We're making improvements to your favourite places on campus. Print Room Café is next in line for refurbishment after our recent relaunch of TeamUCL Gym and Gordon's Café.
Our Sabbatical Officers have been working closely with UCL to make sure your most loved spaces on campus continue to improve. Officers have been busy making the case to UCL to enhance student spaces on campus, and their work has led to a long-term plan to invest in and develop Students' Union spaces.
Our spaces (bars, cafes, gym, and activity spaces) should feel like home and be the centre of your campus community. We ask thousands of you what you want from our spaces each year. The feedback is clear: You want spaces to socialise, unwind, focus quietly, and make the most of your time on campus. Our Sabbs have been advocating for these improvements and have made sure your needs have been well-represented in discussions that impact your experience on campus.
Up next:
Print Room Cafe
Refurbishment works: Print Room Café is anticipated to be closed from Monday 30th June - Wednesday 10th September 2025
The cosy Print Room Cafe, right at the heart of campus, is a hidden gem. With a huge outside seating area, the snug interior is a place you want to spend long afternoons studying, meeting friends, or just enjoying a relaxed breakfast. With loads of food options on the menu, the Print Room is one of your favourites, that's why we think it's overdue some attention.
Similar to Gordon's Café earlier this year we'll be completely refurbishing the space, introducing more comfy seating areas, benches for quick catch-ups between lectures, and easier access to the counter to place your order.
Work is due to start on Monday 30th June July 2025.
More to be announced
We're working on plans to upgrade the Clubs and Societies Common Room and the Conference Room in the Bloomsbury Theatre building. More to come on these exciting projects soon.
Projects completed:
The TeamUCL Gym
Over the 2024/25 winter break, Bloomsbury Fitness underwent a complete refurbishment, reopening its doors as the TeamUCL Gym. The new gym is modern, spacious, and designed to give you a much better workout experience.
The new TeamUCL gym reopened in January with over 80 top-of-the-line equipment pieces, a spacious free-weights section, and an accessible, thoughtfully designed layout. These upgrades have transformed the gym into a state-of-the-art fitness space that you enjoy being in.
We’re delighted to have secured funding from UCL to refurbish the gym. Students deserve access to high-quality fitness facilities, and this investment ensures they have the resources to prioritise their health and wellbeing while managing their studies.
Ana Boikova, Activities and Engagement Officer
Gordon's Cafe
During the 2025 Easter break Gordon's Café at 25 Gordon Street was fully refurbished. The new space offers more space, seating and a better queuing system to enjoy all your favourite drinks, pastries and our new hot food menu.
