Study and social spaces

Outside of teaching, there are lots of spaces around campus where you can study, work on assignments or spend time with friends.

Edinburgh University Students' Association's King's Buildings House has much to offer including:

• The Mayfield common room
• Tempo, which serves fresh coffee, sandwiches, salads and snacks
• Mayfield
• Badminton courts

You'll also find the Advice Place, a team of professionally trained caseworkers who can provide advice on a range of topics.

Edinburgh University Students Association

Advice Place 

Some of our undergraduate teaching does take place here. There is a lecture theatre, workshop rooms and tutorial rooms.  There are also lots of places for studying, including three large rooms full of open-access computers on the ground floor. 

Also on the ground floor, you'll find a café and a Student Information Point.

Student Information Point 

Find out more about Open Access Computers in Murchison House 

Situated in the middle of the King’s Buildings campus, this is where lots of the Science and Engineering textbooks are kept. Biology textbooks are mostly on floor 1 and there are lots of copies of key textbooks you might need to borrow. There are desks and computers for studying as well as printers and the cafe on the ground floor.  

This building is named after Noreen and Kenneth Murray, who were pioneers in genetic engineering leading to the hepatitis B vaccine.

Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library

Library Services