Law, Politics and Sociology Building
In summer 2014 students and staff from the School of Law, Politics and Sociology (LPS) moved into the Freeman building, which was previously occupied by SPRU – Science and Technology Policy Research.
An artist's impression of the exterior of the Freeman building after refurbishment.
An artist's impression of the ground-floor atrium in the Freeman building after refurbishment.
During 2013-14 the building was refurbished to create high-quality academic space, with an appropriate mix of offices and seminar rooms replacing the previous open-plan arrangement.
An artist's impression of the first-floor atrium in the Freeman building after refurbishment.
The newly refurbished building includes:
- a new entrance, with better access, wider steps and paths;
- a refurbished main atrium, which is opened up to the roof at key points to let light into the building;
- teaching space in six seminar rooms, with state-of-the-art audio-visual technology;
- a Law mooting chamber, a PC cluster room, and study space for research students and taught students;
- a student common room on the ground floor, opposite the entrance and looking onto one of the two internal courtyards, plus social space in the atrium and social space for postgraduates on the first floor;
- a school office, offices for about 100 academic and professional services staff and a staff meeting room and common room;
- an enlarged terrace on the south side of the building, and a new small terrace outside the Law mooting room.