Medical Library

Entrance to the medical library. A skeleton that students can borrow stands next to an illuminated sign that says

Opening hours

Day Opening hours
Monday 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 10pm
Wednesday 9am - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 10pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm
Day Opening hours
Monday 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 10pm
Wednesday 9am - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 10pm
Saturday 10am - 10pm
Sunday 10am - 10pm

During the weekend the library is staffed by our Student Advocates, who can provide peer to peer support.

The Medical Library will close at 10pm on Friday 19 December and reopen on Monday 5 January 2026.

Day Opening hours
Monday 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 10pm
Wednesday 9am - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 10pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Medical Library Evening and Weekend Access

The Medical Library is accessible via an alternative route from 6pm on weekdays and all day at weekends. To find this entrance, please follow the purple signs located at the top and bottom of the Cantock Steps, to the right of the Biomedical Sciences Building.

Reduced services

During periods with reduced services only reading, reference, loan and return facilities are available. When the library is closed a book return box is available.

Day Reduced services
Monday to Friday After 5 pm
Weekend All Day

Loan periods and borrowing limits

All Medical Library items are subject to the standard loan periods and borrowing limits with the following exceptions
Material Loan periods and restrictions

Bound serials

 All users - seven-day or overnight loan
Unbound serials All users - overnight loan
Reference books, items from special collections, current issues of journals Confined to library

More about borrowing

Subject Librarians

Get expert advice and support from your subject librarian at any point during your studies! Your subject librarian is the go-to person for help with:

  • accessing library resources
  • finding and evaluating information
  • referencing
  • recommending books or ebooks to add to our collection