Group study rooms across the Bodleian Libraries
This page provides an overview of group study rooms available across the Bodleian Libraries and how to book them.
Wi-Fi is available in all rooms. All rooms have step-free access except:
- Taylor Institution Library: Graduate Study Room
- Humanities Library: Schwarzman Centre 20.101 Study Room North
- Humanities Library: Schwarzman Centre 20.102 Study Room South
- Humanities Library: Schwarzman Centre 20.105 Graduate Discussion Room
Where drinks are allowed, these can be hot and cold drinks in sealable, reusable containers such as KeepCups.
Spaces are available to University and Bodleian Reader card holders, except:
- The Group Study Room at the KB Chen China Centre Library may only be booked by University card holders;
- Spaces at the Cairns Library, Knowledge Centre and Girdlestone Memorial Library may only be booked by University and Bodleian Health Care Libraries card holders.
- The Graduate Study Rooms in the Humanities Library are only accessible to postgraduate students.
Small group study rooms (up to 4 people)
| Library | Capacity | Equipment | Drinks | Availability and booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns Library, John Radcliffe Hospital Group Study Room |
4 | Large screen, whiteboard | Y | Book Group Study Room |
| Girdlestone Memorial Library at Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Group Study Room |
4 | Large screen | Y | Book Study Room |
|
Humanities Library |
4 | Large screen, videoconferencing bar | Y | Book Meeting Room |
|
Humanities Library |
4 | Large screen, videoconferencing bar | Y | Book Study Room East |
|
Humanities Library |
4 | Large screen, videoconferencing bar | Y | Book Study Room West |
|
Humanities Library |
4 | Large screen, videoconferencing bar | Y | Book Study Room North |
|
Humanities Library |
4 | Large screen, videoconferencing bar | Y | Book Study Room South |
| Law Library Discussion Room 1 |
4 | Large screen, whiteboard | Y | Book Discussion Room 1 |
| Law Library Discussion Room 3 |
4 | Whiteboard | Y | Book Discussion Room 3 |
| Taylor Institution Library Film Viewing Room | 4 | Film and audio equipment | Y | Book Film Viewing Room |
|
Vere Harmsworth Library |
4 | Whiteboard | Y | Book Group Study Room 1 |
| Vere Harmsworth Library Group Study Room 2 |
4 | Whiteboard | Y | Book Group Study Room 2 |
| Weston Library Bonchristiano Room |
4 | Large screen | N | No booking required – available when not in use |
| Weston Library Sassoon Room |
4 | Large screen | N | No booking required – available when not in use |
Medium group study rooms (up to 8 people)
| Library | Capacity | Equipment | Drinks | Availability and booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns Library, John Radcliffe Hospital Group Study POD |
6 | Large screen | Y | Book Group Study POD |
|
Humanities Library |
8 | Large screen, videoconferencing bar | Y | Book Graduate Discussion Room |
|
Humanities Library |
8 | Large screen, videoconferencing bar | Y | Book Meeting Room |
|
Humanities Library |
8 | Large screen, videoconferencing bar | Y | Book Graduate Discussion Room |
| KB Chen China Centre Library Group study room |
8 | Projector | Y | Email: ccl@bodleian.ox.ac.uk |
| Knowledge Centre Group study room |
8 | Projector, large screen, flipchart, laptop | Y | Book Study Room |
|
Law Library |
6 | Whiteboard | Y | Book Discussion Room 2 |
|
Radcliffe Science Library |
6 | Large screen, projector | Y | Book Group Study Room 1 |
| Radcliffe Science Library Group Study Room 3 |
6 | Large screen, projector | Y | Book Group Study Room 3 |
| Radcliffe Science Library Group Study Room 4 |
6 | Large screen, projector | Y | Book Group Study Room 4 |
| Radcliffe Science Library Group Study Room 2 |
7 | Large screen, projector | Y | Book Group Study Room 2 |
| Radcliffe Science Library John Kidd Large Study Room |
8 | Height adjustable desks | Y | Book John Kidd Room |
| Social Science Library Small discussion room |
8 | PC (with in-built camera and microphone), projector & screen, whiteboard | Y | Book SSL small discussion room |
| Vere Harmsworth Library Godfrey Hodgson Room |
6 | Whiteboard | Y | Book Godfrey Hodgson Room |
Large group study rooms (over 9 people)
| Library | Capacity | Equipment | Drinks | Availability and booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns Library, John Radcliffe Hospital Beeson Group Training Room |
20 | Projector, PC, flipchart | Y | Book Beeson Room |
| Education Library Discussion room |
12 | 2 PCs, large screen, whiteboard | Y | Book Discussion room |
| Law Library Seminar Room |
15 | Projector, whiteboard | Y | Book Seminar Room |
| Radcliffe Science Library Seminar Room |
18 | Large screen, projector | Y | Booking available soon |
| Social Science Library Large discussion room |
16 | PC (with in-built camera and microphone), projector & screen, whiteboard | Y | Book SSL large discussion room |
| Taylor Institution Library Graduate Study Room | 10 | Large screen, projector | N | Book Graduate Study Room |
| Weston Library Horton Room |
20 | Large screen | N | No booking required – available when not in use |
