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    Teaching Spaces support 380 education and meeting spaces across our campus.

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TEACHING SPACES

Supporting all teaching and education spaces on campus.

The team’s main role is to support the single network of 380 teaching spaces on campus. This includes classrooms, lecture theatres, IT clusters and collaborative learning spaces.

Additionally, the service supports all communal hybrid meeting rooms found across the main campus.

To get assistance

Call Teaching Spaces on 0113 343 7001. If the issue is not urgent, please email the Estates Helpdesk.

Email the helpdesk

AV Solutions

We provide an Audio Visual design and consultancy service, offering technical guidance and advice for anyone wishing to purchase audio visual equipment. This includes meeting rooms, digital signage, and specialised teaching spaces.

Contact AV Solutions

Teaching Space Support

We have a rapid-response support team with a direct helpline. We aim to attend any call for technical assistance in under 10 minutes.

We also offer training and assistance with the installed AV & IT equipment and can offer dedicated help to special events.

In addition to providing regular checks on all our spaces, we carry out ongoing refurbishments of teaching spaces (including our award-winning lecture theatre redesigns) ensuring that AV equipment, fabric and furniture is fit for purpose and meets the changing requirements of of educators and students.

The support we provide includes:

  • All space checked on a regular basis including all AV and IT equipment, seating and lighting
  • Support staff to respond to user problems and faults within 10 minutes of a call
  • Health and Safety checks on a regular basis
  • Pre-booked assistance at the start of a lecture to ensure equipment is working correctly
  • Pre-booked support throughout an event e.g. conference, open day
  • Training and advice on use of AV and IT equipment

All equipment is regularly serviced and replaced as part of an ongoing refurbishment programme. All rooms meet the agreed minimum standard provision for AV and IT equipment and some rooms have additional equipment which meet particular user requirements.

Accessibility

There are a variety of accessibility features found in teaching spaces across campus. These include :

  • Hearing loops and voice reinforcement systems for the hard of hearing.
  • Ergonomic chairs for those who have difficulty sitting in a standard classroom chair
  • Height adjustable classroom desks and lecterns
  • Wheelchair accessible desks and lectern

To book a room with a specific accessibility need, please contact your local timetable team.

Sustainability

Facilities Support Services is committed to sustainable practices set out by the University of Leeds

What you can do to help

  • Lighting. Turn off lights when they are not needed. Can you open blinds or curtains to allow natural daylight sources into the room? In some cases lighting is essential in the teaching room but don’t forget to turn them off as you leave the room
  • Air conditioning. If heating/air conditioning is used, try and keep it at a maximum of 21°C adjusting the temperature uses more energy. When using the air conditioning system make sure that windows and doors are closed, this will help the system to run much more efficiently
  • Recycling. Encourage your audience to take their handouts with them and if they do not require them put them in paper recycling bins located around the building. Encourage the use of can and bottle recycling. This will also help make the rooms more presentable for following classes. If you print handouts for your class and you have some left over – recycle them too
  • Heating. If rooms are too hot – use the radiator controls before opening the windows. Opening the windows and leaving radiators on wastes a lot of energy. If you find rooms or areas that are always too warm please contact the Helpdesk and report the issue

Contact Us

Urgent assistance – Call 0113 343 7001
General enquiries or non-urgent requests for assistance – ctst@leeds.ac.uk
Please send any feedback or escalation of any issue to the Head of Teaching Spaces, Jon Stothard
Email: j.s.stothard@leeds.ac.uk Telephone: 0113 343 1676

You can visit us on campus at:

EC Stoner 6.01
University of Leeds
Leeds,
LS2 9JT