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 9.00am - 5.00pm
Tuesday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Wednesday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Saturday 12.00 - 5.00pm
Sunday 12.00 - 5.00pm
Day Opening hours
Monday 9.00am - 10.00pm
Tuesday 9.00am - 10.00pm
Wednesday 9.00am - 10.00pm
Thursday 9.00am - 10.00pm
Friday 9.00am - 10.00pm
Saturday 12.00 - 5.00pm
Sunday 12.00 - 5.00pm
Day Opening hours
Monday 9.00am - 10.00pm
Tuesday 9.00am - 10.00pm
Wednesday 9.00am - 10.00pm
Thursday 9.00am - 10.00pm
Friday 9.00am - 10.00pm
Saturday 10.00am - 10.00pm
Sunday 10.00am - 10.00pm

The Library will close at 10pm on Friday 18 December and reopen on Tuesday 5 January 2027.

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.

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