About the College

King's Buildings

King’s Buildings House, King’s Buildings Centre and the James Clerk Maxwell Building offer study, catering, computer, sports and other facilities.

Student Union (King’s Buildings House)

Membership

Every matriculated student of the University of Edinburgh is automatically a member of King's Buildings House, the Student Union.

You are also entitled to membership with an annual fee if you are:

University staff (all categories)
member of a Research Council or Institute based at the King’s Buildings campus
staff or student at the Scottish Agricultural College and the Royal Observatory

An additional fee applies to sports facilities.

Facilities

Sports:

2 squash courts
2 badminton courts
Gym - weights room and CV suite

A range of exercise and relaxation classes are held in the Badminton Hall and are available to members and their guests on a 'pay as you go' basis.

Gym induction sessions are available to members on an advanced booking basis.

Other services:

Popular board games are available for members to hire whilst on the premises, eg Monopoly and Cluedo.
Fax service available at Reception.

All enquiries to KB House Recepton: 0131 650 5772 (internal: 50 5772).

Learning and Teaching Cluster

Situated on the first floor (level three) of the James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB), the Learning and Teaching Cluster (LTC) offers a variety of learning and teaching settings centred around a large informal study and social area.

WiFi is available throughout and open access PCs are available at various points. The LTC is open to all students and staff whenever the JCMB is open (8.00 am - 6.00pm Mon-Fri and restricted access at other times).

Accommodation includes:

two large common rooms
one large teaching studio
two small teaching studios, bookable by students via MyEd
one quiet study room
three private study rooms, bookable by students via MyEd
three breakout pods in the lecture theatre lobby

Informal Study Facilities at King’s Buildings (PDF)

Libraries

There are three libraries at KB:

Darwin Library

Biological Sciences and Chemistry
located in the Darwin Building

Darwin Library access and opening hours

James Clerk Maxwell Library

Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy, Statistics, Meteorology
located in the James Clerk Maxwell Building

James Clerk Maxwell Library access and opening hours

Robertson Engineering and Science Library

Engineering and Geology & Geophysics
located in the James Clerk Maxwell Building

Robertson Engineering and Science Library access and opening hours

A new library is scheduled to open in summer 2012. You can find more information on the King's Buildings Library at the following link:

King's Buildings Library

Open-access Computers

There are several locations around KB:

Open-access computers at King's Buildings

Catering

Cashpoints and shop

Royal Bank of Scotland cashpoint: Situated on the Ground Floor, South Entrance, King’s Buildings Centre.

Clydesdale Bank cashpoint: Situated to the right of the entrance of King’s Buildings House.

King’s Buildings Shop: Located in the King’s Buildings Centre. Hours of opening are 7.00 am to 6.00 pm (Monday - Friday).