comfy, quiet, good views, dim lights!

🌟11th floor, Centre Building (CBG)🌟

CBG has a lot of amazing study spots from cozy armchairs to terraces but this one has to be my favourite. The expansive blue couches on this floor are incredibly comfy, and the huge windows looking down on the campus and city makes this the perfect spot. If you like silence, the ability to put your legs up while studying (me!!), want a nice view to look at when you want to take a break, are lost deep in thought or get distracted, then this is the perfect spot. 

Watching the sunset from this floor has actually been one of my top LSE experiences and it’s so breathtaking to see the floor fill with an orange-yellow hue when the Sun goes down on the whole city.

🎨The GenDen, LSE Generate🎨

I heard about this study spot very recently (and haven’t actually been there sadly!) but it’s an amazing place to work with fun lamps, funky furniture, a kitchen and more! To get access to this space, you need to register with LSE Generate first, and then you’ll get an email with details on how to book a desk at GenDen.

If you struggle to find empty spaces on campus, this is a great way to have more certainty about where and when you will be studying. Also, the kitchen right near you makes it very convenient to use and also a great way to meet other people working with LSE Generate. More details can be found here.

🌀3rd floor, Library🌀

This floor is a silent study area with closed-off booths, perfect for people who feel watched while studying in crowded spaces (me!!) and is a great spot to get some work done between classes. Although it can be a bit crowded and it can be hard to find a space, you can use this link to reserve a spot for you here!

🧠Study Booths & Rooms, Library🧠

If you thought the study rooms were only for group study, you thought wrong. This was a total game-changer for me as a person who needs the exact optimum conditions to concentrate.

You can book a study room for yourself using this link again (they usually book out a couple days in advance though! + you can book them for a maximum of 6 hours per week). It’s the perfect spot to have some silent, totally undisturbed and closed-off studying on campus.

Also, if you want to get some work done with friends, the study booths are a great way to chat with some friends while working. Both the rooms and booths can be booked using the link and there are numerous such places over the whole library.

🔅Lower & Upper Ground Floors, Sir Arthur Lewis Building (SAL)🔅

If you study better in dimly-lit spaces having more low-level lighting (I know I do!), these next two spaces are definitely for you!

If you’ve had classes in SAL before, you’ve probably walked past this amazing spot without even noticing it. On both ground floors, in-between the hallways leading to classes, are these spaces with major dark academia vibes, comfy couches and they are usually empty and quiet, except for five minutes every hour when people are walking to and from their classes.

They are excellent places to catch up on work between classes or even curl up reading a book on one of the couches!

🥀The Shaw Library, Old Building🥀

My introduction to this glorious room happened in my very first week at my department’s welcome event and I fell in love with it ever since.

The prettiest room on campus, in my biased opinion, the Shaw Library is breathtakingly beautiful with chandeliers, huge cozy red armchairs, old paintings, terraces and an outstanding Steinway piano. No wonder it is usually booked out for events (even has Thursday lunchtime concerts at 1:05 pm that you should definitely check out!).

However, when it is empty and not booked, it makes for an amazing study spot with the comfy armchairs, dim lighting, the sensations of a historical monument, and is the epitome of the academia aesthetic which definitely inspires me to study!