Students at Crichton University Campus have access to their own Campus Library
which houses an expanding collection of books, journals and audio-visual materials
to support all the undergraduate courses taught on site. As well as printed
materials the library provides computer access to thousands of electronic resources
and journals. The networked personal computers provide every student with email,
word-processing, spreadsheet and Internet facilities. Matriculated students
also have access to the facilities offered by the main campus Libraries. Books
can be borrowed from the library in Glasgow and Paisley, and students at the
Crichton Campus can do so in person or by means of the Crichton postal loan
system.
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Student life on campus centres on Ay-Jays. It has a fully licensed bar and
games room and is the place to go whether it’s for a quick snack or a
good night out. The perfect place to take your mind off your studies and get
acquainted with your fellow students.
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The University of Glasgow hopes to provide first year students on the University
of Glasgow courses, with University managed accommodation. In contrast to the
traditional teaching buildings the student residences is a brand new block containing
self-catering flats with fully-equipped kitchens. The block is situated at Kingholm
Quay a ten-minute walk from the Campus.
Each five-bedroomed flat shares a kitchen/living room where the residents can
gather for meals and socialising, and there are shared laundry facilities. The
bedrooms are single, with en-suite facilities and telephone points.
Students studying University of Paisley courses in Dumfries, may be able to
secure accommodation in the University of Glasgow accommodation block, but alternatively,
privately rented accommodation is available in Dumfries at relatively reasonable
prices.
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Browne House opened in 2002 as the Crichton Campus's new Centre for Continuing Professional Development. The building has been completely renovated to high standards of comfort and functionality. It contains state of the art audio-visual, communication and video conferencing facilities. It will meet the training and development needs of individuals, Business, Industry, Public Services and the wider community both in South West Scotland and beyond.
Entrance of the building and all rooms are accessable for wheelchair users.
Training Rooms for up to 120 participants. Visit
Browne House Website
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Crichton Campus’s advanced information technology facilities include
high-bandwidth dedicated video link and video-conferencing facilities. Regular
transmission of lectures and seminars supplement the teaching, on several of
the courses, by resident academic staff. This combination of virtual and resident
staff provides students at the Crichton Campus with a wider range of lectures
by academics of international standing, combined with the intimacy and individual
attention that is only possible in small group teaching.
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On the Campus there is an environmental laboratory for teaching and research
purposes, with facilities for analysis of water, soils and sediments. Equipment
is also available for fieldwork, including surveying, river flow monitoring
and sediment sampling.
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Within the IT Resource Centre and Internet Suite personal computers connected to the Internet by fast fibre-optic connections are available on open access. Each student is given a personal email address and 30 Mb of space on the file server. Access to high quality digital and video recording and editing equipment, which can be used for class projects and fieldwork, is also available.
In addition to reference books, self-study courses, magazines, newspapers and a large stock of foreign-language films on video, you have access to a networked IT suite complete with multi-lingual word processing and language learning programmes. Reference and learning material is also available on CD-ROM and via the Internet. An audio-visual suite is available for audiotape language work and for viewing satellite television programmes.
Student life on Campus is growing fast and as well as supporting the clubs and societies that currently exist Crichton Campus students are encouraged to get involved in shaping the development of new clubs.
The Crichton University Campus Football Club was established in 2003. The teams play inter-university matches as well as against local organisations. They train on Friday evenings at King George V Park in Dumfries (soon to move to grounds on the Campus). There are plans for hockey, lacrosse and rugby clubs.
In 2003 the Crichton Writers Group was formed. The Group, which has a policy of encouraging publication and performance of members work, meets weekly in the Drama Room.
A Film Club has been formed recently, holding monthly events at the Robert Burns Centre with a view to holding fortnightly screenings at the Campus. New members are welcome. Contact Neil Logan or Davy Jones at crichtonfilm@hotmail.com
There is a music club, which is planning a weekly jamming session in a variety
of musical genres to be held in the Studio of Rutherford McCowan. Members are
encouraged to develop and apply their performance skills.
Student Representative Council
The Student Representative Council (SRC) is a student-run body, which is proactive
in representing the needs of the Crichton Campus student. Visit the SRC website
at: www.cucsrc.org.uk
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