Sighthill Campus Library

At the start of 2011 we opened our newest campus building in Sighthill just to the west of Edinburgh city centre, and for the past fourteen years it has been the home of our School of Health and Social Care, and the School of Applied Sciences, providing our students with a state-of-the-art learning environment and research centres where they can perfect their skills and conduct important research into their field.

Sighthill Campus

The Sighthill Campus can be found at 9 Sighthill Court, in the suburb of Sighthill, just off Calder Road and right next to Sighthill public park. Which makes us neighbours with the Sighthill campus of Edinburgh College!
You can easily reach the campus through several different Lothian bus routes, with bus stops located right next to and across the road from the campus. You can reach the campus through the number 3, 21, 25, 32, 34, and 36 bus routes, with the number 36 bus serving all of our campuses across the city.
The campus is also only a short walk away from Edinburgh Park train station, or you can catch the above-mentioned buses from either Haymarket or Edinburgh Waverly.  We are also only a short walk away from the Bankhead tram stop.
With all these options, there’s really no excuse to not pay us a visit.

The Sighthill Campus itself is divided into separate “blocks” numbered A to F, with each block being based around a particular service.
The A block is the atrium, the main entrance area, where you’ll find the canteen, espresso lab and some areas for you to sight and socialise with friends.
The B block has the offices, where you’ll find the support and administrative teams, such as the finance team, international support, and offices for the School of Health and Social Care and the School of Applied Sciences.
In the C block you’ll find our specialist teaching departments (more on those later!)
D block has our lecture theatres and class rooms.
E is for the Learning Resource Centre, the campus library.
And F is for the sports building (You’ll be hearing more on that later too!)
Each room number will include the letter for which block it is. So if you’re told to go to room 4.E.13, you’ll know it’s on the fourth floor of the library in room thirteen.

You can learn more about the layout of the building, along with a guide to disability access points, at Sighthill Building | AccessAble.

At Sighthill, you’ll find our most modern campus building, boasting specialised laboratories and our very impressive Simulation and Clinical Skills Centre, a facility that simulates different healthcare working environments to give the students of our school of health and social care a taste of what they can expect once they enter their careers, and a chance to practice their skills in a controlled setting.
For our School of Applied Sciences we have laboratories focusing on research into the Biological Sciences, Social Sciences, and Sports Sciences. These include facilities and equipment for research into microbiology and biomedicine, as well as labs that allow for practical psychology studies with interview rooms and equipment for testing perception and eye tracking. Of particular note, we also have an environmental performance laboratory that can be used to simulate different climate conditions for research into how extreme weather conditions effect human physiology.

Sighthill Campus Library

On campus you can also find our Sighthill Learning Resource Centre, 5 storeys tall and taking up the E block of the building. On the first floor you’ll find a café and area for group study and socialisation. The second floor has our library help desk for any enquiries you might have, as well as computers for you to use and the lapsafe if you need to borrow a laptop to help with your studies. The third and fourth floors are silent study areas that have our collection of books. On the fifth floor you’ll find the Horizon Suite, one of our Sighthill conference venues, which can accommodate over one hundred people, gets plenty of sunlight, and has a great view of the surrounding area. Also on the fifth floor is some more study rooms.
You can learn more about the learning resources on offer in the library at Sighthill Learning Resource Centre.

In addition to our research facilities, our Sighthill campus also offers a café on the first floor of the library right next to the entrance, as well as a canteen in the atrium and the Sighthill Espresso Lab for if you want a coffee on your way to class. We also have the ENGAGE Fitness centre, a gym that is open to staff and students as well as members of the public. At ENGAGE you’ll find equipment for cardio and weightlifting exercises, including Olympic weightlifting platforms and a sports hall that can be booked for activities such as badminton. There is also personal trainers available to support you while you’re there.

We’ll be looking forward to welcoming any new students to the Sighthill campus in the coming academic year, and we hope that with this blog post you’ll be able to find your way around a little easier!

By Matthew Ferrie

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