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  • Sport and language courses for spring 2013 can now be booked
  • Christmas vacation opening times
  • Significant developments and challenges for 2013

Christmas vacation opening times

Christmas vacation: 13 December-8 January inclusive
Minimum service days: 24 December-28 December, 31 December-1 January

All locations closed weekends and minimum service days unless stated.

Shops

• Co-op (Bramber House): 13-23 December and 3-8 January 7am-11pm; 24 December, 27-31 December and 2 January 8am-9pm; 25-26 December and 1 January closed
• John Smith’s Bookshop (Library): 13-20 December and 2-8 January 9am-5.30pm; 21 December-1 January closed
• Union Shop (Falmer House): 13-20 December 8am-5pm (Mon-Fri); 21 December 8am-1pm; 24 December-1 January closed; 2-8 January 8am-8pm

Eating and drinking

• Arts Piazza café: 13-21 December and 7-8 January 8am-6pm (Mon-Fri); 24 December-1 January closed;  2-4 January 9am-4pm (Mon-Fri)
• Bridge café: 13-21 December 9am-4.30pm (Mon-Fri); 24 December-1 January closed; 2-20 January 9am-4pm (Mon-Fri)
• Dhaba café: 13-21 December and 2-8 January 9am-4pm (Mon-Fri); 24 December-1 January closed
• Doctor's Orders café: 13-21 December and 2-8 January 8.30am-3.30pm (Mon-Fri); 24 December-1 January closed
• East Slope Bar: 13-14 December 12 noon-8pm (catering 12 noon-6pm); 15-16 December and 22 December-1 January closed; 17-21 December and 2-4 January 12 noon-3pm (catering closed); 5-13 January 12 noon-12am (catering 12 noon-9.30pm)
• Eat Central (Bramber House): 13-16 December 8am-10pm (Mon-Fri), 10am-8pm (Sat-Sun); 17-21 December and 2-13 January 8am-8pm (Mon-Fri, ) 10am-6pm (Sat-Sun); 22 December-1 January closed;
• Falmer Bar: 13-14 December, 17-21 December, 2-4 January and 7-8 January 12 noon-8pm (catering 12 noon-7pm); 15-16 December, 22 December-1 January, 5-6 January and 12-13 January closed; 9-11 January 11am-11pm (catering 12 noon-8.30pm)
• Falmer Sports café: 17-20 December 11am-2.30pm; 21 December 11am-12 noon; 24 December-1 January closed; 2-8 January to be confirmed
• Jubilee café: 13-16 December 9am-4pm (Mon-Fri); 17-21 December and 2-13 January 8.30am-3.30pm; 24 December-1 January closed
• Library café: 13-16 December 9am-8pm (Mon-Thurs), 9am-4pm (Fri), and 11am-4pm (Sat); 17-21 December 9am-4pm (Mon-Fri); 22 December and 7 January closed; 24 December-1 January closed; 2-6 January 9am-4pm (Mon-Fri); 7-20 January 9am-6pm (Mon-Thurs), 9am-4.30pm (Fri), and 11am-4pm (Sat)

Banks

• Barclays (Sussex House): 10am-2pm (only open on Thursdays during the vacation)
• HSBC (Bramber House): Closed throughout the vacation

(Cash points available 24 hours a day) 

Sports and societies

• Falmer Sports Complex: 13-20 December and 2-8 January 7.30am-10pm (Mon-Fri) and 9am-6pm (Sat-Sun); 21 December 7.30am-12 noon; 22-23 December 9am-6pm; 24-26 December and 31 December-1 January closed; 27-28 December 10am-4pm
• Sport Centre: 13-20 December 9am-10pm and 2-8 January (Mon-Sat), 9.30am-6pm (Sun); 21 December 9am-12 noon; 22 December-1 January closed

Other services

• Buses: See the Brighton and Hove City Council transport page
• Careers and Employability Centre (Library): The centre will not be staffed from 24-28 December, and 31 December-1 January
• Dental Surgery: 13-21 December 9am-5pm (Mon-Thurs), and 8am-4pm (Friday). Closed 1pm-2pm. 24-28 December and 31 December-1 January closed. Emergency service provided during Christmas and New Year – ring the surgery on 01273 605555
• Health Centre: 9am-5pm (last appointment 4.20pm)
• IT Services Helpdesk: 13-20 December and 2-8 January 9am-5.30pm (Mon-Fri)(or by keypad at other times); 21 December 9am-5.30pm (no keypad access after 5.30pm); 22-26 December closed (no keypad access); 27-28 December 12 noon-5pm (keypad access after 5pm); 29 December-1 January keypad access only. (The computer rooms in Pevensey and John Maynard-Smith will be accessible by keypad whenever the buildings are unlocked. The York House cluster room will be open throughout the vacation.)
• Library: 14 December close at 8pm; 15 December, 22-26 December and 30 December-1 January closed; 16 December 1pm-6pm; 17-21 December 9am-7pm; 27-29 December 12.30-7.30pm; 2-6 January 9am-7pm (Mon-Fri) and 12.30-7.30pm (Sat-Sun). See the Library website.
• Nursery and Preschool: 13-21 December and 3-8 January 8.30am-1pm and 1-5.30pm (Mon-Fri); 24 December-2 January closed
• Pharmacy: 13-21 December and 2 January-8 January 9.30am-4.30am (Mon-Fri), 24-28 and 31 December-1 January closed
• Post Office (within Co-op, Bramber House): See for Co-op
• Security: Security will run as normal throughout the Christmas vacation. Call 01273 678234 for Security Unit. Emergency number ext. 3333
• Student Life Centre: 13-21 December 9am-5pm (Mon-Fri); 24 December-1 January closed; 2-8 January 9am-5pm (Mon-Fri)
• Students’ Union Advice and Representation Centre: By appointment (E advice@ussu.sussex.ac.uk)
• Students’ Union Box Office: Closed 
• Sussex Student Lettings (Falmer House): 13-21 December and 2-8 January 9am-5pm; 24 December-1 January closed (emergency cover arrangements via phone/email)
• Union Computers: Closed