Opening times

As part of our commitment to sustainability, LJMU has consolidated our building opening hours to make our estate as energy efficient as possible.

LJMU buildings are open at 7am, Monday to Friday.

The exceptions are the Student Life Building (open 24/7), Aldham Robarts Library and Avril Robarts Library (both open at 8.45am).

Closing times from January 2023

City Campus

  • Avril Robarts Library - 11pm Monday to Friday and 8pm on Saturday and Sunday
  • Cherie Booth - 6pm
  • Engineering Labs / GERI - 9pm
  • Exchange Station - 6pm
  • Henry Cotton - 7pm
  • Industrial Chemical - 7pm
  • James Parsons - 9pm
  • Marybone - 6pm
  • Max Perutz - 9pm
  • Peter Jost - 6pm
  • Primrose Hill / GCS - 9pm
  • Security Lodge - Open 24/7
  • Social Zone (Byrom) - 9pm
  • Tithebarn - 7.30pm
  • Tom Reilly - 9pm

Mount Pleasant Campus

  • Aldham Robarts Library - 11pm Monday to Friday and 8pm on Saturday and Sunday
  • Aquinas - 7pm
  • Drama Centre - 8pm Monday to Thursday and 6pm Friday
  • Education Building - 7pm
  • Egerton Court - 6pm
  • Hardman House - 7pm Monday to Thursday and 6pm Friday
  • JH Makin - 8pm Monday to Thursday and 6pm Friday
  • John Foster Building - 9pm Monday to Thursday and 6pm Friday
  • John Lennon Art and Design - 9pm Monday to Thursday and 6pm Friday
  • Modular - 6pm
  • Redmonds Building - 9pm
  • Rodney House - 9pm
  • 4-6 Rodney Street - 6pm
  • Sports Building - 10.30pm Monday to Friday, 4.30pm on Saturday and 8.30pm on Sunday
  • Student Life Building - Open 24/7

Certain areas of our campus will remain open in the evening where necessary for teaching and research.

You can submit requests for out of hours building openings via the helpdesk.

Please note
There are separate processes for using laboratory spaces and designated specialised spaces out of hours, which include rigorous risk assessment and faculty-level approval. If your request is relating to any specialised spaces, then please refer to your Head of Operations first.