The refurbishment was a student-led project

New Medicine student common room opened

A new common room for Medicine students has been opened at the Research, Innovation, Learning and Development (RILD) building.

Students and staff attended an opening ceremony on Thursday 19^th April to see the new room, which boasts new furniture, better access, lighting and table football. The refurbishment comes following student feedback and was a student-led project.

Rachel Burn, Director of College Operations at the Medical School, said: “We’re delighted to launch this new common room, which has been designed in partnership with students. We think it’s a real improvement to the space and we hope it gets plenty of good use, especially the table football!”

Cam Boyle, a Medicine student representative, said: “Thank you to the Medical School for its support in updating our common room. It will hopefully create a hub for the students in the RILD building, providing a social and relaxing space for students on clinical placements. Special thanks to Rachel Burn and Vicki McKenna for all their hard work helping me with the process. I hope everyone enjoys the new space and uses it to its full potential.”

Further developments are also planned, including charging lockers for iPads, which will be installed shortly.

Date: 20 April 2018