- Libraries:
- There are libraries at each site with the main one being based at Stratford and open 24 hours daily throughout the week during term. Provision is adequate, with a collection of 60,000 books and journals, although some social science students complain as their books are split between the sites.
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- Computing:
- Computing facilities are housed in the campus libraries and the reading room at Docklands. They are generally renewed every year, which definitely distinguishes East London from the majority of British universities!
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- Sports:
- The vast majority of sporting facilities are to be found at the Barking site at Goodmayes Park where there are gyms, a squash court, a pool, tennis courts and playing fields. There are also more playing fields located around three miles away in Little Heath. The Docklands site has a decent gym. If you are a keen sportsman then UEL may not be for you. None of the sports played are to national standard.
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- Future Plans:
- On a local level, the urban regeneration of Stratford for the 2012 Olympics will undoutedly have great benefits for the university.
Internally, major developments in accomodation, lecture theatres and business school facilities should be completed at some point in 2006 and will bring all of East London Uni's facilties together on only two sites: Docklands and Stratford.
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- Disabled Students:
- The new halls at Docklands are fully accesible for disabled people but the other sites still have adaptations to make. There are library facilities for the sight and hearing impaired, lifts to the Learning Resources Centre and assistance for sufferers of dyslexia. The Students Access Centre at Stratford is a helpful resource for the Uni's 800 disabled students.
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- Student Welfare:
- Welfare provision is good with a particular focus on race relations and women's welfare. There are medical facilities at Barking and Stratford, but rather interestingly, neither the university nor the union has any professional counsellors.
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- Parking:
- This is London so don't expect miracles from the local area. There is plenty of tension with locals over the limited parking available. On University sites parking is free, but permit based.
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- University Shops:
- The main Barking site has a general SU run shop selling basic groceries, ATM facilties and a separate campus bookshop, there is also a shop at the Docklands site.
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- University Bookshops:
- There is a branch of Blackwells at the Barking campus.
For the more technologically advanced the SU also runs an online book exchange and sale service at www.uelsu.net/main/bookshopswap
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- Banking:
- There are ATMs at Barking and Docklands and a reasonable provision in the local area.
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- Transport Policy:
- Transport is a problem at UEL and there is no coherent bus service between sites but, as you might expect, public transport is good if pricey.
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- Green Areas:
- This being the centre of the city there's more urban deveploment and decay than green space. However, the Barking site is next to a park and there are grassy areas around halls.
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