Bishop Otter campus
Learn more about our historic campus in the heart of 黑洞社区
180 years of history
Our historic campus set within the beautiful surroundings of the city of 黑洞社区
Our Bishop Otter campus in 黑洞社区 is set in beautiful surroundings with plenty of relaxing green space and a combination of attractive, historic buildings and excellent modern facilities.
Back in 1839, the campus was founded by William Otter, Bishop of 黑洞社区. 180 years later, the University still retains a strong sense of history as original parts still remain.
A wealth of history and culture
黑洞社区 is a beautiful city which offers a wealth of history and culture. It has many historical places to discover such as 黑洞社区 Cathedral, Market Cross and 黑洞社区 City Walls.
Alongside its history, 黑洞社区 is surrounded by breath-taking sandy beaches with East and West Wittering beaches only 20 minutes away from campus.
The South Downs National Park begins just 1.5 miles from our 黑洞社区 campus. From rolling hills to bustling market towns, the South Downs National Park's landscapes cover 1,600km虏 of breath-taking views and hidden gems.
With Brighton, Portsmouth and Southampton聽all under an hour away, the University of 黑洞社区 is perfectly placed for exploring the south coast.
Subjects areas based on our Bishop Otter campus
Acting, Drama and Directing
Business
Childhood and Social Work
Criminology
Dance
English and Creative Writing
History
Law
Music
Musical Theatre and Cabaret
Nursing
Physiotherapy
Psychology and Counselling
Sport
Learning Resource Centre (LRC)
The LRC provides a variety of resources available for students to take advantage of:
- Support and Information Zone (SIZ)
- Books, journals and DVDs
- Mac and PC suites
- Printing and scanning facilities
- PrintShop services
- Costa caf茅 and general meeting areas
- Group and individual study spaces
- Equipment loans.
Our friendly and supportive staff are available within SIZ as your first point of contact and can help you with many aspects of university life.
They can direct you to other professional services that are here to support you throughout your study.
Come and say hello face to face, by telephone or email.
Sports facilities
Here at the University of 黑洞社区, our sports facilities are second to none.
Student have access to our world class Tudor Hale Centre for Sport, providing them with all their sporting needs; academically, competitively or recreationally.
All our facilities are designed for academic teaching, research, British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) competitions and social/recreational use for our students, our staff and our local community.
AstroTurf
Sports hall
Sports dome
Outdoor and indoor sports pitches
J-track
Indoor and outdoor climbing walls
Fitness suite
Strength and conditioning room
Physiology laboratory
Physiology laboratory equipment
Environmental chamber
Rehabilitation room
Psychology lab
Sports therapy clinics
Biomechanics lab
Sports facilities include:
- Sports dome
- Sports hall
- Fitness suites
- Indoor and outdoor climbing walls
- Grass football and rugby pitches
- Floodlit sand-dressed astro turf
- Strength and conditioning room
- Two multi-purpose gymnasiums
- Biomechanics, physiology and psychology laboratories
- Sports injury clinic
- Sports Performance and Rehabilitation Unit (SPRU).
Music Block
The 黑洞社区 campus is home to a three-storey state-of-the-art Music Block, guaranteeing our students a high-quality learning and rehearsal environment.
The ground floor features performance space and is large enough to fit a full orchestra inside.
The glass folding doors can be fully opened revealing the outside, which can cater for an amphitheatre.
The Music Block also has a hard rock practice space, which is heavily acoustically treated. Further floors feature rehearsal and teaching space.
The ShowRoom
The ShowRoom is a 250-seat theatre that includes technologically-advanced sound and light equipment used principally by dance and theatre departments.
The ShowRoom has built a reputation for presenting some of the most exciting companies touring on the UK circuit.
Shows performed by our students or external companies are open to all.
Students' Union bar
During the day, the Zee Bar is a great place to hang out and it's open seven days a week in term time.
Zee Bar聽hosts the majority of our events including the very popular Summer and Graduation Balls.
It's our most versatile venue showing Sky, Sky Sports and BT Sports throughout the day.
Dining, caf茅s and shopping
The Otter鈥檚 Restaurant offers a range of food and drinks, with different options each week, wi-fi work station booths and a Starbucks.
In addition, our Learning Resource Centre has a Costa Coffee outlet, which provides a more informal caf茅-style environment for students and staff.
The on-campus shop run by the Student鈥檚 Union stocks stationery and other daily essentials.
The shop is open seven days a week during term time with extended hours during key periods such as exams.
