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EGIS (Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society): Study Spaces

The University offers a wide variety of great places to study - whether you want to study alone or in a group, in silence or in quiet discussion, during the day or at the evenings and weekends. If you are within travelling distance to a HWU campus library, you are welcome to visit.

      

Cameron Smail (Edinburgh campus) Library

Cameron Smail (Edinburgh campus) Library

Arranged over 4 floors, the library offers 1200 seats, including:

  • 2 silent floors
  • 2 floors for group work and discussion
  • Bookable individual and group study rooms

The open areas are a mix of formal and casual seating, lounge chairs and study pods. Study facilities include:

  • Smartboards and LCD displays
  • PC, printing and scanning facilities
  • Wifi for those with their own devices

During Semesters the library is open:

For floor plans of the Edinburgh campus library, see:

Opening hours Edinburgh

Book a study room

IT Essentials

For information on PCs, WiFi, software, printing/copying/scanning and any other IT essential, see:

* NEW! *

NEW! Returning students will need to get their cards activated for non-staffed hours.  Bring your card to the library Service Desk.

New! Virtual Tour of the Edinburgh campus library:

Other study spaces at Edinburgh campus

The university also offers further informal study spaces across campus, including crush areas, central catering areas, the Student Union, the James Watt Centre, the Learning Commons (1 & 2) and the GRID.  The library staff information points at Learning Commons 1 and the GRID.  Further information is available at:

Finding study spaces on campus

Study Spaces at other campuses

To find out more about study spaces, see:

For information about opening hours, see:

Accessing other libraries in the UK and Ireland

There are various arrangements in place that allow HWU students in the UK to access other university and public libraries within the UK and Ireland, see: