Study spaces on campus

Looking for a place to study on campus? Use this guide to help you find individual and group study spaces.

Individual study spaces

  • Dana Porter Library (LIB)

    • The fifth floor will be permanently inaccessible to students

    • Floors six, seven, eight and nine have individual study carrels. Consult the Library's clickable floor plans for exact locations

  • Davis Centre Library (DC)

    • Individual study carrels are located on the main and lower floors

  • Musagetes Architecture Library (ARC)

    • Musagetes Library offers individual study carrels

  • Conrad Grebel University College (CGR)

    • The Milton Good Library has individual study carrels for quiet study

  • Renison University College (REN)

    • The Lusi Wong Library has individual study carrels for quiet study

  • St. Jerome's University Library

    • St. Jerome's University Library has individual study carrels for quiet study

  • Pharmacy Library (Pharmacy Building) (PHR)

    • Individual study carrels are available 24/7 to all students, staff, and faculty in the School of Pharmacy

  • The Centre, Needles Hall, first floor (NH)

    • Six rooms available on a first-come first-serve basis

Group study rooms

Davis Centre and Dana Porter libraries

Group study areas are available in each of the University libraries, the libraries at the University colleges, and other campus locations.

  • Dana Porter Library (LIB)

    • The fifth floor will be permanently inaccessible to students
    • Group study rooms are available throughout the Library, which can be booked through our online room booking system

  • Davis Centre Library (William G. Davis Computer Research Centre) (DC)

  • Musagetes Architecture Library (ARC)

    • The Elder Lodge allows up to 4 individuals to work together. Study space is available on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays through our online room booking system. Please let the front desk know when you have arrived for your room booking

    • Elder-in-Residence hours with Dr. Woodworth will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please contact Dr. Woodworth to book an appointment.

  • Conrad Grebel University College (CGR)

  • Renison University College (REN)

  • St. Jerome's University Library

    • St. Jerome's University Library has three group study rooms available for reservation through the online booking page

  • Pharmacy Library (Pharmacy Building) (PHR)

    • The Pharmacy Library has three study rooms available 24/7 to all students, staff, and faculty in the School of Pharmacy. All room bookings go through the School of Pharmacy's main lobby reception desk

  • Student Life Centre (SLC)

    • One study room is closed to facilitate the construction of the new building and the link to MC. The remaining six are unaffected. A small portion of the third floor quiet study room has been closed affecting less than 20% of the room.

    • To provide students with study space during exams tables and chairs will be placed in the Great Hall.

  • The Centre, Needles Hall, first floor (NH)

    • Six rooms available on a first-come first-serve basis

  • William M. Tatham Centre (TC)

    • Outside of interview cycles, you can request interview rooms as study rooms day-of, on a first-come, first-served basis weekdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Beginning one week before exams until the last day of exams, the rooms are available weekdays from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. outside of interview cycles and from 4:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. during interview cycles. To request a room, visit the CEE Hub on the main floor of the Tatham Centre. Learn more about Tatham Centre room use principles.

Tatham Centre study room

Other group study locations

  • Dana Porter Library (LIB)

    • The fifth floor will be permanently inaccessible to students

    • The tenth floor is equipped with group tables. Consult library floor plans for exact locations

  • Davis Centre Library (DC)

    • The lower floor has group study tables

  • Classroom space

    • Students can take advantage of classroom space when it is accessible and not in use

    • Engineering 2 (E2), room 3353
    • Carl A. Pollock Hall (CPH), room 3613
    • Physics building (PHY), room 153
    • Modern Languages (ML), room 355 

Lounges and casual spaces

There are additional places across campus that can accommodate individual and group study.

  • POETS lounge (Carl A. Pollock Hall) (CPH)

    • Located in the first-floor atrium of Carl Pollock Hall, POETS is a student pub and lounge equipped with comfortable seating, tables, and an outdoor patio

  • Cafeteria, Davis Centre (DC)

Davis Centre cafeteria

  • Cafeteria, Modern Languages (ML)

    • There is a large cafeteria and patio located on the lower level of the building that can accommodate small groups of up to four people

  • Math Coffee and Donut Shop, third floor (MC)

    Math Coffee and Donutshop

  • Courtyard, Environment 1 (EV1)

    EV1 Courtyard

  • Hagey Hall (Hub)

    • Project Cube (HH 2034) is a glass-walled room at the front of the Hub's second floor and is available for booking by arts students with a valid WatCard. Contact the Dean of Arts Office, 519-888-4567, ext. 32400
    • Second floor mezzanine area is an open space that can be used for student events and displays, and offers some workspace counters and seating
    • Study Deck (HH 3042, Hub) is a glass-walled room with comfortable chairs for quiet study

  • Science Teaching Complex (STC)

    • Lounge and single/double study spaces

  • Quantum Nano Centre

    • Single/double study spaces

  • Engineering (E5)

    • Group study tables on the third floor, lounge on the sixth floor, also study spaces with access to computers on the second floor
  • Williams Fresh Cafe, Environment 3 (EV3)

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