Student room booking guidance

As a student, you can book various rooms and spaces for study purposes or to accommodate a club or society. Before a booking can be authorised, the student policy for campus space bookings must be read and accepted.

Checking the availability and the booking of a teaching room can be done online via the University’s room booking system. This allows user to:

  • view up-to-the-minute Pathfoot and Cottrell room availability;
  • select rooms appropriate to their needs;
  • book central Pathfoot and Cottrell teaching rooms online;
  • view booking confirmations immediately;
  • make amendments to bookings made via the booking system;
  • cancel bookings made via the booking system.

Clubs and societies

The Presidents and Secretaries of each club or society can make a booking on behalf of Students' Union affiliated clubs and societies.

Club and society representatives can book lecture theatres, classrooms, or centrally controlled exhibition space for club or society-related events/meetings.

Classrooms or lecture theatres (via Resource Booker)

Use the ‘Book a room for Student Sports, Clubs and Societies’ option via the new booking system.

You will have access to booking rooms in the Cottrell Building for the following times: 

  • Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri: 18:00 - 23:00
  • Wed: 13:00 - 23:00
  • Sat and Sun: 09:00 - 17:00

Your booking must be made at least three days in advance.

For bookings at short notice or during teaching hours (outside the times listed above), email theunion@stir.ac.uk to make your request. 

Exhibition space, Atrium stall or Campus Central spaces

To book an Atrium stall, email your union coordinator/SABB with a completed risk assessment and they will pass the booking request and risk assessment to Stirling Venues who will look to accommodate the booking request. If the request cannot be accommodated, Stirling Venues will contact the club or society to discuss alternative options (using contact details provided on the risk assessment). 

For Campus Central, contact theunion@stir.ac.uk to make your booking request.

For atrium space or any other activity, contact theunion@stir.ac.uk for guidance and to make your booking request.

Sports facilities

Sports Union Club can request this via the Sports Union President or attend the weekly Fixtures/Bookings Meeting, held at 11am every Thursday during semester time.

Clubs or societies can make a booking request by emailing the coordinator/sabbatical office who will forward the booking request to sport.bookings@stir.ac.uk.

Study session and presentation practice

Students can book classrooms for study sessions or presentation practice using the Book a Teaching Room for Study Space tile on the booking system.

You can book a teaching room up to 14 days in advance for a maximum of two hours per day. Only one booking is permitted per day for each student. Should you have a specific need to book a teaching room outside this policy, please email ask@stir.ac.uk with details of your request. 

Library study spaces 

The library has bookable spaces allowing students to book rooms, spaces, or desks suitable for individual or group study. Book a space in the library.

Bookable exam desk

During the University exam diets, students can book a desk should they wish to sit a virtual exam on campus. 

Accessing the room booking system 

You can access the Room Booking System via any smart device, 24/7.