Library refurbishment - 3rd floor

As part of the Estates Campus Development programme, we are creating a new 150-seater PC Lab on the third floor of the David Wilson Library. The PC Lab will support computer-based teaching across all Schools and Departments as well as being open access to all current students and staff outside of teaching events. This will increase the number of PCs available in the Library by 100 overall.

Following feedback from our users this refurbishment provides the opportunity to add an additional four Group Study rooms and refresh the current study environment in this area with a mixture of study spaces to enhance user experience and promote the Library as a facilitator of learning.

Timeline

The project began in July 2026, with part of the third floor remaining closed until the end of January 2027.

Construction

• Work to create the new spaces will run through to December 2026.

• The furniture and IT equipment will be installed in early-mid January 2027

Opening

• The space will re-open for teaching and study in late January 2027

Noise

During the works there will be noise associated with the construction process from September through to December. We will endeavour to minimise this as much as possible and restrict noisy work to specific periods of the day.

We understand that this will impact on those using the library.

• All users can speak to staff at the Information Hub for help in locating a quieter space in the library.
• If University staff and students would prefer to work elsewhere, please consider using campus wide study spaces and computer rooms (log in required).
• Additionally ear plugs are available from the Information Hub

We apologise for the inconvenience and thank students, staff and members of the public for their patience while this essential work is completed.

If you have any questions, please contact the Library team by email at [email protected] or by phone on 0116 252 2448.