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    COMMON FACILITIES

    AlbaNova houses 2 large auditoria, 4 seminar rooms and 10 lecture rooms which may be booked for research, teaching or related purposes.

    You can see whether a room is available by checking in KTH's room booking tool Agendo(previously previously Uarda, Locus, web: lokal2.timeedit.se/kth).

    You can book rooms via the Center's receptionist, tel 08-5537 8444. A few other persons, for instance student counsellors, may directly book rooms needed for teaching.

    Please contact the reception for information about the prices for booking seminar and lecture rooms and auditoria.
    Room booking for external functions has a higher tariff than booking for AlbaNova's day-to-day activities.

      Auditoria

      Seminar rooms

      Lecture rooms

      Laboratory classrooms

      Computer rooms

      Library

      Research groups\' libraries

      Study desks for students

      Group rooms for students

      Restaurant

      Common rooms

      Kitchens

      Group rooms for research Groups

      Sickrooms

      Changing rooms and showers

      Exercise facilities

      Functions

      Guestrooms

     

    Auditoria

    There are two large auditoria in the main building.
    Both have complete sets of audiovisual equipment.
    Both are connected by tunnel to the demonstration laboratory building(Roslagstullsbacken 33; house 1), so demonstration equipment can be easily transferred.


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    Seminar rooms

    There are two large seminar rooms on level 3 in the main building, opposite the restaurant, which can be booked for seminars, committee meetings, etc.
    There is a kitchen next to the smaller of the two rooms.


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    Lecture rooms

    In the eastern part of the main building there are nine lecture rooms on levels 4 and 5, and one more on level 4 of Roslagstullsbacken 33(house 1). These can normally only be booked by the member of staff responsible for timetabling at each department, though if one is free, others may book too.
    Priority is given for different subjects/departments for each lecture room, according to the list below.

    Lecture rooms on level 5 in the main building:

    Lecture rooms on level 4 in the main building:

    Lecture rooms on level 4, Roslagstullsbacken 33(house 1):


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    Laboratory classrooms

    All undergraduate courses at AlbaNova use a range of laboratories and demonstration classrooms located in the main building and in Roslagstullsbacken 33(house 1). The larger rooms are located on levels 4 and 5 of the main building, next to the lecture rooms.
    There are also a number of windowless lab rooms on level 2. In Roslagstullsbacken 33 the lab rooms are on level 2(the ground floor)and level 3. Booking for all labs and demonstration classrooms can only be done through the member of staff responsible for timetabling at each department.


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    Computer halls

    House 2(Roslagstullsbacken 29)houses four computer halls for SU Fysikum's undergraduate programs(level 3, top floor). The department is responsible for deciding which halls are used for teaching and which for individual study.
    Booking is organized by the Fysikum Student Office.
    The halls are nevertheless not available for external booking.

    None of the KTH departments have computer halls in AlbaNova.


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    Library

    The AlbaNova Library is located on levels 6 and 7 in the rotunda in the main building.
    The library is a reference and lending library for researchers and students. A number of workstations are available for readers who wish to consult the electronic journals which KTH and SU subscribe to.

    The library is a branch of Stockholm University Library, SUB.

    To borrow books from the library, you need a loan card from SUB, which can be obtained from the librarian on duty. An automatic book loan machine is available so that you can borrow books when there is no librarian on duty.

    The photocopier in the library is the only one in AlbaNova available to students.
    Ask the librarian for current prices.

    AlbaNova's librarians are Maria Pettersson Zapior, Camille Hertil Lindelöw and Elizabeth Calrsson from Stockholm University Library.

    Telephone number to the library's information desk is 08 - 5537 8293.

    E-mail: albanova@sub.su.se.

    Web: www.sub.su.se/albanova.

    Opening hours are:


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    Libraries, Research groups'

    In addition to the main research library in the rotunda, levels 6 and 7, each research group may have a smaller library of books and periodicals.
    These are typically to be found in each groups' meeting room.


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    Study desks

    Study desks for students can be found in the following locations:


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    Group rooms for students

    In addition to the individual study desks, a small number of group rooms are available for groups of students who need to work together.
    These are located


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    Restaurant Entré

    AlbaNova's restaurant is called 'Entré', and is located on level 3 of the main building, entrance from the main concourse. It seats 130; additional seating is available in the main concourse next to the restaurant, and outside during the summer months.

    The proprietors are Fågelängens Catering. Conny Bengtsson(restaurant manager)and Klas Skoglund(chef)are staff members on duty.

    Opening hours are:

    (Other opening times can be arranged, e.g. for dinners in connection with conferences or thesis defences, etc.)

    The restaurants remit is to offer the following:

    Questions or comments about the restaurant and its service can be directed either to the restaurant manager or to your department's representative on the Food Committee.

    Contact person for Restaurant Entré:
    Conny Bengtsson
    Tel: 08-560 247 04
    Mobile: 070-493 63 00
    Email: infofagelangenscatering.se


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    Common rooms

    Each staff group should have access to a common room/coffee room located close to their office.
    Next to each common room is a small kitchen.

    For breaks between lectures, there are tables and chairs in the main concourse.


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    Kitchens

    Each small kitchen has a fridge, microwave oven, sink and cupboards.
    There is room for a dishwasher, if groups wish to purchase one.
    Lack of ventilation means that ovens may not be installed in the kitchens.
    Cutlery and crockery, coffee machines and kettles are the groups' responsibility.

    Students have access to a kitchen in the large common room on level 4 of the demonstration lab building(Roslagstullsbacken 33, house 1). A smaller kitchen is located in the computer building(Roslagstullsbacken 29, house 2)in the common room on the ground floor.


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    Group rooms for research Groups

    Each research group should have access to a group room for meetings and conferences.
    The terms of use of group rooms are up to each research group.


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    Sickrooms

    A sick room/rest room with bed is located in the main building on level 4 next to the lifts/elevators in the main stairwell, adjacent to the large auditorium.
    The sick room, which is opened with a normal employee key, should be kept locked.


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    Changing rooms

    There are a small number of changing rooms with showers located on level 1 of the main building.
    Some are reserved for certain categories of staff.
    There are two changing rooms for all employees just inside the entrance next to the main staircase(Roslagsvägen 30D), to the right next to the staircase.
    Both have 5 showers, and require card access.

    There are currently no changing or shower facilities for students.


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    Exercise facilities

    The AlbaNova gym is in room C2:3075.
    The nearest showers are on the ground floor near the north entrance.
    All AlbaNova staff members have access to the gym with their key card.

    We refer also to the two universities' exercise facilities, where staff and students can get better deals than at equivalent facilities elsewhere in the city.


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    Functions

    For thesis defence parties and similar events, rooms can be booked, for example the coffee room on level 4 of house 1, Roslagstullsbacken 33. Catering/food can be ordered through the restaurant.


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    Guestrooms

    AlbaNova has no guest rooms of its own.
    Consult the departments' administrators if you need help accommodating guests.


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