Christmas closure period

The Christmas closure period for 2024-25 is:

• From 12:30 Tuesday 24 December (University closure half-day)
• Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 December (Bank holidays)
• Friday 27 December (University closure day)
• Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 December (Weekend)
• Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 December (University closure days)
• Wednesday 1 January (Bank holiday) 

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Library - Information Commons

Information Commons (IC) will be open 24/7 throughout the Christmas and New Year period.

Western Bank Library, The Diamond and Health Sciences Library (Royal Hallamshire Hospital) will close at 12:30 Tuesday 24 December and reopen at the usual opening times Thursday 2 January.

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Students' Union

The Students’ Union building will close at 12:00 noon on Tuesday 24 December and reopen 09:00 Thursday 2 January (Coffee Revolution open from 08:30).

The Students' Union Nursery will close at 13:00 Tuesday 24 December and reopen 08:00 Thursday 2 January.  You can access the Nursery's full calendar on the SU website.

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Access to all other buildings

Access control to buildings will be on the ‘out of hours’ setting between 12:30 Tuesday 24 December and 08:00 Thursday 2 January.

Out of hours access

If you require out-of-hours access to support essential research activities during the Christmas break, please follow departmental processes and input your information into this Google Form by 16:00 Wednesday 18 December. This means that the Security Supervisor Team can pass on authorised access details to relevant colleagues.

All staff requiring access must have already completed out-of-hours training. Departments need to complete all appropriate risk assessments for the activities that are being undertaken.

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Sport and Physical Activity

Sport and Physical Activity festive opening times

All facilities will be available during opening times but we advise customers to book in advance to check availability.

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