Facilities
Our state-of-the art facilities ensure you receive a top-quality learning experience.
The Trading Room
The Trading Room
Hone your financial skills in our state-of-the-art Trading Room, based on site within the Management School.
Learn real-world skills
Our Financial Trading Room is home to 16 bookable Bloomberg terminals which utilise a number of financial databases such as Bloomberg and Eikon/Refinitiv. Students can book these terminals which give up to date prices and news feeds on shares, bonds, global indexes and interest rates through the Management School’s bespoke resource booking system. The data collected through the software can be used for market analysis, trading and portfolio management. This industry standard software is used by traders, banks and multinational companies to trade financial securities, gain market insights and undertake research.
The Trading Room is used in our teaching across a variety of modules on our Finance programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Management School students are also able to book the Trading Room terminals outside of scheduled teaching times. As a result, you'll learn the principles, strategies and techniques used by the world’s biggest players. You will also develop your research skills to gain insight, evaluate ideas and make decisions as well as gain hands-on experience of interpreting accounting reports.
Boost your employability
Whatever career you choose to pursue, these critical thinking and analysis skills will equip you for the future. Whether this is at a financial institution, SME, multi-national, or your own venture, all need to base decisions on a sound financial framework.
The Digitally Enabled Collaborative Learning (DECL) Space
The Digitally Enabled Collaborative Learning Space
Digital innovation is a defining feature of our learning environment.
Our Digitally Enabled Collaborative Learning (DECL) Suite is designed to bring learning to life through teamwork, innovation and real-world application. This flexible, technology-rich space supports interactive teaching, simulation-based learning and cross-disciplinary collaboration, allowing students to tackle complex business challenges together.
Equipped with advanced digital tools including VR headsets, hybrid teaching technology and collaborative workstations, here students work on live case studies, consulting projects and applied learning activities that mirror professional practice. The space encourages experimentation, discussion and problem-solving, helping you to develop confidence in working with others, using data and making informed decisions.
By learning in an environment that reflects modern organisational settings, you’ll strengthen your analytical, communication and leadership skills — all essential for responsible management and career progression in today’s digital economy.
Executive Suites
Our Executive Suites are used to deliver our MBA programme and have been designed to meet the needs of senior professionals and executive learners, providing a focused, high-quality environment that supports dynamic and learner-centred teaching.
At the heart of the suite is the Middleton Lecture Theatre, an executive learning space seating up to 80 participants. Each desk is fitted with individual media connections and microphones, enabling seamless interaction, presentations and group discussion. This supports a wide range of teaching approaches, from expert-led lectures and guest speakers to interactive workshops and collaborative sessions.
The Executive Suites also include dedicated meeting rooms for breakout activities, group work and private discussion. On teaching days, the space creates opportunities for informal networking, reflection and peer learning in a relaxed setting.
Together, these facilities create a professional yet welcoming atmosphere that allows you to fully engage with your studies, build meaningful connections and gain maximum value from your learning experience.
Lecture Theatres
Lecture theatres
Our contemporary lecture theatres support high-quality teaching and learning experiences.
Our modern lecture theatres across the Management School’s flagship building as well as our Social Sciences building, The Wave, provide dynamic, inclusive spaces that support high-quality teaching and learning. Designed with flexibility and accessibility in mind, these theatres are equipped with contemporary technology to enhance interaction, engagement and hybrid delivery.
Energy-efficient, wellbeing-focused building The Wave reflects our commitment to sustainability, accessibility and innovation. Learning in our professional environments helps you develop the confidence, critical thinking and communication skills needed to succeed in a wide range of careers.
Student testimonials
My corporate finance modules and Bloomberg terminal experience taught me how to analyse public companies in detail and understand how they raise finance for ventures and what differentiates good business models from bad.
Stefano Di Gregorio
BA Accounting and Financial Management, Class of 2021
The teaching facilities are so advanced, in the stock trading room, we study with professional software like Bloomberg, Eikon and other databases which always made me feel like a real fund manager. These are also desirable skills in the workplace.
Xiaoyu Guo
MSc Accounting, Governance and Financial Management, Class of 2022
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