Service Status & Opening Times

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.

Part of the underpass and steps between the Exchange and the Design Centre, along with three bike racks, will be cordoned off on Wednesday 18 March through to the end of April, to allow for scaffolding. Alternative bike stands are available at the Sports Centre. Please ensure all bikes are removed from the affected racks by 18:00pm on Tuesday 17 March. Any bikes remaining in the affected stands when the work begins at 8:00am will need to be removed as per the abandoned bike policy. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

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

Please be advised that our PAT testing contractor will be attending the following areas to carry out annual Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) between the dates shown below.

During this time there may be brief interruptions whilst equipment is tested. The contractor will endeavour to keep any disruption to a minimum.

• Exchange Courtyard B058 23 April – 30 April 2026
• Exchange (B034)   16 April – 30 April 2026
• Koofi Café (B023) 23 April – 30 April 2026
• AMATA (B024)      9 April – 30 April 2026
• SONVA (B027)      23 April – 30 April 2026

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience and cooperation.

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 maintenance work being undertaken on the roof of the ESI External Plantroom, scaffolding needs to be transported via scissor lift, up the side of the ESI building.  

While the works are underway, please can all campus users ensure that they remain outside the barriered areas. Please note that there may be some minor disruption to traffic whilst the scissor lift is installed outside the building. Minimal noise disruption consistent with the use of machinery and scaffolding is also to be expected.  

Important dates are as follows: 

• Scissor lift to be delivered on Monday 27 April  

• Works to install scaffold will take place on Tuesday 28 April 

Please be aware that the positioning of this work (marked green or red in the image below) is weather dependant, and may be subject to change, due to unforeseen complications, and working with external contractors. 

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

On Thursday 30 April, the large sliding doors on the ground floor of the Exchange Building (next to the Career Zone) will be out of use. Please use the revolving doors for entry instead. Staff on site will be happy to assist anyone with accessibility needs. If you have any questions or concerns about the work, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk.

An electrical shutdown is required in several labs, offices and toilets within Daphne Du Maurier (DDM) on Friday 1 May. The shutdown will take place between 8am and 12pm, with all power expected to be reinstated by 12pm. This work has been rescheduled from Monday 20 to Wednesday 22 April, to allow the essential disconnection of the electrical circuits within the new Mass Spectrometry Lab and enabling the demolition works to begin.

The eight toilets, 12 offices and lab spaces listed below and outlined in red in the image, located in the corridor opposite the Molecular Biology Lab just off the museum, will be impacted:

• B009_D-314 (3.098) 
• B009_D-315 (3.097) 
• B009_D-316 (3.096) 
• B009_D-317 (3.095) 
• B009_D-319 (3.094) 
• B009_D-320 (3.093) 
• B009_D-321 (3.092) 
• B009_D-325 (3.085) 
• B009_D-326 (3.084) 
• B009_D-327 (3.083) 
• B009_D-328 (3.082) 
• B009_D-329 (3.081) 
• B009_D-322
• B009_D-330
• B009_D-389
• B009_D-390
• B009_D-384
• B009_D-335

Colleagues will still be able access the offices but there will be no power available during this time period. We request that colleagues ensure items are switched off so they do not automatically come back on when the power is reconnected and cause a health and safety risk (for example fans or heaters). 

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

We apologise for the short notice of the electrical power outage work and the disruption it may cause, your understanding and cooperation during this period are greatly appreciated.    

The work is taking place to support the refurbishment of the Mass Spectrometry Lab as part of Penryn 2.0 project. 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.

On Tuesday 5 May, the double swing doors to the Lower Stannary (opposite the doctor’s surgery) will be closed all day while essential repairs are carried out.

Please access the Lower Stannary via the sliding doors opposite the Students’ Union. The nearest accessible route is via the doors at the front of the Stannary, next to the bar. Thank you for your understanding. If you have any questions or concerns about the work, please contact the Estates Helpdesk on 01326 255686 or EstatesHelpdesk@fxplus.ac.uk.

Due to the Penryn 2.0 project construction works, Peter Lanyon East (Excluding Lecture Theatres 1-4) will be closed from Monday 11 May through to Thursday 27 August. 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 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.  

On Wednesday 27 May, it is the University of Exeter’s, Penryn Campus Open Day. We anticipate around 1,800 additional visitors on campus during this time and the car parks will be extremely busy, with Car Parks D and E in sole use for the Open Day. These will be managed by campus Safety and Support.  

The Open Day will be run from the Lower Stannary and you will see a higher volume of footfall and noise disruption in this area. 

If you are traveling to campus, please consider car sharing or use public transport where practical. 

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

The Fox 3 Hub Reconfiguration project, a complete refurbishment of the space, will begin on Monday 1 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 1 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.  

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.