Facilities
Opening hours
The facilities are open Monday to Friday, 9:15am - 4:45pm.
Multi-media self-access facility
The Centre has a designated multi-media self-access facility, which is located in the basement of 30/32 Tyndall’s Park Road. It includes a computer room with networked stations, satellite TV facilities, digital viewing stations, and a reading room equipped with text books and a comprehensive selection of general and subject specific English language materials. Centre for English Language and Foundation Studies students from all faculties are encouraged to use this facility on a drop-in basis to support their language learning.
Reading room
In the reading room you can find course books, reference books and dictionaries for English language study. We also have a selection of books, newspapers and dictionaries in French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.
There are desks and chairs so that you can read and study on the premises. There are also power points so you can plug in your laptop.
Please note that items are tagged and cannot be removed from the self-access facility.
Computer room
There are 12 networked computers which can be used for independent study.
Satellite TV room
The room is equipped with computers, headphones and DVD players. 20 satellite channels are available, together with British terrestrial channels.
Blackboard
All University of Bristol students have access to Blackboard (you will need your UoB username and password). You should use this portal to look at the course you are studying on as you will find a lot of self-assessment tools and interactive tutorials to use.
Sports
Students attending courses at the Centre are entitled to buy a University sports pass, which gives access to the University sports facilities. For further information please visit the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health web site.
Libraries
Students attending courses at the Centre will be given a U-Card. This is a student ID card and will grant you access to the Library Facilities.
There is an International Librarian, Angela Joyce, who works within the Arts and Social Sciences Library. She will offer support to any international student and has compiled an extremely helpful collection of resources to aid English language learning. This collection is on the ground floor of the Arts and Social Sciences Library.
Students' Union
The Students' Union is there for all students. They organise activities and events; they support the various student societies; they have an advice and support team, called Just Ask; and their main aim is to make your time at the University as fun as possible!
Students' Health Service
The Students' Health Service aims to provide a positive and unique health care experience for students of the University of Bristol and their dependents. The Practice offers the full range of NHS treatment and also additional medical services specifically for student patients and for the University.