
Campus life

All the space you need
Our green and spacious campus has all the space you need to study, relax and socialise.
Visit an open day
With all the amenities of a small town, you’ll find shops, bars, and cafés, plus medical and dental surgeries, sports facilities, and even our own train station to transport you to the heart of the city in just seven minutes.
Looking for cultural inspiration? With the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, the Bramall Music Building, Winterbourne House and Garden and the Lapworth Museum of Geology on campus, you’ll be spoilt for choice.
Virtual campus tour
Explore our beautiful campus from the comfort of your own home
During the busy seasons or exams, the green spaces become areas to relax, with students gathering for a break, to eat lunch or maybe just get a bit of studying done in the fresh air! Everything is in one place but is only a short and cheap train ride away from the rest of the city
Teaching and Learning
Sports and Fitness
Main Library
Green Heart
New School of Engineering
Buildings and spaces
We continually invest in our campus spaces to provide the best experiences for our students.
Over the last ten years, our campus has seen a series of changes including:
- A new Main Library which is home to over 2.1 million printed books and journals and 40 miles of shelving (time to get your steps in!)
- The University's Sport and Fitness Centre, including the region’s first 50m-length pool, 200+ station gym, 2000m2 arena and much more.
- Our Green Heart at the centre of campus where students relax and study, this space is multi-functional for markets, performances and events, and comes to life with outdoor cinemas, music concerts and more.
- The Collaborative Teaching Laboratory, which unites STEM subjects all under one roof to support the latest methods in laboratory teaching.
- Our Teaching and Learning Building, equipped for future-focused learning and teaching with large lecture theatres combined with social study spaces to support a variety of learning experiences.
- Our new School of Engineering which has strengthened the relationship between our teaching and research in engineering disciplines with contemporary and flexible spaces.
- And our new Molecular Sciences building, showcasing research and innovation and promoting collaborative work across disciplines.
A campus full of opportunity
Campus is a vibrant and diverse hub of activity all year round. With student social events, research showcases, family fun days, live sporting events and more, there is always something exciting happening.
Explore the city
But if that wasn't enough, the city centre of Birmingham, the UK's second city, is only a short train ride away from our 'University' train station.
Culture on campus
Barber Institute of Fine Arts
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts is home to internationally significant art collections and exhibitions. It hosts lunchtime concerts, evening lectures and literature workshops.
The Lapworth Museum of Geology
Our recently-renovated Lapworth Museum of Geology is one of the oldest specialist geological museums in the UK, and will capture your imagination as you explore life over the last 3.5 billion years!
Bramall Music Building
The Bramall Music Building is home to the Elgar Concert Hall, and hosts a varied events calendar including concerts, comedy shows and free lunchtime music for students every Friday.
Winterbourne House and Garden
A beautiful Edwardian house with botanic gardens nestled in a leafy corner of our campus. Relax in the surrounding gardens, or take in a lecture, exhibition, or special interest tour.
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Explore your accommodation options
We have almost 7,000 rooms available so you'll have no trouble finding your home from home