Campus Tour Route

2007

Below is a brief outline of the subject tour route, an indication of the ‘stopping points’ and a description of the sort of information we would like you to give during the subject tour.

This ‘script’ should be used as a basis for the information, feel free to add in personal experience but be sensible and sensitive to your audience.

  • Meet yourgroup, introduce yourself:
  • Your name
  • Where you live/from
  • Course you take
  • Briefly explain the tour and encourage them to ask questions
  1. Starting Point-Outside the Union

**(Take group inside and give a quick tour around.)**

  • Union Society is the social hub of the University
  • Run by students for students: 6 elected Sabbatical Officers
  • Facilities include: 6 bars, shop, Post Office, various catering outlets, Student Advice Centre, Voluntary services
  1. The Playhouse
  • Recently undergone £9million refurbishment
  • Allows current students and societies to participate in productions.
  • Houses 3 stages, 2 bars and a café/restaurant
  1. The Arches
  • Where all examination dates and results are posted.
  1. The Museum of Antiquities
  • Open to the public, is our very own Museum.
  • Specialising in the archaeology of the North East of England.
  • University Memorabilia shop is also housed in this building.
  1. Hatton Gallery
  • Open to the public, is our very own ArtGallery, has a regular programme of exhibitions.
  • Fine Art students are taught here.
  • In 1912 we received a Royal Charter making us one of the very few RoyalArtSchools in the country.
  1. The Quadrangle
  • The oldest and prettiest part of the University campus, providing a fantastic background for graduation photographs.
  • Turned into a formal garden in memory of members of the University who gave their lives in the World Wars.

**(Point out the following as you walk through the Quadrangle: Architecture Building/English School-the PercyBuilding (22, 17)**

  1. The ArmstrongBuilding
  • Home to many subject areas including Marine Technology, Business, History, Music and Archaeology
  • Houses Kings Hall which is used for all graduation ceremonies.
  • Careers Service is also found here-recently voted best in the country by the Institute of Careers Guidance.

**(Walk through the building from the side entrance by the Percy Building-take through to Kings Hall-leave the building from the main entrance)**

**(Walk over the road and up Lovers lane)**

**(Point out the RidleyBuilding – Biology and Economics. Point out the RVI road and explain the strong links between the Medical faculty and the hospitals in Newcastle.)**

  1. MedicalSchool
  • NewcastleUniversity was originally a school of Medicine and Surgery, continuing this tradition by being one of the best and most popular places to study Medicine and Dentistry in the country.
  1. Richardson Road
  • Student village atmosphere
  • 894 study bedrooms all with internet access.
  • Flats are generally made up of 6 bedrooms sharing a communal lounge, kitchen, shower and toilet.
  • On site laundrette
  • £64.75 per week (this includes a weekly cleaner and your bills)
  • Couple flats are also available

**(Show Visitors around Flat-show one bedroom, kitchen, bathroom facilities)**

  1. Castle Leazes
  • Largest of our catered halls with 1,050 rooms split into 3 halls
  • 24 hour reception
  • Facilities include: launderette, shop, bar with satellite TV and snooker tables, TV rooms, vending machines and computer clusters.
  • Breakfast and Evening meals served Monday to Friday.
  • Social events eg. Pub quizzes, Christmas/Summer balls, Comedy nights etc are organised throughout the year.
  • £97.65 per week (this includes your meals, bills and cleaner).

11. Sports Centre

  • Opened in 2005 costing £5.5 million
  • Houses all the health and fitness facilities, dance/martial arts area and a multi purpose activity hall.
  • Underpins the mission to become one of the top 10 universities for sport in the country.

**(Enter Sports Centre-allow sports staff to lead the tour-encourage visitors to pick up leaflets.)**

**Walk back down Lovers Lane and down the right side of Merz Court.**

12. The OldLibraryBuilding: Open Access Centre (68)

  • Available for use by all students regardless of the subject you are studying. It provides the opportunity to improve your knowledge of a language or learn a new one.
  • There are over 55 languages to choose, ranging from French and German to Afrikaans and Urdu.
  • Facilities include state of the art computers, audio, video and satellite television to learn at your own speed.
  • Centre also manages 4 modern language labs, one of which is equipped with an interpreting facility.

13.Merz Court

  • Point out that Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Maths are located here.

(Walk towards Claremont Road, point out Mechanical Engineering (Stephenson) and Civil Engineering (Cassie) then cross over by Claremont Tower- Computing and Architecture. Point out Daysh Building- Geography.)

14. HancockMuseum– Stop on the other side of Claremont Road

  • Undergoing a transformation as part of the Great North Museum Project
  • Highlights of the new £26 million museum will include:
  • An interactive model of Hadrian’s Wall
  • A Planetarium
  • A life-size T-Rex dinosaur skeleton
  • The museum is due to reopen in 2009 it will be a flagship visitor attraction incorporating collections from Museum of Antiquities, SheftonMuseum and Hatton Gallery

15.The Devonshire BuildingThe Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability

  • Research institute opened in May 2004
  • Established to promote the University’s internationally recognised expertise in environmental and sustainability research.

16. The Robinson Library

  • The University’s main library with over 2,000 study places, over1 million books and 5,500 periodicals.
  • It is the only library in the UK to have received the Charter Mark of Excellence, for quality of service, 3 times in a row (Look for the Charter Mark above the main entrance). The University Library catalogue can be accessed through the Library website anywhere. The website also allows you to access electronic resources such as e-books, e-journals and databases, as well as make on-line reservations, and renew books if you haven’t quite finished them. To help you further, the Library also has specialist liaison staff, who have particular responsibility for different subject areas.

**(Take the group inside the library-take them to the main computer cluster. Point out thestudent text collection, reception desk.)**

End of Tour.

  • Direct people to places they want to visit.
  • ask if they have any further questions or require any more information.
  • Thank them for there time and ask if they can kindly fill in an Evaluation Form