Resources and facilities
We are currently investing in an ambitious building programme at Kingston University. New facilities include:
- Graduate Centres on each campus
- new or expanded IT, lecture and seminar spaces
- state-of-the-art laboratories for psychology, pharmaceutical science and sport sciences students at the £9.8 million Eadweard Muybridge Building (Penrhyn Road campus)
We are now investing a further:
- £2.2 million in developing the learning resource centre at Kingston Hill
- £18 million in new resources at Penrhyn Road
- around £2.5 million at the Roehampton Vale campus
You can also take advantage of the on-site social and cultural resources.
Libraries
We are expanding our library resources with more:
- books and publication subscriptions
- online database subscriptions
- AV and media equipment
- powerful computing facilities
We also have more staff and a number of interlibrary loan systems to make sure you can access the support you need.
Subject-specific resources
Our close links with external bodies and on-site investments ensure that you also have easy access to subject-specific resources. For example:
film students have access to the legendary Pinewood and Shepperton film studios - most health and social care students work on-site at St George's Hospital
- the new Ivanovi Library provides resources for Yugoslav and south-east European history and politics
- psychology students have access to specialised labs for participant observation
- a Learjet 25 aeroplane, two flight simulators, a Lotus Exige and a number of motorbikes are amongst the kit for engineering students
Electronic resources
All Kingston University students have access to excellent electronic resources, including:
- 2,000 networked computers
- specialist software for your subject area
- free internet access, email and web hosting
- StudySpace, our learning management system
- the student intranet, StudentSpace, both an online source of information and a virtual workspace
- central support from our technical team
There are additional computers for postgraduate use only in the Graduate Centres and you can take advantage of our unique laptop leasing service.
Find out more from ICT Services.
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