Medical Sciences Teaching Centre (MSTC)

Medical Sciences Teaching Centre - (1 of 1)

September 2023 - no lift access. Lift is being replaced. New lift expected to be working in early 2024

  • Ramped access to entrance 
  • Secure powered entrance door
  • No lift access at present - lift is being replaced
  • Step free access around the building
  • Wheelchair accessible toilets on the lower ground, first and third floors
  • Induction loop at the reception desk and in the lecture theatre.
  • There are infrared hearing support systems in all the seminar rooms

This table contains summary information about the building

On-site designated parking for Blue Badge holders No
Public designated parking for Blue Badge holders within 200m No
Other nearby parking Yes - Pay and display
Main entrance Ramped. Secure powered door. Intercom to reception
Alternative entrance No
Wheelchair accessible toilets 3
Lift Currently being replaced. Access to all floors from Nov 2023
Hearing support systems Loop at reception and lecture theatre. Infrared system in seminar rooms
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Floor plans

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There is no parking available on site. 

There are several Blue Badge parking spaces available around the Science Area, including some under 200m from the Medical Sciences Teaching Centre. Please contact the department to ask about parking - use the contact information on this page. 

The main entrance to the building is located up a long ramp thankfully with a few breaks! The main front door is an automatic sliding door on swipe card access. 

There is secondary access via a tunnel; leading down from floor 1 of the OMPI building (part of the Pathology cluster). Access here is swipe card also and users will need to be escorted unless prior permission and card access are organised.

 

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The reception desk is located directly ahead of the automatic doors as you enter the building. There is a lowered section to the right-hand side.

 

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Accessible toilets

There are accessible toilets located on the lower ground, first and third floors. They are located off the corridor adjacent to the lift.

Standard toilets

There are Men’s and Women’s toilets located in the lower ground floor, all other toilets are for all genders and are located on the ground and second floors.

 

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**September 2023 - no lift access**

  • Lift is being replaced.
  • New lift expected to be working from November 2023

 

There are two stairwells located at either side of the building. There is some natural light and the stairs are open tread but have a continuous hand rail on the both sides of the steps. There are high contrast and tactile nosings.

 

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As this is a large building there are many doors. Where possible doors are held open (all corridors) and have vision panels. Some of the doors to lab spaces have swipe card only access. This is also true of the automated front doors.

 

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There are several laboratories located in the MSTC. All the labs have fixed benches and adjustable seating.  There are wide aisles and plenty of space.

 

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There is one large lecture theatre located off the main lobby space, once through the either of the doors there is a section for wheelchair users with fixed desk. For those that prefer to be at the front of the theatre or those with mobility impairments that are teaching there is space/access to the lower portion of the lecture theatre via the lift, head straight ahead on the lower ground floor and enter through a doorway on your right-hand side. This brings you out into the lower section. There is no stage for speakers. 

 

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There are seminar rooms located on the ground floor off the lobby space, at the rear of lower ground floor and on the second floor at the rear of the building.  All of these are accessible via the lift off either of the stairwells.  All of the furniture is flexible, and the tables and chairs should suit all users.

 

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There is no common room as such, but on the ground floor are two vending machines in the corridor adjacent to the lift (turn left when facing away from the reception desk) and a large open plan lobby with some informal seating.

 

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There are two vending machines located on the ground floor in the corridor adjacent to the lift.

 

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There are hearing loops at reception and in the lecture theatre.  There is an infrared sound system in all the seminar rooms.  There is also a voice enhancement sound system in all the laboratories.

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Contact details


Sherard Road
South Parks Road
Oxford
OX1 3PL

mstcreception@medsci.ox.ac.uk
01865 285777
www.mstc.ox.ac.uk

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