Winter break 2023-24: services and support for students This year the University’s winter break will begin at 5pm on Friday, 22 December, with all buildings and services re-opening at 9am on Wednesday, 3 January.
Service opening hours
Sir Alex Ferguson Library
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The library will be open as below. Library systems staff will be available on an on-call basis to respond to any issues which arise during library opening hours over the holiday period.
Saturday
23/12/2023
10am-6pm
Sunday
24/12/2023
Closed
Monday
25/12/2023
Closed
Tuesday
26/12/2023
Closed
Wednesday
27/12/2023
10am-6pm
Thursday
28/12/2023
10am-6pm
Friday
29/12/2023
10am-6pm
Saturday
30/12/2023
10am-6pm
Sunday
31/12/2023
Closed
Monday
01/01/2024
Closed
Tuesday
02/01/2024
Closed
Wednesday
03/01/2024
24 hr opening until 19/01/24 (Opens at 7am)
IT Service Desk
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Over the Christmas period, our IT Service Desk will be offering support 24/7 support, throughout the entire Festive Break via their helpline (0141 273 1234), alternatively you can email them on (ithelp@gcu.ac.uk ) or contact them via the student app. They are available throughout the Christmas period so you can get the support you need whenever you need it.
Student Services
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Student Services is closed during the festive break. However, if you do require support during this period, please refer to our Out of Hours Support page.
Learning Development Centres (LDCs)
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LDCs will be closed over the Winter Break. Students will be able to access online sources as normal. Online resources can be found at for each academic school at:
Students’ Association
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The Students’ Association building and services will be closed during the Winter Break.
ARC
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The Arc Gym will be open as below.
Friday 22/12/2023 7am-5pm Saturday
23/12/2023
10am-2pm
Sunday
24/12/2023
10am-2pm
Monday
25/12/2023
Closed
Tuesday
26/12/2023
Closed
Wednesday
27/12/2023
10am-2pm
Thursday
28/12/2023
Closed
Friday
29/12/2023
10am-2pm
Saturday
30/12/2023
Closed
Sunday
31/12/2023
Closed
Monday
01/01/2024
Closed
Tuesday
02/01/2024
Closed
Wednesday
03/01/2024
9am-9:30pm
Thursday
04/01/2024
7am-9:30pm
Friday
05/01/2024
7am-5pm
Caledonian Court
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Saturday
23/12/2023
Closed
Sunday
24/12/2023
Closed
Monday
25/12/2023
Closed
Tuesday
26/12/2023
Closed
Wednesday
27/12/2023
10am-2pm
Thursday
28/12/2023
10am-2pm
Friday
29/12/2023
10am-2pm
Saturday
30/12/2023
Closed
Sunday
31/12/2023
Closed
Monday
01/01/2024
Closed
Tuesday
02/01/2024
10am-2pm
Assessment Submission and Feedback
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If you have assignments due and wish to discuss them with your module leader, please do this before 23 December as staff will not be available until they return on the 3 January . The University has endeavoured to ensure assessment submission dates are set before or after but not during the festive closure period. You should check, however, with your module leader.
Students should also be aware that during the break there is limited technical support available so we recommend students do not submit any coursework during this time.
Regarding assessment feedback, the days the University is closed will not count towards our three week turnaround time as staff will not be marking during the break.
Should an emergency situation or critical incident occur that the university needs to know about or support you with, our Security Office is available 24/7 by email securityoffice@gcu.ac.uk or calling 0141 331 3787.
