Excellent facilities

As well as the Penrhyn Road Campus, Kingston University has three other campuses, whose resources and facilities will also be available to students studying at the International Study Centre.

Kingston Hill campus

• Located in a modern hillside campus set in landscaped gardens
• Just three miles from Kingston town Centre
• Newly extended, £5 million Learning Resource Centre containing a learning café, additional PCs and extra study areas
• A self contained campus with a great community atmosphere

Knights Park

• Small, relaxed and friendly campus on the River Hogsmill
• Specialist subject studios, including a filming environment, animation suite and a photography suite, as well as the latest design software programs
• The Learning Resources Centre has a wide range of art, design and architectural resources, including image databases and a large slide collection
• Restaurant and bar by the riverside
• University gallery – Stanley Picker Gallery
• Next to Middle Mill halls of residence
• Short walk to Kingston town centre.

Roehampton Vale

• Small, friendly and modern factory production-style building
• Specialist engineering laboratories and workshops
• Large-scale wind tunnels
• Kingston University's own aeroplane! The University owns a Lear jet and a 747 flight simulator
• Automotive laboratory, including racing cars and motorbikes
• A recent £4 million extension opened by Boeing UK president, Sir Roger Bone, providing new teaching space
• A recently enlarged Learning Resources Centre with a wide range of specialist engineering materials
• Five kilometres from Kingston town centre; close to Richmond Park

Further facilities at Kingston include:

Computers

• 2,000 networked computers (also accessible evenings
  and weekends)
• Advanced e-learning resources and multimedia technologies
• Internet access in all halls of residence rooms
• Free internet and email use
• Numerous wi-fi hotspots
• IT helpdesk service

Kingston University's IT facilities were described as ‘unusually extensive’ by The Times Good University Guide.

Learning resources centres

The University has four Learning Resources Centres (LRCs) to aid your studies. Features of our LRCs include:

• Libraries of 426,000 books, plus more than 2,200 print journals and 28,000 electronic journals
• Specialist collections on each campus
• A high-tech self-service system that allows you to borrow and return books without having to queue for help from library staff
• Private study areas with computing sections, plus a wireless network for laptop use
• Main libraries and computing suites are open 24 hours during academic term times.