Service Status & Opening Times

The Stannary lift (Asset 00205) connecting the lower Stannary to the first floor and DDM seminar rooms is currently out of service. 

We’ve reported the issue to our engineers and are working to restore service as soon as possible. Signage is in place to help guide you to alternative routes. 

We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience. 

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the Estates Helpdesk: 

01326 255686 

EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk 

The Fox 3 lift (asset 00231) is currently out of service due to a fault. Our contractors have been notified and are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

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

Due to what is now an emergency 24 hour road closure on Station Road, Penryn there will be diversions on services leaving Falmouth.

This is now expected to be until the 5th June 2026.

Affected routes: 3, 32, 32A, 33, 42, 69, 69A

Services 3, 32, 32A, 33 leaving Falmouth will be unable to stop to serve Penryn Railway station, opposite Harbour View, or Opposite Packsaddle Estate. Buses will divert via Kernick Road and the A39 between Penryn Campus/Treliever Roundabout (32).

This is particularly affecting those using the bus services from the train station and the Sidings. For full details please visit the Transport for Cornwall website.

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. 

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.

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.  

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.  

There will be no access to the ESI Boat Shed from Tuesday 21 April to Monday 15 June whilst internal reconfiguration works take place. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk. 

The B009_D-318 Research Lab within DDM level 3 will be closed for refurbishment. During this time, the surrounding corridors will remain open but will be used by both contractors and campus users. 

You may experience minor delays in this area while contractors move materials. On occasion, short, managed corridor closures may be required to move large equipment. These will be kept as brief as possible. 

Thank you for your patience and understanding while we complete these improvements. 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 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. 

As part of the University of Exeter’s Penryn 2.0 project, some temporary toilet closures are required in the Peter Lanyon building.

The following facilities on the ground floor will be closed from 17 May to 11 June 2026:

• Female toilets (B018E‑001)
• Accessible WC (B018E‑003)

Throughout this period, the nearest alternative facilities can be found:

• Toilets in the Institute of Photography (IoP)

• Toilets on the first floor of the Peter Lanyon building

• The nearest accessible WC is located on the ground floor of the adjoining IoP building

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and 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.  

From Monday 1 June to Friday 17 July, the Sustainability Café and several nearby facilities will be closed while refurbishment and essential maintenance works take place. 

Areas affected 

The following spaces will be unavailable during this period: 

• The Sustainability Café 
• Breakout area in front of the café (including microwave facilities) up to the Library entrance 
• Upper Stannary male toilets 
• Ladies’ toilets near the lift at the rear of the café 
• The lift, stair core and lobby (ground to first floor) 

Noise disruption expected 

• From 8–11 June, there will be unavoidable noise disruption due to subfloor grinding works. This may affect surrounding areas in the Library, the Stannary and Stannary Bar. 

Additional information 

• Microwave facilities in the breakout area will not be available for the duration of the works. 
• The entrance to the Library will not be affected and remains open.
• The accessible toilet on the ground floor will remain open.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience while these improvements are carried out. 

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

Due to Penryn 2.0 project works, the access road behind the Daphne du Maurier Building and alongside Car Park E will be closed from the morning of Monday 1 June to Monday 15 June. 

The area will be clearly cordoned off. However, deliveries will still be able to access the delivery bays via this road during this period. 

All other access to and from the affected areas should be made via the lane between the Sports Centre and Car Park E.  

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Penryn2.0@exeter.ac.uk. Thank you for your patience and understanding while these works are carried out. 

IT Services will be carrying out scheduled maintenance on the internal firewall between 6:30am and 8:00am on Friday 5 June.

During this time, you may experience brief service interruptions or slower performance when accessing on-campus network services, including printers and internal servers, across both the Penryn and Falmouth campuses.

If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact the IT Service Desk at service.desk@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 carpark, and the number of available spaces will be reduced.  

• 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.  

On Thursday 4 June, both sets of the Exchange Courtyard external sliding doors will be out of use. Instead, a temporary access route will be established via the Exchange Courtyard 4 and Exchange Courtyard 5 rooms. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk.

Essential maintenance is required to replace the hardware which supports the wired and wireless network equipment across Falmouth Campus this summer.

What you need to know

• Engineers will be replacing hardware in comms cabinets in buildings throughout Falmouth Campus in June.

• Network coverage (wired, wireless, phones, printing) will be unavailable in buildings when this work is scheduled.

Please see the schedule below outlining the date and time of the maintenance, and be aware that this will be updated as and when additional locations, dates and timings are agreed and added.

If you require internet access during the planned maintenance window, please use an alternative space on campus.

Thank you for your patience and understanding while we complete this maintenance.

A member of staff will be based in Rosehill Reception during the scheduled maintenance on 12 June to deal with in person enquiries, but network access will be unavailable. Phone calls will be diverted to Penryn Campus reception.

If you have any questions, please contact the IT Service Desk:

Tel: 01326 213822

Email: servicedesk@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.  

Car Park E at the Penryn Campus will be closed from Saturday 20 June to Sunday 21 June to allow for the installation of the new Freezer Archive building as part of the Penryn 2.0 project. 

During this time, please use one of the alternative campus car parks. 

Thank you for your patience while these important improvements are underway. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Penryn2.0@exeter.ac.uk.

Please be aware that the dates for Graduation this year at Penryn campus are:   

• Falmouth University, 20, 21& 22 July 2026 (view schedule)
• University of Exeter, 24 & 25 July 2026 (view schedule)

On these dates the car parks will be extremely busy. If you are travelling to campus, we encourage car sharing and using public transport where practical. Thank you for your cooperation.

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.