The Waterfront Building, located on the Waterfront, opened in 2008 and was our first dedicated teaching, learning and social space. Next to our main reception is the Infozone, which provides current and potential students with easy access to activities and services at the Ipswich Waterfront Building.

The building has six floors, one auditorium which seats 200 people, two main lecture theatres each seating 140 people and 34 teaching rooms seating between 18 and 80 people.

The Waterfront Building supports flexible learning with open study on all floors, where students can access networked computers.

The James Hehir Building is a six storey, 4013m building which is a few minutes walk from the main Waterfront Building.

This building is home to our specialist teaching facilities including clinical skills laboratories, physiology and sports science laboratories, and an iLab, as well as general teaching and study space and Cult Cafe Bar, which is open to students, staff and the general public.

The first and second floors offer students an iLab, informal learning spaces and a clinical skills area. The third floor caters for both staff and students with an open plan office accommodating staff and an exercise lab. The fourth floor is the final area used by students offering state-of-the-art science laboratories.

The Library Building is home to the Universities primary Library and resources.

The Library is located on the first floor offering quiet areas, laptop spaces, private booths for single or group occupancy, study areas, resource rooms and of course the library itself. The Department of Learning Services also has its staff rooms are on the first floor and staff are on hand to offer support and assistance.

It is also home to the Students’ Union offices, where the elected President, Vice-President and SU Council Officers are based, and the SU Campus Shop.

The Atrium has benefited from a complete refurbishment of the current facilities resulting in the provision of modern, accessible facilities including:

The Ipswich Waterfront Innovation Centre, The Radiography VERT suite, PC Labs, Psychology Labs, Computer Games Design and Network and Software Engineering Labs, Air-conditioning, New seminar rooms.

The building will be known for bringing STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) together.

The Arts Building is the base for the Department of Arts and Humanities, built in the 1990s it was extensively refurbished in 2009. It houses state-of-the-art facilities for undergraduate degree courses including: Fine Art, Graphic Design, Film, Interior Architecture and Design, Computer Games Design and English.

The facilities include a range of studios for Painting and Sculpture with adjacent spaces for Installation and Video. A Drawing Studio, workshops and an exceptionally well-equipped Print Studio enhance the student experience. IT facilities include iMac and Mac Pro Suites as well as specialist IT facilities for Computer Games Design. In addition there is a Film Studio and associated editing suites, one equipped with a full lighting rig and sound system, and industry standard studios, dark rooms and digital suites specific to photography.