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Firth Court, the university's main administrative block, viewed from Weston Park. The Western Bank Campus is the main campus of the University of Sheffield. [1] [2] It lies one mile to the west of Sheffield city centre and is bounded by Upper Hanover Street to the east, Glossop Road to the south, Clarkson Street to the west, and Bolsover Street to the north. [3]
The University of Sheffield (informally Sheffield University [7] [8] or TUOS) [9] [10] is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Firth College in 1879 and Sheffield Technical School in 1884. [ 1 ]
Firth Court is a Grade II listed Edwardian red-brick building that forms part of the Western Bank Campus of the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Located on the northern side of Western Bank, it is the main administrative centre for the university and also houses the Departments of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and Biomedical Science.
The building itself houses the University of Sheffield's Departments of Biomedical Science and Animal & Plant Science [1] including its associated museum. It also houses the Perak Laboratories, used by students reading degrees from Medicine to Bioengineering, a computer centre, several lecture theatres and the Hillsborough Centre, [2] for disabled and dyslexic students.
Western Bank Library is a library at the University of Sheffield located on Western Bank, forming part of the Western Bank Campus. [1] Formerly the Main Library, it is a Grade II* listed building opened in 1959 by Nobel prize-winning poet T. S. Eliot.
The Octagon Centre, built in 1983, is a multi-purpose conference centre and music venue at the University of Sheffield, England.Situated in the Western Bank campus, it is joined by a skyway to University House and comprises an eight-sided auditorium with a capacity of 1,500 (1,000 seated), offices, meeting rooms, and a lounge with bar and patio.
The building is open to University of Sheffield staff and students 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. On Thursday 2 February 2017, the IC hosted the University of Sheffield #1lib1ref event. As of 2016, the Information Commons hosts the University's Digital Commons, a collaborative space to develop innovations in Digital Learning.
The building is currently used to house part of the students' union on floors 1 to 4 and some administrative departments of the university. Floor 1 contains the Union's Bar One drinks outlet, floor 2 is the Union's Foundry and Fusion venue, floor 3 is largely devoted to the Student Union's reception and shop areas, floor 4 contains a university run food court, floor 5 another university food ...