Facilities
Lecture and seminar rooms
You can find information about the facilities available in your lecture or seminar room, including images showing the room layout.
Catering
Catering outlets on campus are well sign-posted. College dining rooms and snack bars are accessible from ground level; the dining room at the King’s Manor is accessible by lift.
All social facilities on campus should be accessible to everyone.
At catered events in the University, every effort is made for arrangements to meet special dietary needs if those needs are made known in advance.
The University is unable to offer guarantees as to the detailed content of dishes generally served in its catering outlets. Anyone with a dietary allergy should exercise particular care in making their selection.
For a meal, though all dining facilities are accessible, the most easily accessible include the Mondrian in Vanbrugh college, the Roger Kirk Centre, Quarks in the NSLC and the Library cafe. The Costcutter shops in Market Square and Halifax College are accessible.
Accommodation
If you are staying on campus (eg for a conference) you will find that the staff organising the event/your accommodation have been trained in accessibility issues. You can request an accessible bedroom, which will usually be on the ground floor. For further information,
- Students (or prospective students) and staff can contact the Accommodation Office
- Visitors can contact the Conference Office
Guide dogs are welcome in University accommodation.
Emergencies
Security staff are on duty 24 hours a day to help in emergencies and provide information. Each porter’s lodge is equipped with a first-aid box and porters can arrange appropriate medical help.
Library and Archives
The University has information about its facilities for disabled users, while the Borthwick Institute for Archives has information on access to their reading rooms and collections.
Cash points
There are low-level cash points at the banks in Heslington village and at Vanbrugh College, Goodricke College and Market Square.
Sports Centre
The Sports Centre has a Disability Statement and can be contacted by individuals with specific accessibility needs.