We are pleased to announce the opening of a new sensory room in Augustine House. The sensory room is a space for students to reset between studying or social sessions. The space has been designed with neurodiverse people in mind with adjustable lighting, comfortable seating and a range of ways to control your sensory experience.

You’ll find the sensory room on the ground floor of Augustine House behind the Library Point in room AHg.03a. If you need help finding it, just ask a member of staff.

The room will be available when you need it throughout our core building hours but not overnight during 24/7.

Using the Sensory room

There are instructions including health and safety information in the room on how to make use of the equipment inside, including

• Caiyue projector light
• Daylight UnoLamp Floor
• Blueair dehumidifier

We ask all users to please respect this space as a sensory room. It should not be used:

• For consuming food or drink – especially those that have strong smells
• To work or have extended study sessions
• For sleeping or napping
• As a social space

Please remember the room may need to be used by fellow students at the same time, so please be prepared to share the space if needed and avoid using the room for extended periods.

Expect Respect

Whilst using the room please remember to give and get respect from others:

• Respect that other people may not want to chat or interact
• Respect that others may need to access the room if you’ve been using it for a while
• Respect that some individuals may need priority use of the space, and that physical or mental health conditions may not be immediately obvious

Find out more about the Expect Respect campaign.

Getting Support

Your wellbeing is important to us. The Student Wellbeing Team offer a wide variety of support and advice, to help you to succeed in your studies and get the most out of your university life. They offer a mixture of face-to-face and online support via email, phone, and video conferencing.

If you experience bullying, discrimination or harassment when using the library, you can get support, information and guidance on reporting through Report + Support.

Feedback

Once you have used the new sensory room in Augustine House, we would love to get your feedback, to ensure the room meets your needs and expectations. You can choose to leave your feedback anonymously or if you would like us to get in touch, you have an option to leave a contact detail.

You can leave your feedback at the kiosk stand outside the room or by filling in our feedback form.

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All photos taken by Jason Shirley (User Experience Team Coordinator)