• Project Leader: Paul Richter and Sarah Walsh

Student Practices & Experiences of Learning resources and Spaces (SPELS) is a research project with the principal aim of providing Newcastle University with valuable insights into the attitudes and perspectives of its undergraduate students regarding their experience of the institution’s learning resources/spaces. This study is taking place in the context of a range of research activities aiming to better understand the student experience. The project is employing a range of methods, including focus groups and the observation of university spaces, to establish a deep understanding of how students use, feel about, and understand the university’s learning resources as part of the broader information and learning environment.