University House is a large 6-floor building in the centre of the University of Sheffield's campus which houses the University of Sheffield Students' Union.
The building is currently used to house part of the students' union on floors 1 to 4 and some administrative departments of the university. Floor 1 contains the Union's Bar One drinks outlet, floor 2 is the Union's Foundry and Fusion nightclub venue, floor 3 is largely devoted to the Student Union's reception and shop areas, floor 4 contains a university-run food court alongside several study spaces and student offices, floor 5 a restaurant/conference venue, and floor 6 several administrative offices for the university. Most of the Students' Union is found in the 'Tower' and 'Link' sections of the building on its western side, while the 'Graves' section (the original Students' Union building) houses offices and a restaurant/bar, which has been closed for refurbishment since June 2024. The 'Tower' section of the building is connected to the Octagon Centre on level 4 via a skyway.[1][2]
The original structure was built in 1963[3][4] and located to the west, isolated from the older Grave's Building to the east. The building housed the union bar (now known as Bar One) and two food areas, the lower refectory (now the Foundry) and upper refectory (now the City View cafe and Loxley's food court), amongst other offices and union departments. The 5th floor was another catering area used by staff, and also housed a room for staff, known as the Senior Common Room (SCR).
During the mid-sixties the Union of students in conjunction with the university extended the building to connect it to the Graves building to the east and this section has become known as the "Link Building". It is still part of the University House building however. As a result, the floor numbering can become confusing, with slightly different physical levels between the three buildings all being assigned the same number and usually isolated from each other. For instance level 4 in the Link building houses a student work area and sabbatical offices, while the original University House building (named 'Tower') houses the food court/cafes, and the Graves building houses some administrative and marketing offices.
A £20 million refurbishment of the building took place between July 2012 and September 2013.[3][5]
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