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Magee
The Magee campus, Londonderry, is a mixture of
historical and new buildings and modern and traditional facilities. It is a
short walk along the River Foyle from Derry's city walls. The historic cathedral
city is the only completely walled city in the British Isles. The Magee campus
has a small and tightly knit student population. Past and present students often
mention this as one of the benefits of studying there.
Student numbers have risen rapidly as part of a programme of academic
restructuring and campus development. To match the increasing popularity of
study at Magee, new facilities have been opened including studios, laboratories
and workshops. Other buildings house the new Learning Resource Centre, Centre
for the Creative and Performing Arts, Students' Union facilities, a 110 seat
lecture theatre, staff offices and a multi-purpose sports hall.
The University has strong links with Derry City Council and the local community.
Students have access to a range of local recreational and leisure facilities.
Derry has strong traditions and a wealth of culture, which combines with an
active social scene to make the city an exciting place to live and study.
The city is a natural starting point for travel into Donegal, to the northwest
or further afield. To the east of the city are the Sperrin Mountains and the Roe
Valley country park.
Magee Facilities:
Library
There is a good Irish collection at Magee.
Audio-visual
Graphics design centre, photographic studio and darkroom,
television studio and viewing room, sound recording studio, audio-visual
language laboratory, workshop for production of audio tapes, 35mm slides and
video programmes, off-air television recordings and video-conferencing.
The Magee campus is situated on a hillside
overlooking the River Foyle in a mainly residential quarter of Londonderry.
Northern Ireland's second city is famous, amongst other things, for its walls, a
symbol of the city's rich legacy of history and tradition.
The city is a busy and expanding commercial
centre which has been experiencing a sustained period of growth and
regeneration; a process in which the University has played an important part.
Derry is situated on the threshold of County Donegal, which is rightly famous
for its wild and open beauty.
To the east of the city are the blue Sperrin
Mountains and the lovely Roe Valley country park. The North West is served by
excellent road and rail links, as well as a new airport.
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