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School of the Arts

Facilities

There is a great range of facilities and practical support for you to study at School of the Arts.

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We offer students

  • 24 Hour Library The Mile End library offers 24 hour access during term time. 
  • Access to the University of London’s Senate House Library 7 floors, millions of books and digital resources and beautiful study spaces. 
  • Writers in Residence We have 3 Royal Literary Fund fellows in residence and published authors in our creative writing staff who can help improve your writing or give you pointers for your next major piece 
  • Canalside A relaxed study space by the canal with computers and printing facilities. 
  • Coffee Shops Don’t write well in the library? We have student coffee shops on campus and within a 5-minute walk 

School facilities

  • Drop-in Hours Your personal adviser and tutors will have dedicated times when you can meet them to discuss your work, your grades and feedback, module selection, future plans, and signpost you to any support you might need. 
  • Research Centres We have experts across various research themes from Early Modern to contemporary Sexual Cultures. 
  • Collaborations with Cultural Industries Queen Mary is home to People’s Palace Projects and Project Phakama UK and Wasafiri Magazine three international arts organisations supported by Arts Council England. We have strong partnerships with Live Art Development Agency, Chats Palace, Barbican, Soho Theatre and local cultural organisations. 

BLOC is an inclusive cinema, arts lab & post-production suite

The Film and Drama research facility includes:

  • A 60 seater accessible cinema
  • A white box gallery space made for immersive projection
  • A black box motion capture, production and rehearsal studio
  • A post-production suite

The venue hosts film screenings, exhibitions, performance experiments, conferences and events.

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Broadcast-quality film-making facilities

Production and post-production equipment includes:

  • Two film studios with professional lighting grids and facilities for green-screen work
  • A range of camera and camera equipment including Sony 4K FS7s
  • Lighting, audio and grip equipment
  • Two edit suites with Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro X and Davinci Resolve
  • Available via our online booking system Connect 2

Linguistics Labs

These main facilities are:

They are equipped with:

  • Ultrasound imaging
  • Eye-tracking
  • EEG (full faraday cage)
  • Sound-proof recording studios

Theatre and Performance rehearsal spaces

Develop and perform work in our versatile, professionally equipped spaces:

  • Three rehearsal rooms: Two white box gallery-style spaces and a black box studio
  • Pinter Studio: a 55-seater experimental space
  • Film and Drama Studio: A 70-seater theatre and film venue with professional equipment including Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound

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