School of Humanities, Creative Industries & Social Sciences

University House

University House (formerly known as NESCA house), located on the corner of King Street and Auckland Street, is one of the buildings with a large occupation by the School of Humanities, Creative Industries & Social Sciences (HCISS). University House is a state heritage-listed building featuring an art deco style and an impressive sandstone façade.

Overview

Opening Hours

Open Access

Day Opening Hours
Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm
Saturday & Sunday Secure Access Only
Public Holidays Closed
Uni ID is required by University Security for identification during Open Access Hours

Secure Access

Day Opening Hours
Monday to Friday 7am – 8am & 6pm – 10pm
Saturday & Sunday 8am – 10pm
Public Holidays Closed
*Secure Access can be acquired through the General Induction

Please note some areas are key and card access restricted and are subject to the availability of the technical staff. Computer Labs are card access only.

Navigating University House

The building code for University House is UNH. Rooms are labelled according to their building code, level, and room number. For instance, UNH102 is University House, Level 1, Room 102. 

If you need help finding a room, ask the friendly staff or a helpful app is MazeMap.

Technical Staff Availability
Day Opening Hours
Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm
Saturday & Sunday Closed
Public Holidays Closed

Technical Staff Office Locations are: UNHG03 (Uni House, Ground Floor, Room 03) and UNHG04 (Uni House, Ground Floor, Room 04)

Printing Services

Required Inductions for Room Access

University House has a range of spaces for students to complete their coursework. See the table below.

Successful completion of the General Induction is required before the access of additional inductions is granted.

Start General Induction

Type Of Room Rooms Available Induction Required
Computer Labs UNHG01 
UNH138
UNH151
UNH202
General Induction
Co-Labs UNHG01
UNH102
UNH104
General Induction
Photo Studio UNH147 L2 Photo Studio Induction
Print Lab Makerspace UNHG07
L2 City Makerspaces Induction
Technical Staff Offices UNHG03
UNHG04
Specimens Lab UNH305 L2 Specimens Lab
Animation Lab UNH124 L2 Animation Studios Induction
Illustration & Textiles Room UNH143 General Induction
Edit Suites UNH125 
UNH126
UNH127
UNH128
General Induction
Honours Studio UNH108 General Induction
(Honours Student Priority)
PhD & Masters Degree Spaces UNH115 General Induction*
(PhD Students Only, card access required)
LDTI City Studio UNH116 General Induction
Textiles Studio Makerspace UNH206
UNH207
L2 City Makerspaces Induction
City Campus Map
Equipment & Room Bookings

Room & equipment bookings are made through the Booking Point systems:

Evacuation Point

The emergency evacuation meeting point for University House is at Christie Park

University House evacuation point: Christie Park

University House Facilities

UNH Makerspace

Photo Studio

Specimen Lab

Printing Services

UNH Animation Lab

Edit Suites

HCISS Computer Labs

All HCISS Studios & Labs

Needing our Help?

The fastest way to get in contact with our technical team is to log a technical ticket. We will get back to you as soon as we can!