Hey, this is me.
My name is Kevin, and I am a second year psychology
Oh my God, I look so bad.
Sorry. Campus is open,
and all the cafes are packed and everyone's on the hunt for study spots,
well you've clicked on the right video.
We're going to be going to three study spots and rating each of them
on solo study, group study, food and drinks and facilities
Oh, here we go,
here's the first one.
The Student Centre opened in February 2019,
there's one thousand one hundred available study spaces, over 150 computer work stations.
There's a whole range of different study spaces from silent study rooms,
computer stations, cafe workspaces and collaborative work rooms.
The Student Centre is actually built on a World War Two bomb site
and the design of the building was a three year collaborative process
that involved consulting over 1,000 students.
It also has incredible sustainability features, it is actually
one of only 105 buildings in the world that's been awarded BREEAM outstanding.
That sounds amazing on paper,
how does it fare in real life?
It is definitely the most popular study spot at UCL.
The quiet study rooms are silent,
like I'm actually scared to open my bottle, in case I make a noise.
Other spots are a bit more noisy, which I personally prefer.
I'd rate it four stars for solo study, as it does get really busy during the day
with lots of people streaming in and out.
There are literally so many group study rooms and it's such a great way to work together with friends.
I'd definitely rate it five stars, as you just have so much choice in terms of rooms.
There's also a cafe on the third floor,
where you can buy coffee and sandwiches.
The coffee beans are sourced ethically from Peru, and it is good coffee
but it's not my favourite.
I ordered a ham and cheese sandwich and it was banging,
and hot.
I'll give it a four stars for food and drinks.
Finally, for facilities
I mean, you can't really not give it a five stars, there's a shower.
How is there a shower?
No Kev, STOP it!
Overall, I'm going to rate the Student Centre four stars, now to see what's next...
Next up, we have the main library, which is located inside the Wilkins Building.
The library opened in 1828
and when you first enter you are presented with the Flaxman Gallery.
The St. Michael's sculpture
along with the other sculptures on the wall
were made by the famous British sculptor John Flaxman.
It really creates an artistic academic feel to the place.
There's 590 study spaces spread over four floors,
this is exactly what you would imagine a university library would look like.
Coming to the main library makes me feel like a proper academic university student.
There's so many books here
I mean, I'll be honest I don't read that much,
it's kind of wasted on me, I really should read more.
I'm going to rate it five stars for solo study
The study spots here are really quiet
and it epitomises what a dream academic study spot looks like.
However, there isn't really any group study spaces,
me and Eoin did some work in the Flaxman Gallery
but it was tricky
as people use it as an entrance point, I would have to rate it three stars.
There's technically no food places inside, but the Refectory is basically
just below it so I'm going to count it and I'm not going to lie
I did not expect there to be this amount of selection for food,
there's so much and it's so good as well.
It has to get a five stars.
For facilities, it's tricky, as it doesn't have anything
close to the Student Centre.
It does have quite a lot of computer clusters, printers and cute lights,
I think I'm going to give it a 3.5 stars.
Overall, I'm going to rate the main library 4.5 stars,
as I feel like the dark academia feel of it triumphs over the lack of facilities.
Onto the last one...
We're at the Institute of Education
which is the home to one of the best education centres in the world
It has ranked first in the QS world rankings every year since 2014.
It is also home to the IOE library, which is spread over three floors.
This library is probably one of the best hidden yet unhidden secrets.
There's a whole range of study spaces,
from work tables to computer clusters, to group study rooms and even booths.
There's also a bunch of sofas where you can study and a really nice cafe.
It's a lot less busy than the student centre, as it isn't
directly on main campus.
For solo study I'm going to rate it 4.5 stars,
it's a mixture of quiet places, booths and collaborative work desks.
I really love studying here as it doesn't really get too crowded.
For group study, I'm going to rated four stars there's a few group study rooms..
and there's also sofas, which is a great spot.
For facilities I'll rate it four stars,
as there's computer clusters, different study spaces, a cafe and even outdoor space.
The cafe food here is nice,
it's run by the same company as the Student Centre cafe,
so the same sandwiches and coffee.
I'm going to rate it four stars like the Student Centre cafe.
Overall, I'm going to rate the IOE four stars.
I don't think it beats the main library, but I would say it's on par
with the Student Centre with it's own niche. Well, there you have it
we've rated three of the biggest study spots at UCL
I hope you enjoyed the video,
thanks for watching and cheers.