91¶¶Òõ

  • Skip to content
  • Skip to footer
  • Accessibility options
91¶¶Òõ
  • About us
  • Business and
    employers
  • Alumni and
    supporters
  • For
    students
  • Accessibility
    options
Open menu
Home
Home
  • Close
  • Study here
    • Get to know us
    • Why choose 91¶¶Òõ?
    • Explore our prospectus
    • Chat to our students
    • Ask us a question
    • Meet us
    • Open days and visits
    • Virtual tours
    • Applicant days
    • Meet us in your country
    • Campuses
    • Our campuses
    • Our city
    • Accommodation options
    • Our halls
    • Helping you find a home
    • What you can study
    • Find a course
    • Full A-Z course list
    • Explore our subjects
    • Our academic departments
    • How to apply
    • Undergraduate application process
    • Postgraduate application process
    • International student application process
    • Apprenticeships
    • Transfer from another university
    • International students
    • Clearing
    • Funding your time at uni
    • Fees and financial support
    • What's included in your fees
    • 91¶¶Òõ Boost – extra financial help
    • Advice and guidance
    • Advice for students
    • Guide for offer holders
    • Advice for parents and carers
    • Advice for schools and colleges
    • Supporting you
    • Your academic experience
    • Your wellbeing
    • Your career and employability
  • Research
    • Research and knowledge exchange
    • Research and knowledge exchange organisation
    • The Global Challenges
    • Centres of Research Excellence (COREs)
    • Research Excellence Groups (REGs)
    • Information for business
    • Community University Partnership Programme (CUPP)
    • Postgraduate research degrees
    • PhD research disciplines and programmes
    • PhD funding opportunities and studentships
    • How to apply for your PhD
    • Research environment
    • Investing in research careers
    • Strategic plan
    • Research concordat
    • News, events, publications and films
    • Featured research and knowledge exchange projects
    • Research and knowledge exchange news
    • Inaugural lectures
    • Research and knowledge exchange publications and films
    • Academic staff search
  • About us
  • Business and employers
  • Alumni, supporters and giving
  • Current students
  • Accessibility
Search our site
91¶¶Òõ Achieves logo
91¶¶Òõ students
  • 91¶¶Òõ students
  • Starting at uni
  • Your learning
  • Your student life
  • Your work and career
  • Contacts
  • Your learning
  • Study resources
  • Libraries, media and computing

Libraries, media and computing

Our three campus libraries are here to support learning and teaching across the university. At each campus library you will find:

  • Friendly teams of library helpdesk and subject specialist staff who can provide drop-in and bookable 121 support to help you get the most from our resources
  • An extensive collection of print, ebooks and online journals to support teaching and research
  • Bookable group study rooms
  • Separate areas for group work and silent study
  • Open access and bookable computers
  • Desktop and mobile printing, photocopying and scanning facilities
  • 99 book loan limit with automatic renewals and no fines on late returned books.

Students have access to over 500 open access computers at computer rooms located on each campus and a range of media production facilities. Our IT and media services include:

  • Bookable and open access computers for general study use or participation in online learning via Teams
  • Desktop and mobile printing, photocopying and scanning facilities
  • Access to specialist software to directly support campus teaching
  • Students and staff are entitled to on up to five devices for free
  • Access to TV studio, photography studio, editing suite, media streaming service and video conferencing facilities
  • Current students and staff can access full and via our homepages (login required).

Library opening hours

City campus

St Peters House library

Summer term

22 April - 6 June 2025

Monday: 9am - 6pm (Help desk closes at 5.45pm)
Tuesday-Friday: 9am - 10pm (Help desk closes at 7.45pm)
Sunday: 12pm - 6:30pm (Help desk closes at 3.45pm)

Bank holidays 26 May: Closed

Your unicard is required to access the library.

Falmer campus

Falmer library

Summer term

22 April - 6 June 2025

Monday - Thursday
Library & Help desk: 8.30am - 8pm (Help Desk closes at 7.45pm)
Library room 201: 8pm - midnight
Level 1 Computer Room: 8am - midnight

Friday
Library & Help desk: 8.30am - 6pm (Help Desk closes at 5.45pm)
Library room 201: 6pm - midnight
Level 1 Computer Room: 8am - midnight

Saturday
Library & Help desk: 12pm - 4pm (Help Desk closes at 3.45pm)
Library room 201: 4pm - midnight
Level 1 Computer Room: 8am - midnight

Sunday
Library & Help desk: Closed
Library room 201: 8am - midnight
Level 1 Computer Room: 8am - midnight

Bank holidays 26 May
Library & Help desk: Closed
Library room 201: Closed
Level 1 Computer Room: Closed

Your unicard is required to access the library, computer room and room 201.

Moulsecoomb campus

Aldrich library

Summer term

22 April - 6 June 2025

Monday - Friday
Library: Open 24 hours until Midnight on Friday (Help desk closes at 7.45pm)
Ground floor computer room: Open 24 hours

Saturday
Library: 12pm - Midnight (Help desk closes at 3.45pm)
Ground floor computer room: Open 24 hours

Sunday
Library: From 12pm (Help desk closes at 3.45pm)
Ground floor computer room: Open 24 hours

Bank holidays 26 May
Library all floors including computer room will be open from Midnight Sunday 25 until Midnight Monday 26 May(Help desk closed)
Please enter and leave the library via the ground floor entrance on Queensdown School Road.

Your unicard is required to access the library and the ground floor. Please use the ground floor entrance on Queensdown School Road when the Help Desk is closed.

Online resources

Find all the online library resources for your subjects including referencing and literature searching guidance.

Search print and ebook collections and access your library account.

Access the university's print, online and open access collections all in one place. University login required to access full text.

Visiting the library, external membership and alumni services

Membership

Library membership is required to visit and have access to 91¶¶Òõ Libraries. If you wish to use our libraries as:

  • a member of the public
  • a student or staff member at another institution
  • a 91¶¶Òõ graduate or former staff member
  • a 16-19 year old studying in further education

Please see the relevant membership tab for further information and to apply.

Exceptions to the requirement to join as an external member

  • Designated carers who have been identified as part of a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) for a member of staff, student or external member of 91¶¶Òõ libraries.
  • Under 18 year olds visiting during library help desk opening hours supervised by a parent or guardian who is a member of 91¶¶Òõ staff or a 91¶¶Òõ student with a valid unicard.

Students and staff from other institutions

Staff and students from other universities may be able to join for free via the . Please submit an application for SCONUL Access via this link before filling in the membership form below. For your application to be accepted you will need to supply a copy of your SCONUL Access acceptance email. After you have submitted your application you will be contacted with details of how to do this.

Students on Access to Higher Education courses at colleges in the LASER Learning Awards Access Validating Agency are entitled to free membership for the duration of their course. After submitting your application you will be asked to present proof of your student status when collecting your membership card.

Membership entitles you to borrow six books, for three weeks at a time from any 91¶¶Òõ Library.* Loans will be automatically renewed if not required by another borrower. Due to licensing restrictions, online resources are not accessible to external library members. Libraries and non-bookable library study spaces can be accessed during Help Desk open hours. You will need to show your 91¶¶Òõ Libraries membership card to access library buildings.

*with the exception of SCONUL Band R membership, which is reference only and does not allow borrowing

Apply for membership as a SCONUL Access member or a student on an Access to Higher Education course

  • Your details
  • Declaration
    I agree that you may obtain, hold and disclose my personal information in accordance with prevailing data protection legislation but that this will be for the sole purpose of providing library services and any ancillary services to me.
  • For information on how we collect and use your personal data please see the
  • I have read and agree to abide by the

91¶¶Òõ graduates and former staff members

91¶¶Òõ graduates and former staff members are entitled to free library access, renewable annually.

Membership entitles you to borrow six books, for three weeks at a time from any 91¶¶Òõ Library. Loans will be automatically renewed if not required by another borrower. Due to licensing restrictions, online resources are not accessible to external library members. Libraries and non-bookable library study spaces can be accessed during Help Desk open hours. You will need to show your 91¶¶Òõ Libraries membership card to access library buildings.

Apply for graduate or former staff membership

  • Your details
  • For graduates
  • For former staff members
  • If you are applying as a former member of staff you will be required to provide evidence of your employment at the 91¶¶Òõ, such as a payslip, P60 or P45. After you have completed your application you will be contacted with details of how to do this. If you are unable to provide evidence and you left the university within the last six years, we can confirm your employment with the university human resources department. Please note that if you left more than six years ago and cannot provide evidence of your employment at the 91¶¶Òõ we will not be able to process your application.
  • Declaration
    I agree that you may obtain, hold and disclose my personal information in accordance with prevailing data protection legislation but that this will be for the sole purpose of providing library services and any ancillary services to me.
  • For information on how we collect and use your personal data please see the
  • I have read and agree to abide by the

16-19 year olds in further education

16-19 year olds in further education are eligible for free annual membership to access libraries and non-bookable library study spaces during Help Desk open hours. You may continue to renew your membership annually as long as you continue to be eligible as a 16-19 year old student in further education.

You will be required to supply contact details for a member of staff at your school or college to authorise your application. Please ensure you gain their permission before giving their details on this form. For home schooled students this should be a parent or guardian.

This category of membership does not allow borrowing, but books can be used within libraries for reference purposes. You will need to show your 91¶¶Òõ Libraries membership card along with your school or college ID to access libraries.

Apply for 16-19 membership form

  • Your details
  • If home schooled, you will need to provide evidence of your studies. After you have completed your application you will be contacted with details of how to do this.
  • If you would like to hear updates from the 91¶¶Òõ: applying, student life, subjects, courses, online events and opportunities to visit, please indicate below that you consent to us sharing your data with the UoB Widening Participation Team, who will contact you separately
  • Declaration
    I agree that you may obtain, hold and disclose my personal information in accordance with prevailing data protection legislation but that this will be for the sole purpose of providing library services and any ancillary services to me.
  • For information on how we collect and use your personal data please see the
  • I have read and agree to abide by the

Public membership including visitor access

If you do not qualify for any of our free membership categories, the annual membership fee is £20 and membership is for over 18s only. After you have submitted your application you will be contacted with details of how pay the fee via the university online shop. We are unable to take any cash payments.

Membership entitles you to borrow six books, for three weeks at a time from any 91¶¶Òõ Library. Loans will be automatically renewed if not required by another borrower. Due to licensing restrictions, online resources are not accessible to external library members. Libraries and non-bookable library study spaces can be accessed by external members during Help Desk open hours. You will need to show your 91¶¶Òõ Libraries membership card to access library buildings.

Apply for paid public membership form

  • Your details
  • You are applying for paid membership to 91¶¶Òõ Libraries which includes a £20 annual fee. You will be contacted after submission of this form with details of how to pay the membership fee. If you think you may be eligible for one of our free membership categories, please submit the form found under the relevant tab.
  • Declaration
    I agree that you may obtain, hold and disclose my personal information in accordance with prevailing data protection legislation but that this will be for the sole purpose of providing library services and any ancillary services to me.
  • For information on how we collect and use your personal data please see the
  • I have read and agree to abide by the
Students in the Aldrich Library in Moulsecoomb

Library contact details

You can email any of the libraries at library@brighton.ac.uk or you can telephone them on the following numbers.

Aldrich Library

Cockcroft Building, Lewes Road, Moulsecoomb, 91¶¶Òõ, BN2 4GJ
01273 642770

Falmer Library

Village Way, Falmer, 91¶¶Òõ BN1 9PH
01273 643569

St Peter's House Library

16 -18 Richmond Place, 91¶¶Òõ BN2 9NA
01273 643220

IT support

For IT support both on and off campus, contact the Service Desk on 01273 644444, or email them at servicedesk@brighton.ac.uk.

Back to top

Contact us

91¶¶Òõ
Mithras House
Lewes Road
91¶¶Òõ
BN2 4AT

Main switchboard 01273 600900

Course enquiries

Sign up for updates

University contacts

Report a problem with this page

Quick links Quick links

  • Courses
  • Open days
  • Explore our prospectus
  • Academic departments
  • Academic staff
  • Professional services departments
  • Jobs
  • Privacy and cookie policy
  • Accessibility statement
  • Libraries
  • Term dates
  • Maps
  • Graduation
  • Site information
  • The Student Contract

Information for Information for

  • Current students
  • International students
  • Media/press
  • Careers advisers/teachers
  • Parents/carers
  • Business/employers
  • Alumni/supporters
  • Suppliers
  • Local residents