Facts and figures

Library and IT

The University Library

We recognise that having an excellent library is important to students and we have recently completed an impressive, modern £11 million extension, adding 200 more study spaces, six rooms for group study, 200 new IT spaces, a new café and space for an extra 60,000 volumes. The building won 'Best New Building' in the Portsmouth Society's Annual Design Awards in 2007 and was commended in the 2008 Civic Trusts Awards.

  • study places for over 900 readers, including silent study areas and social learning zones
  • 395,000 books, as well as videos, DVDs, maps, microfilm and journals
  • online catalogue to check availability of resources and reserve and renew online
  • wireless network, PCs and laptops for access to all e-resources and the Internet
  • 54,000 e-books
  • 17,300 e-journals and online newspaper archives which students can access across campus or from home, or wherever there is an internet connection

Third Space

Situated within the Student Centre, this informal study and social area contains 90 study places - including 5 pods where groups can study - and 40 casual seats. 3rd Space is covered by the University's wireless network, whilst a cafe and pool tables add to the relaxed atmosphere.

IT

Wireless service

Wireless Service is a free service offered by the University and provides up to 54Mbps WiFi wireless access across the campus.

Halls services

All student Halls rooms are wired to receive free 100 mbps broadband access.

In addition, each of the 3,000 Halls rooms has:

  • Digital Television - Broadcast quality TV by using a laptop or computer. Over 50 channels of entertainment, music and more direct to each room through the University's high-speed network.
  • Internet telephone - All University students, friends and family can use the Internet telephone service at anytime, free of charge. Every Halls room has an Internet telephone handset installed as standard, allowing free or very low cost calls worldwide.

Open access areas

Open Access computers are available to all students and have standard core University software installed on them.

The Open Access suites can be found in Anglesea (12 PCs), Portland Building (44 PCs), Park Building (60 PCs) and in the University Library (180 PCs). The same level of service and facilities is provided in all four suites.

Extra features available in Open Access areas also include: Mac OS, Linux, scanners, large format printer and an A0 laminator.