Library and Skills Centre Teachmeet 2025

Event Location: Surrey Building, Room 5520 (fifth floor, Room 20), Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, S1 1WB.

Below you can find an image of room 5520. We cannot control the lighting level in this room, but one side of the room is lined with windows we can open that let in lots of natural light. The furniture arrangement may be slightly different on the day from what's pictured, as we will likely opt to join tables to create small groups.

Here is an AccessAble guide for Surrey Building which provides information on various accessibility considerations for the building.

Parking is not available on campus. However, there is all-day parking available nearby. Further details are available on the Sheffield Hallam Where to Park guide. 

Surrey Building is approximately a 10-minute walk from the train station. The route is accessible but does include a relatively steep incline up the hill. Surrey Building is part of a cluster of interconnected Sheffield Hallam buildings and is most easily accessed through the entrance to Owen Building. The directions suggested by apps such as Google Maps may be misleading. Below is a map with added arrows to show the easiest route from Sheffield Train Station. More detailed directions are available below.

Leave the train station through the main doors and follow the path which curves up the hill. There will be a steel water feature on your right. Continue until you reach the pedestrian crossing.

Go across the traffic-lighted pedestrian crossing and the subsequent crossing directly ahead. From here, continue straight up the path and up the hill (Howard Street).

When you are near the top of the hill, you will see a pub called The Globe and a mural on the side of a building opposite it, which says 'Now then' with a brightly coloured background. Turn right into Hallam Square which has a seating area on the left.

On your right, head into a building called Owen, there is a sign that says "Main Entrance" and "WELCOME" above the main doors.

Once in Owen, head across the entrance way, past a sign that says "Owen Lift".

You will come across two double doors with a sign above that says "Access to Atrium Heartspace, Eric Mensforth, Harmer, Howard, Hertha Ayrton Stem Centre, Norfolk, Sheaf and Surrey". Go past the lifts on either side, continuing straight through the next double doors into the Atrium.

Go past the staircase to the left until you reach a landing space. The Atrium Café will be on your left. 

Continue straight and go into a door on your right with the Surrey building marked on it.

There will be staff members around on the day who will help you find the room. Alternatively, you can watch the video below.

Turn left and go through a door with the sign "Surrey Howard Level 5". Turn right and then go through the door with the sign "Surrey Leading to Teaching Rooms 5503a to 5520". Go through the door on your left with the sign "Leading to Room 5520". Follow the corridor round and head straight, then turn left and right to find the door marked "5520".

There are male, female, and accessible toilets on floor 5 of Surrey Building where the event will take place.

To find the nearest toilets to the event room: Exit the main room (5520) and go through the first door on your right. Then turn left, and walk through a set of double doors. Male, female, and accessible toilets can be found on the left hand side.

A water fountain can be found in the corridor outside the main room (5520). Cups not provided.

The following SHU food outlets will be open on the day and are part of the same building complex as the event room:

• Atrium Level 5 (sandwiches and hot drinks)
• Owen Building Level 6 (hot street food)

There is a Tesco and a Sainsburys close to the building as well as a number of nice cafes (Wellies, Mow’s coffee, Tamper).

Please ask a member of the organising team if you are unsure of where to find any of these lunch options.

We have booked nearby room Surrey 5517 as an optional quiet / respite space for anyone who wishes to step out of the main event at any point.

Directions to 5517 are as follows: Exit the main room (5520) and go through the first door on your right. Then turn right, and walk through a set of double doors. 5517 will be on your right.