Your guide to Central Saint Martins Central Saint to guide Your Central Saint Martins This guide is designed to help you settle in to your Granary Building new life as a student at Central Saint Martins, 1 Granary Square London N1C 4AA University of the Arts London (UAL). In this half you’ll find information specifically about Central Saint +44 (0)20 7514 7000 Martins, which we often refer to as CSM, and in the other half you’ll find information for all UAL students. Connect with us CentralSaintMartins @CSM_news @CSM_news artslondoncsm How to use this guide This means there's more detailed information in Welcome 3 the other half of the guide This means you can find Need to know out more online. Just go Where to find us and opening hours 4 to and enter arts.ac.uk Student Centre 4 the term we suggest Lockers / Bike storage 5 This means there's ID cards 7 a website to check Health and safety 8 Library and Learning Zone 11 This means there's arts shop / Central Loan Store / Printing 13 a telephone number This means there's come and show us the an email address Support and wellbeing future and we can help Academic Support 14 Quiet spaces / Prayer rooms 15 you show the world. Workshops and technical resources 17 Grayson Perry University of the Arts London Chancellor Making the most of CSM Arts SU / Events 19 Museum and Study Collection / Lethaby Gallery 21 Platform Theatre 21 Food and drink at CSM 22 What’s going on around CSM? 23 Postgraduate / Research 25 Knowledge Exchange 25 1 Your guide to Central Saint Martins Central Saint to guide Your Welcome to Central Saint Martins. You are joining a unique community of artists, designers and performers. CSM offers one of the most diverse and comprehensive ranges of creative education degrees in the country, while University of the Arts London offers the largest grouping of specialist arts, design and communication programmes in Europe. Our aim is to make CSM a key cultural institution on the national and international stage, and in doing so, enhance your experience of being a student here. Last year we hosted over 600 public facing events; my advice is to read our weekly events newsletter and look out for all the events going on outside your curriculum. These are advertised on our website, on posters and screens around the college and on our social media channels – they are an important part of your overall experience as a student here, and provide an Welcome to unparalleled cultural context for the rest of your studies. The campus at King’s Cross encourages open debate and communication. We work closely with the students’ union to develop a sense of community within the building, and I encourage you to get involved with these wider activities, through course Central committees and other events. I hope you have a great year. But, if things are going wrong with your course, let us know sooner rather than later. If you have suggestions as to how the college could get better, please tell us. If things are going well, tell us. It is only by working together that we can keep Saint Martins developing CSM as one of the best places in the world to study art, design and performance. Although CSM and UAL are rightly proud of their famous graduates, I always say that we are only as good as our last show. It's the work of our current students that shows where we are heading as a leading creative institution. This means you! I look forward to seeing what you produce as part of the next generation of artists, designers and performers. Professor Jeremy Till Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Head of Central Saint Martins 2 3 Your guide to Central Saint Martins Central Saint to guide Your Need to know > Where to find us Finding your way around CSM Requesting letters from the Lockers During your first term, you will be given tours Student Centre Each course has set locker zones. Maps King’s Cross of the buildings appropriate to your course as To get letters for bank accounts, Council Tax showing their locations can be found on Central Saint Martins part of your induction. You can also take virtual exemption or the Confirmation of Enrolment the ground floor at King’s Cross to the right Granary Building tours of CSM and other UAL colleges online. letter (used for visa applications) you have of the barriers and just before the Student 1 Granary Square the following options: Centre, as well as online. London N1C 4AA ‘CSM find us’ • Visit the Student Centre in person Check the map to see where Nearest transport Student Centre with your ID card your course lockers are based. King's Cross Underground Located on the ground floor at King’s Cross, • Download the appropriate letter by the Student Centre can help you with all your logging into your Student Portal on Find an open and empty locker – one Term time opening hours general enquiries, including: sits.arts.ac.uk with a green display. You can only use Monday to Friday 8.30am – 10pm one locker at a time, so choose wisely! Saturday 9am – 5pm • Access to the college Please note that during busy times, • Assessments especially the start of term, it may not be Place your belongings in the locker and 020 7514 7000 • Course work submissions possible to process letters instantly. It’s close the door, locking it by touching • Enrolment best to wait until you’ve received your letter your ID card against it and turning the • Extenuating Circumstances, before making any visa or bank account handle. Make sure it’s definitely locked Archway appeals and complaints appointments in case there’s a delay. as we can’t accept responsibility for the Central Saint Martins • ID cards loss or damage of belongings. Archway main building • International student queries 2 Elthorne Road • Letters Bike storage London N19 4AG • Lockers There are 276 bicycle parking spaces • Student Services: finance, health, in the basement of our King’s Cross Annexe at Archway disability, counselling etc. building. If you’d like to use a space, email The Elthorne Road Studios • Study support enquiries [email protected] from your 9-15 Elthorne Road • Timetable queries university email address including your London N19 4AJ student ID (emails from non-university 020 7514 7202 accounts will be automatically rejected). Nearest transport Archway Underground Term time opening hours Spaces are allocated on a first come, first Monday to Friday 10am – 6pm served basis. Please don’t leave your bike Term time opening hours overnight unless there’s an emergency or Monday to Friday 8.30am – 9pm Non-standard term time a problem with your bike. Saturday 10am – 4pm and holiday opening hours Monday to Friday 10am – 4pm ‘CSM bike storage’ During the holidays opening hours at Archway may vary. Please check with the staff there for details. 020 7514 7098 4 5 Your guide to Central Saint Martins Central Saint to guide Your ID cards You will receive a student ID card and lanyard when you enrol. CSM operates a strict no pass no entry policy to ensure security across all sites, so please remember to bring your ID card with you every day, especially as you’ll also need it for printing (find out how to do this further on in the guide). Q: What should I do if I lose my ID card? If you lose your card you should check with the site reception first in case it’s been handed in. If not, you’ll need to buy a replacement online at estore.arts.ac.uk. Select ‘Product Catalogue’, then ‘Central Saint Martins’ and then ‘ID card replacement’. The receipt should then be presented at the Student Centre at King’s Cross where they will print you a new card. Once printed, you’ll need to wait about ten minutes before you can use your new card. If your ID card is replaced, your locker will not automatically transfer to your new card. Please go to the Student Centre and ask a member of staff to open the locker for you, so that you can re-lock your locker with your new card. Q: What should I do if my card gets stolen or damaged? If your ID card is stolen you’ll need to present a Police Crime Number to the Student Centre at King’s Cross to receive a new card. If your ID card is damaged you can get a free replacement as long as you can bring your card to the Student Centre to prove that it is damaged. Q: Can I share my ID card with another student? No. ID cards are issued to individual students and must not be shared. Anyone found to be using another student’s ID card will have it confiscated and both involved could face disciplinary action. Note • If you’ve lost your card you can show your receipt for a replacement to get into the college while you wait for a new one. • You can only own one ID card at a time. If you lose your ID card, the old one will be deactivated as soon as a replacement is activated. 6 7 Your guide to Central Saint Martins Central Saint to guide Your Health and safety Risk assessments First aid At times, you will be required to write risk If you need first aid at King’s Cross, call Smoking assessments for your work.