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Break Space

18 April 2016

Did you know that taking breaks from intensive study has been proven to improve attention and to reinvigorate your senses? So, break space, chillout zone, leisure nook, rest stop, call it what you like - it's an area where you can now take a break from your intensive study. There's our comfiest chairs and a sofa to curl up...

Read more at: Library plant life: bringing the outdoors, indoors

Library plant life: bringing the outdoors, indoors

3 March 2016

A series of scientific studies have shown that indoor plant life can lead to cleaner indoor air, reduce the effects of Sick Building Syndrome, and can boost idea generation and enhance problem-solving skills. Interestingly some recent feedback from Cambridge staff and students, particularly from those who attended the...