Your social spaces on central campus
The iconic, dome-covered Potterrow building overlooks Bristo Square – a main square encompassing many University buildings. Potterrow is open seven days a week from early to late, with spaces for grabbing a bite to eat, socialising with friends, and events. Students’ Association services – The Advice Place, Student Voice Hub, Student Opportunities team and the main Welcome desk – can all be found in Potterrow.
Potterrow Dome | Edinburgh University Students' Association
Less than 10 minutes’ walk from Bristo Square, the Pleasance has a café and a range of performance and get-together spaces. Pleasance also plays host to many clubs and societies!
Pleasance | Edinburgh University Students' Association
The Common Room and University Community Hub at the Chaplaincy Centre in Bristo Square is a friendly and welcoming place to study, meet friends, or eat your lunch, and help yourself to some free tea and coffee!
The Common Room | The University of Edinburgh
Where can I study?
Whether you need a room to work on a group project or a quiet corner to finish that essay, there’s a huge variety of study spaces available to you across all our campuses, as well as a dedicated area for postgraduate students within our Main Library. We’ll also be providing more than 300 open plan study spaces over four floors of 40 George Square, which can be used on a drop-in basis. The ground floor and first floor will be available for you from 25 September, and the second and third floors from 16 October.
Study Space | The University of Edinburgh
The Nucleus Building
The Nucleus Building is a learning, teaching and social hub at the heart of our King’s Buildings campus. It opened fully in January 2023. The Nucleus Building provides brand new learning, teaching and social spaces for our community – including the Careers Service and an award-winning café!
The Nucleus Building | The University of Edinburgh
Health and Wellbeing Centre
Our dedicated Health and Wellbeing Centre houses the main bases for Student Counselling and the Disability and Learning Support Services, the Equally Safe team, the University Health Centre and an independent pharmacy. This fully accessible centre is based at 7 Bristo Square. Our Student Counselling and Disability & Learning Support Services offer in-person appointments at other University locations too.
Health & Wellbeing Centre | The University of Edinburgh
Keeping active
If you’re looking to support your physical and mental health, have fun, try new things and feel your best, we’ve got you covered. Whether you’re looking to work out or play indoor sport at Pleasance Sports Complex & Gym, take part in outdoor sport at Peffermill Playing Fields, take in the scenery and outdoor activities at Firbush Outdoor Centre, try our gym at the University's Easter Bush Campus or use one of our specialist swimming or climbing facilities, there really is something for everyone.
Sport & Exercise | The University of Edinburgh
The Eric Liddell Gym at the Pleasance has reopened this summer after a major renovation. This inspiring space is filled with state-of-the-art equipment, including 30 brand-new treadmills, 15 cross-trainers, nine exercise bikes and eight stair climbers. There is also strength equipment such as leg presses and lat pull machines. Find out more:
Refurbished Eric Liddell Gym unveiled | The University of Edinburgh
Teviot Row House building works and temporary closure
We’re working with the Students’ Association to upgrade Teviot Row House so it’s welcoming, accessible and environmentally efficient. At present, none of the building is fully wheelchair accessible without assistance. This will change to almost all areas becoming freely accessible to wheelchair users. We’re also making the building more environmentally sustainable for future generations of students. Teviot has a special place in our students’ hearts and we’ll ensure its unique character, history and design is preserved. The work is due to commence this October and complete in spring 2025. This means that Teviot will unfortunately be closed for the duration of these works.
Teviot Row House building works | The University of Edinburgh