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## Dr Kerstin Sailer & Dr Matt Thomas

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## [Designing a Campus for Students and their Wellbeing Pt2](https://europeblog.milliken.com/designing-a-campus-for-students-and-their-wellbeing)

Apr 26, 2024  Posted by [Dr Kerstin Sailer & Dr Matt Thomas](https://europeblog.milliken.com/author/dr-kerstin-sailer-dr-matt-thomas)  posted in [Education](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/education)

**Reading time: 6 mins**

**Part 2: Communal Spaces**

In our last blog post we discussed lecture theatres and the need to rethink the spatial design of campuses to provide settings suited to student needs, but also to evolving pedagogy and teaching delivery. But it is not just the constraint caused by lecture theatres that might impact student learning and wellbeing on campus. The topic we turn to today is the design of communal spaces to host a variety of student activities.

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## [Designing a Campus for Students and their Wellbeing Pt1](https://europeblog.milliken.com/designing-a-campus-for-students-and-their-wellbeing-pt1)

Apr 26, 2024  Posted by [Dr Kerstin Sailer & Dr Matt Thomas](https://europeblog.milliken.com/author/dr-kerstin-sailer-dr-matt-thomas)  posted in [Education](https://europeblog.milliken.com/tag/education)

**Reading time: 6 mins**

**Part 1: The Lecture Theatre**

**A university campus is not just a workplace for academic and professional services staff, but also the daily ‘workplace’ for thousands of students. How university buildings are designed has a major impact on how spaces are used, and this in turn can affect the wellbeing, sense of belonging and learning success of students. In this short series of two blog posts, we want to elaborate on the importance of design on student wellbeing, but also look at common spatial settings – the lecture theatre and communal spaces – and ask how those can be designed differently.**

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