At first, campus can seem confusing. It’s completely normal to feel disoriented at first, but with time and support, it becomes more manageable. Familiarising yourself with key buildings related to your studies early on, will help to reduce stress during important events like exams or lectures. BOC stands for Bishop Otter Campus (the Chichester campus) and BRC stands for Bognor Regis Campus (the Bognor campus.)

BOC campus maps

As you can see from the campus map all of the red lines represent pathways through the campus. You can also select to look into different floors of each building to find room numbers when you click on the building icon on the left had side of the page.

You can also find these campus maps signs all around to help navigate and signpost to different buildings on campus.

During your move in day and Freshers week, the student ambassadors will be around campus in teal polo shirts to help with and questions, or navigation help you may need.

LRC – Learning Resource Centre 

Inside the LRC on the ground floor you will find the careers centre, international advice, costa, creative suites, group study booths and computers.

On the first floor you will find the extensive book collection you are able to loan and further study booths and computers.

On the second floor is the no noise floor, where study is focussed and sound is kept to a minimum.

SIZ – Support & Information Zone 

The SIZ desk is the reception desk at the front of the building as you walk in on the left. Here is where you can top up printing money, loan out chargers and laptops and where you can ask any questions necessary to help make your studies that little bit easier.

Opening hours of LRC / SIZ vary throughout semester patterns

The Academic Building (AB for short) is one of the first buildings you will see to the right as you come into the campus via the main entrance. It is one of the main teaching buildings and any rooms that are labelled AB on your timetable stand for Academic Building and you will find here.

In the Academic Building you will also find a through way to the SU shop and the Loan equipment desk towards the back of the ground floor.

The Accommodation office is located in the centre of all student halls on campus.

This is where you can collect post and ask any immediate questions you have relating to your university accommodation.

Otters Restaurant opening hours –

Breakfast 8:00 -10:30

Lunch 11:30 – 14:00

Dinner 17:00 – 18:30

Times vary outside of the core semester times

Menus are available on Moodle weekly, so you can check out what is on offer in advance. There is a hot and cold drinks and a pastry table. There are takeaway options available as well if you prefer to collect your food and take it away to eat in a quieter location.

Opening times vary at the SU bar.

It opens at 11am on most days and closing time depends on events or social events happening that day; you can keep up with events over on the SU website.

SU What’s On

The Student Union is not just a bar; social activities such as colouring, pebble painting or quiet hours take place here too.

The SU officers’ office is also located within the SU upstairs.

Studios 5 & 6 are on the ground floor and studios 3 & 4 are on the first floor.

This building is where you will find studio 1 on the ground floor and on the first floor studio 2.

Studio 1 is also used as the dance theatre space, where performances take place regularly.

You can also find the dance administration office in this part of the building.

Health one is located at the top of campus by the large car park. It is used for teaching and learning in health-related subjects and particularly nursing.

This building features a 6 bed simulated ward, robotic mannequins and a specialised learning environment.

The Laundrette is open 24/7. Just use your student card to open the door.

The laundrette facilities are operated using an app. Signs are displayed to support you to understand how to use it. If it helps, you can take a picture of this to then read through in your own time. Like most things, it is easy when you know how! Pop into the accommodation office if you have any queries.

The music building is where the majority of Conservatoire lesson take place, and is where all of the practice rooms are located. You can book a practice room for use through Room Bookings on Moodle.

All of the room names are Pirates of The Caribbean themed!

New Hall is where you will find the majority of your face to face student support appointments – such as wellbeing and disability advisors or a nurse.

Academic staff also have some of their offices in this building. Any rooms Labelled NH at the beginning are located in New Hall.

Oaklands Park House is primarily a musical theatre building with dance studios, practice rooms and creative spaces.

It is located on the other side of College Lane to the rest of the Chichester campus. If you go up the hill at little bit from the main entrance, you will see the entrance to Oaklands on the other side of the road.

There is an accessible entrance to Oaklands on the right hand side of the building as you face it.

SU Campus Shop located in Bazley Court, where you can buy meal deals, snacks, cold and hot drinks and university clothing.

Opening Hours Vary – in semester time hours

8:00 – 15:00

The Chapel is located in the centre of campus. This is where our university chaplain is based. Some Conservatoire lessons take place and you will also find a quiet prayer room to utilise.

Tudor Hale is the sports centre on campus. Here you will find the sports hall, equipment storage and the sports clinic where you can utilise the student sports therapists and book an appointment if you ever have any injuries.  You can book an appointment at the front desk of Tudor Hale with one of the members of staff.

University House is another of the main teaching buildings on the Chichester campus. There are many different courses that use this building. It is an old building with a very quirky layout but is also very beautiful. There is a garden out the back of Cloisters in University House which is a lovely place to sit and study in.

You can find the Mitre theatre in this building on the first floor; this is one of the bigger lecture theatres.

The layout, room numbers and labels can be confusing for this building so take a look around on the interactive map.

BOC map