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STUDENT GUIDE 2018/19 CONTENTS ONCAMPUS LONDON SOUTH BANK 2 & SURROUNDING AREA LONDON SOUTH BANK MAP 3 AROUND CAMPUS 4 TEACHING BUILDINGS 6 ENROLMENT AND INDUCTION 9 ATTENDANCE 13 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ADVICE 15 CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 18 WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE CITY? 19 STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES 21 STUDENT OYSTER PHOTOCARD 22 PAYING YOUR FEES 24 TERM DATES 28 CENTRE STAFF CONTACTS BACK PAGE 1 2 SOUTH BANK LONDON ON Arts and Human Sciences. andHumanSciences. Arts of theFaculty for space teaching landmarkprovides architectural this and smallevents conferences for facilities asits As well 05. SOUTH BANK AND 01 &02. & THE SURROUNDING AREA & THESURROUNDING bizarre) artworks intheworld. artworks bizarre) (and famous someofthemost view visitto than5million visitors more modernart.Eachyear, international nationalmuseumof Britain’s 07. 3 mins|1min 20 mins|8 THE KEYWORTH CENTRE THE KEYWORTH TATE MODERN TATE ON CAMPUS LONDONCAMPUS UNIVERSITY CAMPUS CAMPUS of Sir Christopher Wren. of SirChristopher design anEnglishBaroque builtto was 17thcentury thelate datingfrom church of theBishopLondon.Thepresent andseat ofEnglandcathedral A Church 03. people annually. annually. people 3.5million byover in theUK,visited attraction popularpaidtourist the most and WheelinEurope, Ferris The tallest 08. 29 mins|14 17 mins|7 ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL ST PAUL’S THE LONDON EYE LONDON multiplex cinema, gym and library. cinema,gymandlibrary. multiplex a16-screen 265stores, contains Bush, andShepherd’s Kensington between Thecentre, centre. in-cityshopping largest Europe’s and shoppingarea newest London’s SHOPPING CENTRE 04. 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Westminster of atthenorthendofPalace clock bellofthe thegreat The nicknamefor 09. many fantastic curryhouses. many fantastic and market Sunday its for It isfamous someasBangletown. to and isknown community Bangladeshi-Sylheti city’s BrickLaneistheheartof Today, 06. 54 mins | 19 mins | 20 mins mins|20 mins|19 54 20 mins|8 34 mins BIGBEN WESTFIELD BRICK LANE LONDON BRIDGE Union Street 6 YOUR POCKET MAP 7 3 SOUTHWARK TO BRICK LANE: OF ONCAMPUS LONDON SOUTH BANK 2.6 miles TO CHINATOWN: 2.2 miles TO SOUTH BANK CENTRE: 1.5 miles Sudrey 8 A201 Street Mint Street A3 WATERLOO STATION Blackfriars Road TO TATE MODERN: 1.4 miles TO ST PAUL’S Borough High Street CATHEDRAL: 2 miles LONDON EYE: 0.8 miles Webber BOROUGH Waterloo Road 9 Street CAMPUS TO BIG BEN Mclaren House A2198 & WESTMINSTER: 1.4 miles Long Lane ON A3 4 TO WESTFIELD STUDENT CENTRE SHOPPING CENTRE: 7.1 miles AND STUDENTS’ UNION David Bomberg House Borough 5 Road A2 LAMBETH NORTH BOROUGH ROAD BUILDING TO EDGWARE ROAD: 3 miles A3202 Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Engineering, Science KEYWORTH BUILDING 2 and the Built Environment A201 St George’s 1 FARADAY WING Road Faculty of Business NEWINGTON GARDENS PERRY LIBRARY A3203 LONDON SOUTH BANK Lambeth Road UNIVERSITY CAMPUS Falmouth Road LAMBETH PALACE New Kent Road GARDENS Harper Road ELEPHANT & CASTLE A201 Brook Drive New Kent Road A23 The London Underground is a metro system serving a Kennington Road large part of Greater London, providing fast and efficient Dante House ELEPHANT & CASTLE service for those travelling SHOPPING CENTRE around the city. A2 Newington Butts MAP KEY Walworth Road Railway Underground Student Railway Place of Worship Place of Worship Restaurant Station Station accommodation Line Church Mosque 3 AROUND CAMPUS... WHERE WILL I FIND... ? Attractions Library Imperial War Museum John Harvard Library Lambeth Road 211 Borough High Street 020 7416 5000 www.southwark.gov.uk www.iwm.org.uk Books, CDs & DVDs Established: 1936 Internet facilities The View From the Shard Open 7 days a week London’s highest viewing gallery and the fourth highest Local Council building in Europe Southwark Council 32 London Bridge Street Town Hall, Peckham SE1 9SG Road, 020 7525 5000 www.theviewfromtheshard.com www.southwark.gov.uk Shopping centre Swimming Pool Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre The Castle Sports Centre Elephant & Castle 2 St Gabriel Walk 020 7703 5678 London, SE1 6FG Chain shops: Boots, Iceland, Peacocks, Tel: 0844 893 3888 Superdrug, Tesco, WH Smiths WH Smith, Restaurants Post Office Tesco etc, Juice Bar, English & Latin Nandos Westminster Bridge Road Banks cafes. Indian restaurant 119 Newington Causeway 125-131 Westminster Bridge Road Abbey La Bodeguita Co-op 9 Southwark Street Transport Shopping Centre 136 Southwark Bridge Rd, www.abbey.com Elephant & Castle Railway Station Chatkhara SE1 0DG Barclays Elephant Road 84 Walworth Road 29 Borough High Street www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/EPH.html Police Station www.barclays.com Bakerloo Line Zone 1 Dragon Castle Southwark Police Station Overseas Northern Line Zone 1 100 Walworth Road HSBC Visitor & Registration Office (OVRO) Masters Super Fish 28 Borough High Street 323 Borough High Street SE1 1JL Markets www.hsbc.co.uk 191 Waterloo Road Opening Hours: Mon, Tues, Weds & Fri Lloyds Lower Marsh Market (street food) Tai Top Mein 9am – 4pm (closed on Thursdays, 69 Borough High Street, East Street Market 6 Elephant & Castle weekends & national holidays) www.lloydsbank.com Borough Market Assado NatWest Borough High Street 157 Waterloo Rd, London Supermarkets 10 Southwark Street Elephant & Castle Street Market Tesco, Shopping Centre www.natwest.com Solicitors Open 7.00am—10.00pm Mon-Sat Anthony Gold Taxi office 169 Walworth Road Elephant Cars 020 7703 1987 109 Elephant Road www.anthonygold.co.uk 020 7703 0134 4 5 TEACHING BUILDINGS Technopark building Faraday Wing The Keyworth centre 90 London Road, SE1 6LN Keyworth Street, SE1 6NG Keyworth Street, SE1 6NG The Technopark is home to the University The Faraday wing provides teaching facilities As well as its facilities for conferences International Office. and locations for the Sports Science courses. and small events this architectural landmark provides teaching space for the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences Borough Road building Perry Library and is a centre of excellence for our 103 Borough Road, SE1 OAA 250 Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 6NJ media courses. Magnificent views are Dating back to the origins of the institution available from the eighth floor. The Library not only holds thousands of over 100 years ago, the Borough Road building course-specific texts but also a significant contains the Tower block, M block, Extension number of key journal subscriptions, past Block and Joseph Lancaster House (J block). examination papers, audio-visual resources It is home to the Faculty of Arts and Human and subject databases. Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering, Science and the Built Environment. Its facilities include a refectory, the Tower Restaurant and Learning Resource Centre (LRC) the Edric Hall performing arts centre. 105 Borough Road, SE1 0AA The LRC on Borough Road provides free London Road building computer access to all students and staff, as 100-116 London Road, SE1 6LN well as printing, scanning and photocopying This is the teaching and administrative home facilities. Further specialist facilities for for the ONCAMPUS staff, Faculty of Business, Engineering and Language students are also and Computing and Information Management. available. It also incorporates the Abbey Conference Suite, a refectory and cafeteria. Student Life Centre Borough Road, SE1 0AA K2 building The Student Life Centre is a central hub for Keyworth Street, SE1 6NG student support and employment information K2 houses the Faculty of Health and Social as well as being home to our Students’ Union; Care and The Department of Education. a base for its social and support facilities. The Facilities include four modern lecture theatres, building is also home to the Student Mental 12 skills labs for the Faculty of Health and Health & Wellbeing service, including disability Social Care, 10 mock education classrooms and dyslexia support. and the Geo Cafe serving hot and cold drinks, baguettes and hot snacks. 6 7 STUDENT ENROLMENT SPORTS CLUBS AND INDUCTION THE STUDENTS’ UNION (SU) SPORTS OFFICE (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE ATHLETICS Induction programme – enrolment To register, you must take UNION) IS THE CENTRAL POINT OF ADMINISTRATION AND INFORMATION FOR ALL OF THE the following with you: When you attend enrolment, please bring UNIVERSITY’S REPRESENTATIVE AND RECREATIONAL SPORTS CLUBS. THE CLUBS ARE RUN the following: • Your passport and BRP card BY STUDENTS, FOR STUDENTS, AND CLUBS HAVE QUALIFIED COACHES TO HELP YOU WITH • £34 in cash (bring the exact amount) 1. Your passport and BRP card (Biometric YOUR PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT. Residence Permit) • a copy of the Visa page from your passport as well as a copy of both sides of your BRP 2. All the academic certificates and (if applicable) The SU Sports Office can help you find out transcripts you used for your visa • two passport sized photographs anything about a sports team or an activity. application: high school and/or university We will be able to tell you what you need (only original copies will be accepted). • completed OVRO Registration to know, or at least point you in the right • Proforma (a link to this electronic form 3. The English language certificate you direction. If you do not see your sport on this will be provided by the centre) used for your visa application e.g. IELTS site, do not worry - just ask! We provide the certificate (only original copies will be opportunity for students to represent the accepted). university in student competitions in almost Once you have registered, you will be given every kind of sport e.g. athletics, horse 4. Proof that you have paid your tuition fees. a Police Registration Certificate (PRC). You riding, rowing and many more. If you have not yet paid your tuition fees, will need to bring your PRC into the office you should present your credit/debit card for us to make a copy for our records. You The SU Sports Office is also the place to or a cheque made payable to ‘ONCAMPUS should keep this throughout your time in the leave messages for club officers, as each London South Bank’ at your induction.