Technical Resources

This section is about what resources you can access.

What does open, project and no access mean?

There are 3 modes of access across the technical resources:

Open Access

You can walk in and access this during the opening hours inside of UAL Term Time. You may need a safety induction. If you are unsure, please ask a technician.

Project Access

You can request access on a per person, per project basis, and subject to approval by the technicians who manage that resource, you may be able to use it.

To request access to these resources, please complete this form: cci.to/request-access

No Access

You have no access to this technical resource.

What technical resources can CCI students access at UAL?

UAL has a wide range of technical resources built to serve the learning outcomes of the courses in each college, to ensure these resources are available to the students who need it those resources are restricted to certain courses.

Access to Home College Resources
Access to home college resources is at the discretion of your home college technical team, please get in touch with your college technical team if you have access problems, or contact cci.technical@arts.ac.uk for support.

Technical Resources
CCI Camberwell Chelsea Wimbledon LCC LCF CSM
CCI PhD students See CCI resources grid Project Access
CCI UG and PG students South London Project Access No Access
Central London No Access
UAL Diploma students Camberwell Normal year 2 access No Access
Chelsea No Access Normal year 2 access No Access
Wimbledon No Access Normal year 2 access No Access
LCC No Access Normal year 2 access No Access
LCF No Access Normal year 2 access No Access
CSM No Access Normal year 2 access

Who can access CCI technical resources?

The following grid gives a detailed visual breakdown of which CCI technical resources are available and to who:

CCI Wide

CCI Wide resources are generally only available to current CCI students, staff or fellows, with the following exceptions:

Creative Computing Institute Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon UAL Public inc. alumni
Current students, staff and fellows Final year Diploma students UAL Incubator Camberwell PG design students Other Camberwell students PhD students and other staff Other UG and PG students
Room Booking Project Access No Access
Technical Skills Workshops Open Access No Access
Laptop Lockers Open Access No Access
Equipment Loan Open Access No Access Project Access No Access
Kitchens & PCs Open Access South London only Greencoat only No Access

Peckham Road

Peckham Road resources are open to all current students, staff, fellows and Final Year Diploma students, with the following exceptions:

Creative Computing Institute Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon UAL Public inc. alumni
Current students, staff and fellows Final year Diploma students UAL Incubator Camberwell PG design students Other Camberwell students PhD students and other staff Other UG and PG students
Physical Computing Lab Open Access No Access Project Access No Access
eTextiles Lab Open Access No Access Project Access No Access
Laser Cutter Open Access No Access Scheduled Access No Access
3D Printing Open Access No Access

Greencoat Building

Greencoat Building resources are open to all current students, staff, fellows and Final Year Diploma students, with the following exceptions:

Creative Computing Institute Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon UAL Public inc. alumni
Current students, staff and fellows Final year Diploma students UAL Incubator Camberwell PG design students Other Camberwell students PhD students and other staff Other UG and PG students
Kit Room Open Access No Access
Dark Lab Open Access Project Access No Access
Robotics Lab Open Access Project Access No Access
Prototyping Lab Open Access No Access Project Access No Access

High Holborn

High Holborn resources are open to all current students, staff and fellows, with the following exceptions:

Creative Computing Institute Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon UAL Public inc. alumni
Current students, staff and fellows Final year Diploma students UAL Incubator Camberwell PG design students Other Camberwell students PhD students and other staff Other UG and PG students
HCI Lab Open Access No Access Project Access No Access
Nerve Lab Project Access No Access Project Access No Access
Living Room Lab Project Access No Access Project Access No Access

What kit can I borrow?

We continuously invest in more new equipment for students to borrow, from electronic components to projectors, robots to game controllers, and more.

Equipment Return

You are responsible for looking after and returning the equipment before you finish your course. The equipment must be returned to the correct building. We use a colour code on the labels to help everyone remember which item goes in which building.

Illustrated example colour coded icons

Suggestions

If you have suggestions for new products we should get, please email cci.technical@arts.ac.uk, and we'll consider it.

Catalogue

We currently operate 3 different systems/catalogues:

Laptop Lockers (ONARKEN / Lapsafe)

We offer laptop loans for use on-site only, more details are here..

Kit Room (ORB / Online Resource Booking)

All high-value equipment, such as projectors, cameras, and other electrical items, is now moving into the Kit Room at the Greencoat Building.

You can view the catalogue on ORB.

Physical Computing Components & High Holborn (Checkout)

Physical Computing and Robotics components need a bit more attention to detail, so we store these in our own custom-built system called Checkout. you can find details of what's available here.

Additionally, as there is no easy access to the Kit Room at High Holborn we provide a smaller catalogue of items through Checkout too, details of which are on the same page here.

When are the technical resources open?

During term time, our technical resources operate standard hours. However, outside term time, all resources are closed unless you have a prior arrangement with the technical team for details, view our page on what Project Access means.

Term Time Hours

During term time, if you have open access you just pop in and talk to a technician for help or to use facilities.

Term time is as defined on the UAL term time website here, with the exception that in the summer, we close after the Summer Festival, which usually means 1-2 weeks after the Undergraduate Term (around the start of July).

2024/25 - 04/07/2025 @ 6pm is the end of term.

You can find details of our opening hours on the sign outside each lab or the wiki pages below:

Peckham Road

Greencoat Building

High Holborn