Winter on Campus

• The Student Support Team are available up until Friday 22 December 2023.
• Services will resume as usual from Tuesday 2 January 2024.  
• If you need help during the closure period, you can visit the need help now page or contact our out of hours team in Glasney Lodge

Glasney Lodge Residences 24/7 Emergency Line

• Phone Number: 01326253503

• During the holiday period, Glasney Lodge will be open 24/7 to provide support with any questions or issues you may have.
• If you need help during the closure period, you can visit the need help now page or contact our out of hours team in Glasney Lodge
• We will be hosting Pre-Christmas Get Together events on Tuesday 12 (Fox Café, Falmouth Campus) and Wednesday 13 (Koofi, Penryn Campus) December, from 17:00pm – 19:00pm. It’s an opportunity to meet other students staying on campus over the winter break and make some festive plans. A complimentary hot drink and mince pie will be provided to break the ice.
• If you are remaining in the area, there are still lots of activities taking place on campus, online and within the local community. You can find out more by browsing our events at the bottom of this page and by visiting our ResLife Instagram and Facebook accounts.

Glasney Lodge Residences 24/7 Emergency Line

• Phone Number: 01326253503

The Multifaith Chaplaincy on Penryn Campus (Tremough Barton Cottage 8) will be open Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 17:00pm, throughout the festive break. However, no chaplains or staff will be present during this time.  

The exception will be Christmas Day (25 December) and Boxing Day (26 December) when Gemma Tracey, Interim Coordinating Chaplain, will be hosting celebrations in the Multifaith Chaplaincy (Penryn Campus). This will be open from 9:00am – 17:00pm serving snacks, soup, and sandwiches for lunch, followed with board games and a festive movie. 

Catered Halls will be closed from 22 December 2023 – 8 January 2024

Penryn Campus:

Sustainability Cafe 

• Open Monday 11 – Friday 15 December 9:00am – 4:00pm (Monday – Friday) 
• Closed Saturday 16 – Sunday 17 December 
• Open Monday 18 – Friday 22 December from 9:00am – 15:00pm 
• Closed from Saturday 23rd December, reopening on Tuesday 2 January 2024 

The Coffee Stop 

• Open Monday 11 – Friday 15 December from 8:00am – 15:00pm (Monday – Friday) 
• Closed from Saturday 16 December, reopening later in January 2024 (date tbc)

Stannary Kitchen 

• Open Monday 11 Friday 15 December from 8:00am – 17:00pm (Monday – Friday) 
• Closed Saturday 16 – Sunday 16 December 
• Open Monday 18 – Friday 22 December from 8:00am – 14:00pm 
• Closed from Saturday 23rd December, reopening on Tuesday 2 January 2024  

Stannary Deli 

• Open Monday 11 – Friday 15 December from 10:00am – 14:00pm (Monday – Friday) 
• Closed from Saturday 16 December, reopening later in January 2024 as a Pop-up (date tbc)

Stannary Bar 

• Open Monday 11 December – Friday 15 December from 13:00pm until late 
• Closed from Saturday 16 December, reopening later in January 2024 (date tbc)

Koofi 

• Open Monday 11 – Thursday 14 December from 8:30am – 18:30pm 
• Open Friday 15 December from 8:30am – 20:30pm 
• Open Saturday 16 December from 13:00pm – 20:30pm 
• Open Sunday 17 December from 13:00pm – 18:00pm 
• Open Monday 18 – Friday 22 December from 8:30am – 17:00pm 
• Open Saturday 23 – Sunday 24 December from 10:00am – 14:00pm 
• Closed from Monday 25 December, reopening Wednesday 3rd January 2024 

Amata Café  

• Open Monday 11 December from 8:30am – 3:30pm (Monday – Friday) 
• Open Saturday 16 from 8:30am – 13:00pm 
• Closed from 13:00pm on Saturday 16 December, reopening from Tuesday 2 January 2024 

ESI Cafe 

• Open Monday 11 – 15 December from 9:00am – 3:30pm (Monday – Friday) 
• Closed from Saturday 16 December, reopening later in January 2024 (date tbc)

Penryn Campus Shop 

• Open Monday 11 – Thursday 14 December 8:00am – 19:00pm 
• Open Friday 15 December 8:00am – 19:00pm 

• Closed Saturday 16 – Sunday 17 December 
• Open Monday 18 – Friday 22 December, from 8:00am – 5:00pm  
• Closed Saturday 23 – Tuesday 26 December 
• Open Wednesday 27 – Friday 29 December, from 10:00am – 14:00pm 
• Closed Saturday 30 December
• Open Tuesday 2 – Friday 5 January 2024, from 8:00am – 18:00pm
• Normal opening times will resume from Saturday 6 January 2024

Falmouth Campus: 

Fox Cafe 

• Open Monday 11 – Friday 22 December, from 8:30am – 16:30pm (Monday – Friday) 
• Closed from Saturday 23 December 2023, reopening on Tuesday 2 January 2024  

Falmouth Campus Art Shop 

• Closed from Monday 11 December 2023, reopening on Tuesday 2 January 2024

Traditional, Vegetarian and Vegan Christmas Day Hamper Meals are available to order online from the Penryn Campus Shop up until Sunday 17 December. They cost £15 and include a frozen roast chicken meal or meat free roast, with roast potatoes and vegetables, Christmas pudding and clotted cream, croissants, jam and fruit juice, a selection box, mince pies and biscuits.

More information is available online.

Place your order by emailing Lorraine.Vincent@fxplus.ac.uk. The team caters to different dietary and allergen needs. Please let us know your requirements when ordering.

You will need to collect your hamper from the Penryn Campus Shop on Friday 22 December by 2pm.

Penryn Campus Library

Penryn library will be closed on Sundays and Bank Holidays over the Christmas period. 

There will also be no staff present in Penryn library between Thursday 22 December 2023 – Tuesday 2 January 2024, but the campus Safety and Support will be present to patrol the space. Should you need them, they are contactable via the SafeZone app, or by calling 01326254444. 

• Friday 22 December: (staff to finish at 16:00pm) – Library to close at 20:00pm. 
• Saturday 23 December: Open 10:00am – 18:00pm. 
• Sunday 24 – Tuesday 26 December: CLOSED 
• Wednesday 27 – Friday 29 December: Open 9:00am – 20:00pm  
• Saturday 30th December: Open 10:00am – 18:00pm 
• Sunday 31 December – Monday 1 January: CLOSED 
• Tuesday 2 January: Open 9:00am – 24/7 – usual term time hours resume 

Falmouth Campus Library

• Closed from Friday 22nd December at 4:00pm
• Open from Tuesday 2nd January at 9:00am

The Compass Helpdesk (Falmouth and Penryn)

• Monday 18 December – Thursday 21 December: 9:00am – 17:00pm 
• Friday 22 December: 9:00am – 16:00pm 
• Saturday 23 December – Monday 1 January: CLOSED 
• Tuesday 2 January: Resume term-time opening (Monday to Friday 9:00am until 19:00pm at Penryn campus, 9:00am until 17:00pm at Falmouth campus) 

• From Monday 11 – Friday 15 December
  • Open as usual.
• From Monday 18 December – Friday 22nd December
  • Digital print centre and studios open from 9:00am – 5:00pm
  • Technical workshops are closed
• From Friday 22 December – Tuesday 2 January
  • Falmouth Campus will be closed

IT Service Desk provision over the festive period:

Usual service is Monday – Friday (excluding Bank Hols) 8:45am – 17:15pm.

• Closed from 17:15pm on Friday 22 December
• Open to resume usual service from 8:45am on Tuesday 2 January

There is an Emergency Out of Hours monitoring service where staff will be on call to respond to any automated alerts and resolve any critical system outages should they occur.

Opening Hours Christmas 2023

• Saturday 23 December: 8:30am – 18:00pm
• Christmas Eve: CLOSED
• Christmas Day: CLOSED
• Boxing Day: 8:30am – 18:00pm
• Wednesday 27 December: 8:30am – 18:00pm
• Thursday 28 December: 8:30am – 18:00pm
• Friday 29 December: 8:30am – 18:00pm
• Saturday 30 December: 8:30am – 18:00pm
• New Year’s Eve: 8:30am – 18:00pm
• New Year’s Day: CLOSED
• Normal opening times resume from Tuesday 2 January

The nursery will close at 5.30pm on Friday 22 December and reopens at 8.30am on Tuesday 2nd Jan.