Delaney had to pick up her actual student visa card from campus the other day and complete her international student check in. We tagged along so we could explore the campus since we never got to make an in-person visit last year. Its about a 15 minute bus ride up the road from her apartment. University students get free bus passes and she's figuring out the app and other routes. She's only a 5 minute walk from the train station and grocery store, so she doesn't need the bus for those.
The campus is very compact. I honestly don't know how they offer instruction to 15,000 students. The footprint of the campus is easily 1/4 of my own campus. In looking at Delaney's schedule, her classes meet irregularly (in a pattern that I cannot discern). There is a lot of independent and small group work that happens apparently. I hope she'll be able to shed some light on the program of study after this week when she attends her introductory lectures.
This is Dorset House - the home of the Faculty of Science and Technology (Delaney's college). Her labs are in this building.
These are the stairs in the center of the Student Center. Delaney and I both looked up and turned to each other and said at the same time "moving stairs in Hogwarts??" I think there are five levels here. Its kind of like an MC Esher painting.
Outside the library. Delaney wandered through all of the floors of the library looking at the various carrell and study spaces.
They have some pretty cool group collaborative spaces. Kind of like a large restaurant booth with a large screen on one side including a webcam. One group could readily video conference with others. (on the right side behind the grey dividing wall)
Its a pretty modern campus, and the university itself is not that old. It was awfully empty for being less than a week to the start of classes, but I'm sure it will be hopping soon. Since Delaney moved in on the first day available, students have been steadily moving in to the accommodations.
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