Undergraduate Prospectus 2011 - University of Southampton
Undergraduate Prospectus 2011 - University of Southampton
Undergraduate Prospectus 2011 - University of Southampton
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We have four campuses in <strong>Southampton</strong>,<br />
three <strong>of</strong> them next to <strong>Southampton</strong> Common<br />
– which stretches for 130 hectares – and one<br />
campus in nearby Winchester.<br />
Highfield<br />
Our main campus, in the north <strong>of</strong> the city, is home to the<br />
Students’ Union, the Jubilee Sports Centre, the Student<br />
Services Centre, the Hartley Library, the John Hansard Gallery,<br />
The Nuffield Theatre and Turner Sims. There is also a choice <strong>of</strong><br />
cafés and restaurants, a shop, banks, a post <strong>of</strong>fice, a bookshop,<br />
a travel centre and a hair and beauty salon.<br />
Avenue<br />
A few minutes’ walk from Highfield, Avenue Campus houses<br />
most disciplines within the School <strong>of</strong> Humanities, and the<br />
Centre for Language Study. It has a library, lecture theatres,<br />
focused study spaces and catering amenities, plus a new<br />
£3m Archaeology building, with state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art facilities for<br />
teaching and research.<br />
Winchester School <strong>of</strong> Art<br />
The School <strong>of</strong> Art, founded in 1863, became part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong><br />
in 1996, and is located 12 miles north <strong>of</strong> <strong>Southampton</strong>, close to<br />
Winchester city centre. The campus provides purpose-designed<br />
studios and workshops, an extensive specialist library, Students’<br />
Union facilities, a café and a well-stocked art supplies shop.<br />
The renowned Winchester Gallery is based on campus.<br />
<strong>Southampton</strong> General Hospital<br />
Three miles west <strong>of</strong> Highfield is the base for the <strong>University</strong>’s<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Medicine, at one <strong>of</strong> the country’s leading teaching<br />
hospitals. The campus <strong>of</strong>fers modern laboratories, computer<br />
suites, newly refurbished lecture theatres, catering facilities<br />
and a specialist Health Services Library.<br />
National Oceanography Centre, <strong>Southampton</strong><br />
Located on the city’s waterfront, the National Oceanography<br />
Centre, <strong>Southampton</strong> is one <strong>of</strong> the world’s leading research<br />
centres for the study <strong>of</strong> ocean and earth sciences, and provides<br />
the focus for oceanography in the UK. The campus has its own<br />
fitness suite, sports hall and catering facilities.<br />
Pictured opposite<br />
1. Highfield<br />
2. Avenue<br />
3. National Oceonography Centre, <strong>Southampton</strong><br />
4. Winchester School <strong>of</strong> Art<br />
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