round 24 hour opening of Hartley Library, starting on 2nd November 2015 until 5th June 2016. This was done without student consultation or consideration of student welfare. This is in response to the over-recruitment of new students which has led to a strain on University facilities […]

Last Thursday saw the new Create-Your-Campus open for public use on the 5th floor of the Hartley Library in the A section – called the Piccolo Room. If you haven’t had the opportunity to see it – check out the video below, and go see it yourself! The University understands that students use a variety […]

During the Semester 1 exam period Hartley Library ran a trial enabling students to pre-book a select number of desks for two-hour periods. I ran a survey to establish how the Student body felt about the trial, to which 114 students responded. The results are as follows: So what happens next? I will be taking […]

During the semester 1 exam period Hartley Library offered the opportunity to pre-book desks for a period of 2 hours at a time. We want your feedback- did it make your Library experience better or worse? Please take two minutes to fill out our quick survey here.

UPDATE 3: The University will return to normal operations on the morning of Monday 6 December. We expect weather conditions to have improved by Saturday 4 December. For your own safety we would advise caution if you intend to travel to any of the campuses over the weekend as not all pathways will have been […]