The aim of this section is to provide important information regarding campus opening times, access to buildings, fire and evacuation procedures in the event of an emergency, and booking rooms and facilities. If you have a query about campus facilities at any time, the main reception in the Old Building is always open to provide assistance.
The LSE campus is a very busy and vibrant environment. We hope that you can enjoy it
while respecting other people and their right to enjoy the campus without disturbance
or unseemly behaviour. In this spirit we ask that you observe the School policies and
procedures that are in place.
Campus opening times
Monday – Friday: 8am – 9.30pm. After 6.30pm a LSE swipe card is required for access.
Saturday – Sunday: 8am – 5pm. Access to campus buildings is by LSE swipe card or via main reception in the Old Building. Campus access at weekends is primarily for staff only, although access is available for students to buildings where services – such as sports facilities – operate during weekends.
Please note there are restrictions in addition to the above. For more information, please see the Opening times of buildings web page – a link to this can be found on the Facilities Guide Useful links web page: www.lse.ac.uk/facilitiesguide/usefullinks|
Library opening times
Michaelmas term: 8am – midnight
Lent term, Easter vacation and Summer term: 24-hour opening
Please note: Library opening times can vary during the vacation and exam periods. Please see the Library website for the latest information – a link to the Library website can be found on the Facilities Guide Useful links web page: www.lse.ac.uk/facilitiesguide/usefullinks|
Signage and wayfinding
The system of signage and building coding on the LSE campus has recently been updated. The current codes for LSE campus buildings are listed below for your reference.
Building codes
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Building
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New code
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Aldwych House
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ALD
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The Anchorage
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ANC
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Clare Market
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CMK
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Clement House
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CLM
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Colombia House
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COL
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Connaught House
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CON
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Cowdray House
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COW
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East Building
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EAS
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King's Chambers
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KGS
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20 Kingsway
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KSW
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50 Lincoln's Inn Fields
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50L
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Lincolns Chambers
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LCH
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The Lakatos Building
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LAK
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Lionel Robbins Building
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LRB
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New Academic Building
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NAB
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New Court
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NCT
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New Students' Centre
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NSC
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Old Building
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OLD
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Parish Hall
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PAR
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Peacock Theatre
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PEA
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1 Portsmouth Street
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POR
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Queens House
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QUE
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Sardinia House
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SAR
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Sheffield Street
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SHF
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St Clements
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SCL
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Tower 1, Clement's Inn
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TW1
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Tower 2, Clement's Inn
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TW2
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Tower 3, Clement's Inn
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TW3
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Room numbering
The number indicates both the floor and the room. Room numbers in the basement begin with a zero; numbers 1–99 are on the ground floor; 100–199 are on the first floor; 200–299 on the second floor; and so on. Some rooms are identified by name rather than number; and in the Old Building the basement, ground and mezzanine floors are indicated by a letter prefix to the room number, eg G.23.
Disabled access to campus buildings
The School's Disability and Well-being Office is located in the Old Building, ground floor, room OLD G.23. It provides guidance and information about services for students and staff with disabilities. For more information and an accessibility campus map please see the disabled access information link on the Facilities Guide Useful links web page: www.lse.ac.uk/facilitiesguide/usefullinks|
Business continuity
If there is any incident or circumstances that affect the normal working of the School – which could be anything from bad weather and transport disruption to power cuts or a major fire or bomb – the School will activate procedures to ensure that staff and students are advised of the situation and what they should do as quickly as possible. A range of means of communication will be used including messages on the LSE website, text messages, 'pop-up' messages on the LSE network, mass e-mails, plasma screen messages, notice boards and loud hailer messages. The first priority will always be to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone on the site. The second priority will be to implement a phased return to normal working as soon as possible.
Fire procedures
In the event of a fire or other emergency where it is necessary to evacuate a campus building, all persons must leave the building they are in promptly and make their way to the appropriate assembly point for that building. People should not attempt to re-enter the building until they have been directed by a member of Security staff that it is safe to do so. For more information please see the Health and safety web pages – a link to these can be found on the Facilities Guide Useful links web page: www.lse.ac.uk/facilitiesguide/usefullinks|
Anyone who has a disability or medical condition (whether temporary or permanent) that could affect their ability to respond to a fire alarm and leave a building using stairways should contact the Health and Safety Team so that a personal emergency evacuation plan can be developed for them.
Accident report
Accidents on campus must be reported to either Security at the main reception of the Old Building if you are a student or to your departmental health and safety co-ordinator or line-manager if you are a member of staff. More information on accident and incident reporting can be found on the Health and safety web pages – a link to these can be found on the Facilities Guide Useful links web page: www.lse.ac.uk/facilitiesguide/usefullinks|
If you are a student please contact Security on 666 to report an accident.
First-aid
A list of first-aiders on campus can be found on the Health and safety web pages – a link to these can be found on the Facilities Guide Useful links web page: www.lse.ac.uk/facilitiesguide/usefullinks|. If you need first-aid contact the nearest first-aider on this list or Security at the main reception of the Old Building. In an emergency Security should be contacted by using an internal telephone and dialling 666, and they will then call an ambulance. If you call the emergency services directly by dialling 999 or 112 to summon an ambulance, you must let Security know so that they can direct the ambulance crew to the correct location.
Reporting faults and defects on campus
Please help us maintain the campus buildings by reporting faults. If you are a student please contact a member of Security, reception staff or any other LSE staff member. If you are a member of staff please complete the Service request form – a link to this can be found on the Facilities Guide Useful links web page: www.lse.ac.uk/facilitiesguide/usefullinks|
To report an emergency such as health and safety hazards, power loss, blocked toilets or floods please call #6 2444 from any LSE public access phone or security on extension 2000.
Property lost and found
Property lost and found is handled by LSE Security and the first point of call is the Old
Building reception. The Property Office is located in the basement of Old Building in room OLD B.23. For more information and opening times please see the Property lost and found web page – a link to this can be found on the Facilities Guide Useful links web page: www.lse.ac.uk/facilitiesguide/usefullinks|
Room bookings
The Conference and Events Office is responsible for most teaching rooms and lecture theatres, along with committee rooms and catering venues, which are available to book via the room bookings facility in LSE for You: http://www.lse.ac.uk/lseforyou |. LSE Students' Union societies are allowed to book rooms in the School for their events, but bookings can only be made by the three officers of a society. These officers can request rooms via LSE for You. Societies are entitled to one induction room booking at the start of each academic year. Catering for society events may be arranged through LSE Catering, but orders must be placed via the Students' Union Sports and Societies Administrator. Anyone booking a room must ensure that it is suitable for the event, eg of sufficient size to prevent overcrowding. Classrooms should not be booked for physical activities such as dance rehearsal or exercise classes.
Except for the Music Practice Room, individual LSE students cannot make room bookings. If individual students want to make room bookings for an academic purpose they need to approach a member of staff in their department and request they make the booking on their behalf.
It is your responsibility with any room you have booked and used to leave in a timely fashion and ensure it is clean and tidy for the next user. Cleaners usually clean the classrooms overnight so please remove your unwanted items (especially catering leftovers) at the end of your event using the appropriate communal recycling stations. On leaving a room please turn off the lights and other equipment, close windows and reposition furniture. Please ensure any catering equipment is returned.
Furniture for events
If you are planning an event on Houghton Street, fold away furniture such as chairs and trestle tables is available for this purpose; subject to approval by the Estates Division. Do not use classroom furniture. Red LSE gazebos are also available for hire. These can also be set up outside the NAB.
If you would like to book any of this furniture to use in an event please contact the Students' Union (send requests to either Heather Carroll, email h.f.carroll@lse.ac.uk|, or Patience Ohabuiro, email p.ohabuiro@lse.ac.uk|) and the Health and Safety Team (email health.and.safety@lse.ac.uk|) in the first instance, and no later than four weeks before your planned event. They will then advise you of the process you have to go through in order to have access to the furniture and for your event to go ahead, respectively.
Poster policy
There are poster boards on Houghton Street north of the main entrance where posters and notices can be displayed. There are also notice boards in the main entrances of most campus buildings and departments/research centres. Use of these notice boards should be sanctioned by the relevant Students' Union societies/academic department/research centre. We are trying to prevent fly posting to keep the campus tidy and therefore will remove posters not displayed in approved areas.
Clock policy
Twice a year when time changes take place (spring and autumn) the Estates maintenance team update clocks in all public areas, classrooms, meeting rooms and open plan offices. We generally do not change clocks in individual offices unless there are specific requirements – for example access – and requests for this should be made through the Estates Help Desk.
Lockers
There are around 2,000 general use lockers in the basements of the Old Building and St Clement's. These are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Padlocks to secure the lockers can be purchased from the SU Shop in the East Building. Please do not store any valuables in the general use lockers as items are left there at the owners' risk.
The School provides secure laptop lockers. These lockers are located in G.15 on the ground floor of Old Building. For directions please speak to the staff on duty at Old Building reception desk. There is no charge for the use of this facility and all you require to enter the room and operate the locker is a valid LSE campus (ID) card.
Library book lockers are available for LSE students to hire from the start of the academic session. Students are required to pay a £10 deposit for the locker key and a £10 (non-refundable) administration charge. For general enquiries about book lockers please check the LSE Library website or email library.locker.enquiries@lse.ac.uk|
For information on campus buildings cleaning frequency, Portering, Postroom, Reprographics, Security and other useful services please visit the Facilities Guide Useful links web page: www.lse.ac.uk/facilitiesguide/usefullinks|