• 5 ways your visit to Catalyst will be different….

    1. New opening hoursWe are now open 8am–8pm (Monday–Friday) and 10am–6pm (Saturday and Sunday). Be sure to plan your visit around these times. We’ll be reviewing opening times in future months, so be sure to check our webpages for the latest. 2. Swipe entryBefore you visit, please bring your UniCard or staff card – you’ll need this…

  • PGCE Students: Welcome to Library and Learning Services!

    Hello and a massive welcome to all our PGCE students, we look forward to meeting you and getting to know you all. We are the Student Engagement team and we are here to provide support with all aspects of academic skills. Although this year may feel a little different please be reassured that we are…

  • Plan your visit to Catalyst

    Hello, welcome, nice to see you again! Tuesday 1st September marks the official reopening of the entire Catalyst building, with all floors available to students and staff. We also welcome our wonderful Helpdesk Team back into the building. They have been doing a fantastic job supporting students and staff virtually for the last 6 months. Whilst…

  • Dawsons e-books – now on ProQuest

    The company which runs the Dawsons e-book platform went into liquidation in July and the platform is no longer available.  Fortunately, we have been able to move most of the e-books hosted on the Dawsons platform to our main suppliers platform, ProQuest Ebook Central.  Please search for your book on the Ebook Central platform website.…

  • Summer Reassessment

    For some students the academic year hasn’t ended yet, so we just wanted to let you know that we are still here to support you throughout your reassessment period in August. You can find all the usual support on our UniSkills web pages and you might want to check out the exam preparation tab in particular.…

  • Catalyst now open but don’t forget your Unicard!

    We have re-opened the ground floor of Catalyst and launched our Click and Collect Service as of Thursday 13th August. Here’s what you need to know about visiting Catalyst in August.  Our opening times are Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm  You will need your UniCard to access the building as you are required to…

  • Get Started this summer with UniSkills

    We are already looking forward to welcoming all the new students who will be joining us this September, and if you are a one of them and fancy a taste of what support UniSkills can offer you during your time at the University check out our Getting Started With UniSkills offer. Getting Started With UniSkills…

  • Catalyst news

    We are pleased to announce that we will be re-opening the ground floor of Catalyst on the 13th August at 9.00am . We are just finishing off checking all of our safety measures and we look forward to seeing you on the 13th. You will be able to: Use the brand new ‘Click and Collect’…

  • We Are Getting Ready to Welcome You Back

    Hello everyone! How are we all doing? It’s been a while since we shared any news about Catalyst and we’d like to thank you for your patience over the last few months. We have all missed our beautiful building and campus – these lovely flowers have greeted us this week. We wanted to share with…