Service Status & Opening Times

The Heart Reception at Penryn Campus is now closed for summer and will re-open on Monday 7 September. Any enquiries usually dealt with here can be directed to Glasney Lodge Reception, or by calling them on 013262 53503.

Roof maintenance works will take place on the Peter Lanyon and Falmouth Launchpad buildings from Monday 3 August to Friday 7 August. This work includes vegetation clearance and cleaning of the buildings’ solar (PV) panels.

During this period, there may be some noise disruption and temporary closures of pedestrian walkways around the affected areas. Please follow all on-site signage and use the alternative routes.

Thank you for your patience while these essential maintenance works are completed.

If you have any questions, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk.

A planned power supply disruption on Thursday 6 August may temporarily affect building services in the SERSF and Stella Turk buildings between 6pm and 11pm. Systems connected to the Building Management System (BMS), including heating and air conditioning, could experience interruptions of up to 30 minutes.

If you have any questions, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk.

The Estates Helpdesk, located in the Information Building near the Exchange Courtyard, will be closed for one hour on Tuesday 11 August, from 14:00pm-15:00pm. During this time, contractors will need to sign in/out at Glasney Lodge and voicemails and emails will be responded to upon reopening at 15:00pm. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

If you have any questions, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk.

A temporary electrical shutdown is required on the ground floor within the Peter Lanyon building on Monday 17 August.

The power shutdown is expected to last from 8am until 1:30pm and will impact the following areas:

• The Hub Office (an alternative office space has been booked in Fistral within Tremough House).
• The temporary tea point: please use the kitchen facilities within Glasney Lodge or within Tremough House during this time.

Only the above areas are expected to be impacted by the shutdown and will not have any power during this time. There will be no impact on the other half of the building or on Falmouth University.

This shutdown is required so the new power distribution board can be reconnected following the previous shutdown on Monday 3 August, as part of ongoing Penryn 2.0 work.

We kindly request that colleagues ensure items are switched off at the end of the day on Friday 14 August, so that items such as fans do not automatically come back on when the power is reconnected and cause a health and safety risk.

Colleagues can book alternative office spaces on Penryn Campus as required. Home-working may be appropriate and colleagues should agree this with their line manager in the usual manner.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused, your understanding and cooperation during this project are greatly appreciated.    

To find out more about Penryn 2.0 and for regular lookahead updates please visit the website.  

If you have any questions or an urgent issue/concern to report to the team, please contact Penryn2.0@exeter.ac.uk.   

The Sustainability Café will be temporarily closed for three days from Monday 17 August, reopening on Thursday 20 August, while the Estates team complete the final phase of the refurbishment. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk.

Rosehill Meeting Room 1 will be out of use until the new year due to ongoing water ingress. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk.

The summer refurbishment works in Penryn Campus Library are now underway. The Reading Room (Level 2) and Retreat Room are now CLOSED for the duration of the works.

There will also likely be noise disruption throughout the summer in the blue zone of Level 2.

While the Reading Room is closed…

Alternative silent study space will be available on weekdays throughout the summer from the 1st of June:

• Library Group Study Room 5 (all summer)
• until 12th June: DDM Seminar Room E
• from 20th July: Exchange Seminar Red

Want to access the journals archive?

The print journals have now been moved into storage for the summer, but they are still available upon request. Please ask a member of staff for help.

What to expect in September…

The Reading Room will be converted into a multi-purpose study space, with a variety of seating types to suit your needs.

There will be spaces for 1:1 appointments with Academic Skills Advisors, English Language Tutors, and your Subject Librarians.

There will also be a new entrance from the Exchange Courtyard for ease of access.

The Reading Room is also being renamed to “The Study.”

The current Audio-Visual area will be repurposed into a focused study area, with a variety of solo booths for comfortable, low-distraction study.

We’ll also be reconfiguring the shelving in this area to house our print journals collection, for ease of access and browsability.

The AV materials previously in this area have been moved to the Yellow Zone on Level 2 of the library.

Stock Moves

Our collections have also been reconfigures, so some things may not be where you are used to.
Please ask a member of staff if you need help with anything, and thank you for your patience while we get our signage updated.

Books: All of our books have moved to the main shelves in the Blue Zone.

Journals: Have moved to temporary storage, but still available upon request.

VHS tapes: Have moved to storage, but still available upon request.

DVDS, CDs & Vinyl: Have moved onto shelving in the Yellow Zone.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact studenthelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk.

To enable the Penryn 2.0 project works, a small section of Car Park E will be cordoned off and used as a site compound from 13 April through to 30 September. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk.  

Essential electrical safety works will take place in Fox 1 from Monday 3 August to Friday 14 August 2026 as part of a programme of distribution board upgrades. 

During this period, specialist contractors will be working in the building and there may be some disruption while electrical equipment is upgraded. The project has been scheduled to coincide with the refurbishment of the Fox 3 Hub ground floor tutorial area and the relocation of the Illustration MA course to Lamorva to help minimise impact on teaching and learning activities. 

We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience while these important works are completed. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk.  

Construction works to create a new freezer archive on the site of the existing beetle sheds, opposite the rear entrance to CSM, will begin on Monday 20 April. The work is estimated to complete by Tuesday 25 August. Due to the nature of the works, noise is expected during the construction period. Please also take extra care when using the access road to the rear of DDM. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk.  

Due to the University of Exeter’s Penryn 2.0 project, the Peter Lanyon ground floor kitchen will be temporarily closed and out of action. Once the work is complete, the fully refurbished kitchen and breakout space will be accessible for all. We kindly ask that all personal items are removed from the kitchen area by Friday 8 May, as after this date there will be no access to the kitchen and all remaining items will be discarded.      

We apologise for any inconvenience caused during these essential works and thank you for your patience as we enhance our facilities across the Penryn Campus.

If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk. 

Due to the University of Exeter’s Penryn 2.0 project, the Learning Lounge on the first floor of Peter Lanyon, room B018E-151, will be closed to all students from 6pm Friday 8 May until September. During this time, please use and alternative study space on campus.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused during these essential works and thank you for your patience as we enhance our facilities across the Penryn Campus.

If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk. 

Due to the installation of a new ventilation and monitoring system, there will be no access to the Archives & Special Collections from 11 May until early September.
•    The Archives and Special Collections will not be available to access during this period.
•    There will be no reading room appointments, however the Archives team will continue to support enquiries remotely – please email archives@fxplus.ac.uk. 

Due to the University of Exeter’s Penryn 2.0 project construction works, from Monday 11 May, through to Thursday 27 August, Peter Lanyon East will be closed, including the Learning Lounge and seminar rooms upstairs, Lecture Theatres 1-5 and the Ground Floor Kitchen, plus the female and accessible toilets opposite the Institute of Photography entrance. The central staircase within the building is also out of bounds.

Peter Lanyon West remains open, however disabled access to this area is via Peter Lanyon East. Disabled access to the first floor via the lift can be maintained and will be managed by the contractor. Service users requiring to use the lift will be escorted by the contractor through the controlled area. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk. 

The Fox 3 Hub Reconfiguration project, a complete refurbishment of the space, will begin on Monday 8 June through to September 2026. Throughout the duration of the building works, there will no access to the following areas: 

• The Hub, F013-049 

• Hub 1-7  

• Kitchen and store 

• Office, F013-016 

• Accessible W.C, F013-014 

• Meeting Room, F013-021 

• Lower Courtyard, F013-005 

• Corridor, F013-025 

From Saturday 1 August through to September 2026, there will also be no access to the below space in Fox 1, including Studio F011-008, as part of the same project: 

What else do you need to know? 

• Expect noise disruption throughout adjacent spaces 

• There will be power disruptions when the work is underway, however these will be communicated separately ahead of time and identify the affected areas. 

• The internal link between Fox 4 and Fox 3 will be closed from 8 June through to September 2026.  

• Our contractor’s external compound will be located in Fox 4 car park, and the entire carpark will be reserved for contractor parking only.  

• Contractors will be entering the building to access the building site in Fox 3 from Fox 4 main entrance. 

Thank you for cooperation while this work takes place. If you have any questions about the project, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk.  

Due to a significant programme of summer works across the Falmouth campus, Fox 4 Car Park will be reserved for contractor use only from 9 June until the end of August.

During this period, please use Lamorva Car Park or the smaller car parks along the Rosehill main drive as alternatives.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation while these essential improvements are carried out. If you have any questions about the project, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk.  

We will be upgrading the Exchange Pods, Reading Room and Knowledge Vault starting in mid-June (estimated), as part of the programme of works taking place over the summer. During this time there will be no access to the spaces and the corridor to the Knowledge Vault will also be closed. This notice provides advanced warning of the closures and will be updated when an exact date is confirmed. Thank you for your understanding while we make these improvements.

If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk.  

Penryn Campus testing: Fridays 7:30am to 9:00am.
The bell will sound for a few seconds so please take no action and do not evacuate the building at this signal. If you cannot hear the alarm in your area, please inform Safety and Support on 01326 255875. Should the bell continue to sound, please assume it is a real alarm and evacuate accordingly. Please obey alarms at all other times.
Falmouth Campus testing: Fridays from 3:00pm.
Contact: Safety and Support Tel: 01326 255875 (ext. 5875) or email: securityservices@fxplus.ac.uk.