Â鶹´«Ã½ opens a new library building Published on: 8 January 2016 Â鶹´«Ã½ is opening the doors of a new library building as students return for the new term. Welcoming its first visitors on 11 January, the Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms will house a variety of digital learning spaces including over 550 study spaces, 220 desktop PCs and areas for group study. It will also offer loanable laptops which will provide easy access to the library’s extensive online collections and Wi-Fi throughout the building. Located adjacent to the Civic Centre on Sandyford Road, the Library Rooms were designed over two years of consultation with students and staff about what they need from a modern library building. The upper level of the library will provide a quiet study space, with ‘living rooms’ to help students to study in relaxed surroundings. The lower level has been designed to facilitate collaborative study and group projects, including a ‘chatterbox’ room for Skype calls and video conferencing. Social learning space and a café are located on the ground floor, where library staff will be available to help students throughout the building’s opening hours of 8.30am to midnight seven days a week during term time. Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms - the 'chatterbox' room Meeting students' needs for new and innovative learning spaces Wayne Connolly, Director of Academic Services and , said: “The new library gives us an opportunity to sustain our high levels of service and to provide the study facilities that students have asked for. “We have always put students’ needs at the heart of everything we do, and the increase in the library’s capacity will help us meet their demands for new and innovative learning spaces.” Marjorie Robinson was a benefactor to the and, after consultation with both staff and students, it was felt that naming the building the Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms was an ideal way to acknowledge her generous bequest. She was the wife of Philip Robinson, the Â鶹´«Ã½ bookseller, after whom the University’s Robinson Library was named in 1989. Figures from the latest National Student Survey show that 93% of Â鶹´«Ã½ students were satisfied with the library resources and services. Digital learning spacesMarjorie Robinson Library Rooms provides over 550 study spaces and 220 desktop PCs A modern library buildingThe upper level of the library will provide a quiet study space, with ‘living rooms’ New and innovative learning spaces“We have always put students’ needs at the heart of everything we do." Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
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