Quiet, collaborative or quirky – find your favourite study spot

November 2016

A UTS student and still on campus after exams? Not only is your commitment admirable, you are proof that the UTS Campus Master Plan's vision for a ‘sticky’ campus is alive and kicking.

The redevelopment of Building 2 with a new UTS library and myriad other student spaces will add another layer of super-strong glue to our urban campus, giving you even more reasons to stick around. In the meantime, however, Building 2 construction work is creating a fair bit of noise and vibration for parts of UTS’s Broadway precinct, particularly during the demolition phase until March 2017. 

So, where to go to find some peace and quiet? The good news is that UTS students are spoilt for choice, with an array of informal spaces away from the impact zone, and now is the ideal time to give them a second look.

 

Learning commons in the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building

Whether you need a workstation and computer, a chill-out lounge or a collaborative study space, here’s a guide to what’s on offer and where you’ll find it.

TYPE OF SPACE	FACILITY/BUILDING	LEVEL
Lounges and learning commons	Building 3 UTS Library Building 5A Building 5B Building 6 Dr Chau Chak Wing Building  Dr Chau Chak Wing Building	Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Levels 4, 5 Levels 4, 7 Level 3 Level 5
Informal student spaces	Building 3 Building 4 Building 5A Building 5C Building 5D Building 6	Level 1 Levels 2, 3, 4 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Levels 3, 4, 5
General access computing	UTS Library Building 5A Building 5C Building 5D  Building 6	Levels 2, 3, 4, 5 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 3
Quiet rooms/ silent spaces	UTS Library	Level 5
Collaborative study spaces	UTS Library Building 5A Building 5C Building 6	Levels 2, 3 Level 1 Level 4 Levels 4, 6
Eat, drink, connect	Art of Food Café, Building 5D Universal Espresso, Building 6  Café 80, Dr Chau Chak Wing Building  The Loft Café and Bar, Building 9	Level 1 Level 4 Levels 2, 3
One-of-a-kind spaces	Baya Ng'ara Nura Indigenous learning space, UTS Library Special needs spaces, UTS Library  China Library, UTS Library Events space, UTS Library Games room, UTS Library	Level 2 Level 2 Level 4 Level 2 Level 3
Outdoor spaces	Building 5A courtyard Building 5D courtyard Building 5C terraces Building 6 courtyard	Level 1 Level 1  Levels 4, 5 Level 4

Please keep in mind that some Library spaces require bookings. Cafés on the UTS campus typically close for a period over Christmas/New Year.

Of course, all the usual student spaces in Buildings 1, 7, 10 and 11 remain open – just be prepared for intermittent noise from the Building 2 work site.