Julian Hodge Study Centre (24/7 access)

The Julian Hodge Study Centre, located on the 2nd floor of the Julian Hodge Building, provides a large IT workstation room for use by all staff and students of Cardiff University.
IT support and assistance is provided by INSRV staff during the times indicated below.
At all other times, the 24/7 facilities provided in the 2nd floor study centre are available for unsupported use whilst the building is monitored by Cardiff University Security staff.
Meeting Rooms and Training Rooms are also available on the 3rd floor of the building but these can only be booked during the supported times indicated below.
IT Support and Assistance
Open-access facilities in the 2nd floor Study Centre are available 24/7 for use by staff and students of Cardiff University but please note that IT support is available as indicated below ...
| IT Support will be provided during University Semester Dates 2011/12 (excluding bank holidays) | |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | from 9.00 to 21.00 |
| Saturday | from 10.00 to 17.00 |
| During peak periods of demand, support will also be provided from 10.00 to 17.00 on the following Sundays ... | |
|---|---|
25th September 2011 2nd, 9th and 23rd and 30th October 2011 15th, 22nd and 29th January 2012 29th April 2012 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th May 2012 3rd June 2012 |
| Bank Holidays 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Monday 7th May 2012 | 10.00-17.00 |
| Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th June 2012 | Enquiry Desk closed. |
Please note that whilst the 2nd floor Study Centre remains open for 24/7 access during the recess periods, IT support is restricted as indicated below ...
| Christmas Recess (Saturday 18th December 2011 to Sunday 8th January 2012) | |
|---|---|
| Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th December | Enquiry Desk closed. |
| Monday 19th to Thursday 22nd December | 9.00 to 17.00 |
| Friday 23rd December | 9.00 to 12.00 |
| Friday 24th December to Monday 2nd January | Enquiry Desk closed. |
| Tuesday 3rd to Friday 6th January | 9.00-17.00 |
| Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th January | Enquiry Desk closed. |
| Easter Recess (Saturday 31st March 2012 to Sunday 22nd April 2012) | |
|---|---|
| Saturday 31st March and Sunday 1st April | Enquiry Desk closed. |
| Monday 2nd to Thursday 5th April | 9.00 to 21.00 |
| Friday 6th to Monday 9th April | Enquiry Desk closed. |
| Tuesday 10th to Friday 13th April | 9.00-17.00 |
| Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th April | Enquiry Desk closed. |
| Monday 16th to Friday 20th April | 9.00-17.00 |
| Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd April | Enquiry Desk closed. |
| Summer Recess (Saturday 16th June 2012 to Sunday 23rd September 2012) | |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 9.00 to 17.00 |
| Saturday and Sunday | Enquiry Desk closed |
Access
- Study Centre located on the second, meeting and training rooms located on third floor of the Julian Hodge Building, all floors accessible via a lift
- Parking spaces situated directly outside the building (use restricted by Security Services)
- Accessible toilets are located on the ground floor and within the Study Centre on the second floor of the building
Facilities
In the 2nd floor Study Centre we have:
- 150 Windows XP workstations with access to networked applications
- networked black and white and full colour A4 and A3 printing
- printer payment machine
- black & white networked photocopier
- 2 x scanners
- a variety of assistive software and hardware
IT support assistants available at all times to offer help and assistance for all of your IT queries.
Also available:
- laptop connection points
- wireless connection
- shop sales to include; general stationery, CDs, DVDs, folders, transparencies, pens and stamps
- comb binding service
- 2 designated computers with Welsh version of Windows XP
Laptop Registration
Study Centre staff are able to set up connection of your mobile devices to the University wireless network (CU-WiFi). Mobile devices can be Apple Mac or Windows based laptops as well as mobile phones and PDAs. Laptops must pass some checks (which you can easily run) and have up-to-date anti-virus software installed before they can be connected to the University wireless network.
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