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Choose your Learning Space

Third Space

New social learning space opened Spring 2010

• Space for working, eating and relaxing
• Wifi (bring your laptop)
• Coffee shop
• Open 8am to midnight every day in term time
• Access to Students’ Union services

This is your home from home on campus, an alcohol-free space upstairs in the Student Centre.

Best for working in larger groups with food and refreshments nearby
www.upsu.net/3rdspace

More information

See our Third Space film

University Library

• Zones for silent, quiet and group study
• Bookable group study rooms for up to 6 people
• PCs, wifi and loanable laptops
• Printing, scanning, photocopying
• Coffee shop
• Helpdesks
• Open 8am to midnight every day in term time

Best for working quietly or in small groups
www.port.ac.uk/library  

Library Open Access area

• 185 PCs/Macs
• Printing, scanning
• Lockers to store and charge laptops
• Coffee shop
• IT Support desk
• IT Vending for memory sticks, headphones and cables
• Open 8am to midnight every day in term time

Best for working alone or in pairs where a computer is needed 
www.port.ac.uk/is

 

Student’s Union

• All sports, societies, media and marketing staff in one place
• Newspaper and magazine production facilities
• New studios for Pure FM radio station
• New photographic and video studio
• Open access PCs and telephones for Union volunteers

Best for working on student projects, society events, sports fixtures and creative arts.
www.upsu.net  

Have your say

The Third Space is a work in progress and there are plans to add more features in the future. We’re keen to provide the right learning and social spaces for you, so let us know what you think of Third Space and the other learning areas.

Visit www.upsu.net/3rdspace to have your say.

 

Other campus facilities

There are alternative Open Access areas in:

• Park basement - rooms 0.14, 0.15 and 0.17
• Portland - ground and first floors, and first and second floor balconies
• Anglesea - ground floor

Visit www.port.ac.uk/is for more information.

There are also plenty of other catering outlets across campus.

 

Third Space was designed on behalf of the University of Portsmouth by Design ACB