Facilities and resources
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PhD students undertaking postgraduate study in the School have access to a number of dedicated facilities in the School of Social and Political Science, as well as those provided by the University.
Please refer to your Programme Handbook for further details:
PhD Study Space
Find information here on study space options, including School PhD desk allocations and hot desks, and University-wide study space.
PhD Locker Space
Find information here on locker space options for SPS-registered and SPS Visiting PhD students.
SPS PhD Laptop Loan Scheme
The School has a limited number of laptops available to loan to SPS PhD students. PhD students who wish to be considered for the scheme should email pgresearch.sps@ed.ac.uk from their University email account and request to be added to the scheme. Please include your estimated laptop return date in your email as this is required when lodging the request. Should demand exceed the number of laptops available, a waiting list may apply.
Important: students are responsible for returning their loaned laptop to the School upon graduating/before leaving the University.