At the heart of the campus on the main quad, the building is a welcoming place for postgraduate students to come to for advice, quiet study, and to socialise. The Graduate School is a space set aside exclusively for postgraduate students to use at any time of day or night, as it is accessible 24/7 by a proximity card. The lower level includes the Postgraduate Common Room, a kitchen, a Quiet 明星八卦 Room, a Conference Room, and internet kiosks. Upstairs, you will find the staff offices, including the Graduate School Reception, where you can come for advice between 9am – 5pm on weekdays.
Away from the main Graduate School building, the Postgraduate 明星八卦 Centre at the third floor research commons area, Bannerman Centre, is a computer room accessible only to postgraduate students. The new Research Commons area is now a PG exclusive space with the following facilities and benefits:
- 24 hour access
- Access through the library up till 21:00 then after through the normal PG door up the lift and opposite the DDS entrance to access
- 40 PC terminals
- An area with electrical points to hot desk and plug in laptops.
- Three separate areas for maximum space.
Postgraduate students are entitled to borrow a Graduate School laptop for a one week loan, free of charge. Small storage lockers are also available for use during your time as a postgraduate student.