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Our facilities
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https://www.york.ac.uk/english/about/facilities/
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# Our facilities

**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/english/about/facilities/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/english/study/undergraduate/

We offer a rich range of resources for literature students on campus and around the city, as well as specialist research facilities and archives.

## Contact us

**Department of English and Related Literature**

- [english-enquiries@york.ac.uk](mailto:english-enquiries@york.ac.uk )
- [(44) 1904 323366](tel:(44)1904 323366)

## In-house printing studio

As a literature student, you'll have the opportunity to experience the relationship between writing and printing through research, teaching and workshops, and the chance to put this into practice in the Thin Ice Press, our very own printing studio.

[Discover our press](https://www.thinicepress.org/campus)

## Study spaces

Our F. R. Leavis Room and Writing Lab provide spaces for students to work, to collaborate, and to take a break between lectures and seminars in Derwent College.

## Library resources

Students have access to a rich variety of resources through the University Library, which is spread across three interconnected buildings. Morrell houses the majority of the library’s collections, including the [Poetry Society collection](https://www.york.ac.uk/library/resources/collections/a-z/poetry-society/), while Fairhurst is home to the [Music and Audiovisual collections](https://www.york.ac.uk/library/resources/av/) and Burton to the University’s Humanities Research collections. In the city centre, students have access to the King’s Manor Library and [York Minster Library and Archives](https://yorkminster.org/discover/collections-archive-library/).

[Explore our libraries](https://www.york.ac.uk/library/)

[Festival of Ideas](https://yorkfestivalofideas.com/)

We partner with the York Festival of Ideas, the annual York Literature Festival, and the biennial York International Shakespeare Festival.

Writers at York

Writers at York is a lively series of readings and creative writing workshops which bring some of the most exciting new voices and established names in contemporary literature to our campus.

[Writer in Residence](https://www.york.ac.uk/english/about/writing-at-york/writer-in-residence/)

We host an internationally renowned Writer in Residence that hosts creative writing workshops and events throughout the year.

## Specialist research facilities

Students and staff can make use of an impressive range of research facilities on our campus.

### [Borthwick Institute for Archives](https://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/)

One of the most significant international collections of archives in Britain, the Borthwick Institute offers students the opportunity to get their hands on original documents from the 12th to the 21st centuries.

### [Heslington Hall](https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/arts-humanities/facilities/)

Heslington Hall is a spectacular Grade II listed building at the heart of postgraduate life in the Arts and Humanities. It's a hub for interdisciplinary teaching, engagement and research, including a lively programme of events.

## A city rich in literature

York is a fantastic place to study and research literature, boasting rich scholarly resources in a student-friendly and contemporary city. You can immerse yourself in a range of public libraries and archives around York, including:

- [York Minster Archives and Libraries](https://yorkminster.org/discover/collections-archive-library/)
- [City of York Library and Archives](https://exploreyork.org.uk/)
- [Yorkshire Film Archives](https://www.yfanefa.com/)
- [Yorkshire Museum's Historic Library](https://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/exhibition/historic-library-2/)
- [Boston Spa Reading Room](https://www.bl.uk/visit/reading-rooms/boston-spa)

Campus map

[Find us on campus](https://www.york.ac.uk/map/#locid247)

Study with us

[Explore our courses](https://www.york.ac.uk/english/study/)

Research

[Read our research](https://www.york.ac.uk/english/research/)

## Contact us

**Department of English and Related Literature**

- [english-enquiries@york.ac.uk](mailto:english-enquiries@york.ac.uk )
- [(44) 1904 323366](tel:(44)1904 323366)