World-class facilities

You'll benefit from outstanding facilities at ARU and ongoing investment on all four of our campuses: Cambridge, Chelmsford, Peterborough and Writtle.

Teaching and learning spaces

We’re home to students of medicine and healthcare, business, art and design, psychology, computing, agriculture and much more.

As you’d expect, our campuses house an array of specialist facilities.

  • Campus farm that's home to sheep, pigs and cattle – and grows its own wheat to support livestock bedding
  • Research glasshouses and regenerative agriculture demonstration areas
  • Tropical greenhouse and ornamental gardens
  • A wide range of tree and plant species
  • Postharvest Unit, which which undertakes research and trials in conjunction with commercial companies

Find out more about these facilities.

  • Equine Training and Development Centre featuring stables, riding arenas and a therapy barn
  • State-of-the-art Lordship Canine Centre including hydrotherapy clinics, and a modern dog grooming centre
  • The Titchmarsh Animal Centre, which is home to a range of reptiles, birds and small mammals
  • Dedicated Pet Behaviour Academy
  • Veterinary nursing clinical skills area

Read more about these facilities.

  • Design studios and workshops
  • Computer games development studio
  • Recording studios, audio-visual studio and recital hall
  • Professional music therapy centre
  • Fully-equipped film and TV studios
  • Ruskin Gallery
  • Floristry centre

Read more about art and design, and music, film and performing arts facilities.

  • Financial trading room
  • Mock law courts
  • Campus law clinics where students work with legal professionals to offer advice to clients

  • Early years resource room
  • Primary education room

  • Mechanical, electronic and civil engineering workshops

  • Equine Training and Development Centre featuring stables, riding arenas and a therapy barn
  • The Titchmarsh Animal Centre, which is home to a range of reptiles, birds and small mammals
  • Dedicated Pet Behaviour Academy
  • Veterinary nursing clinical skills area

Read more about these facilities.

  • Biomedical Science student working in a Superlab
  • Eye-tracking equipment in Psychology Lab
  • Four student nurses administering to a medical mannequin
  • Students wearing surgical scrubs and working in the Anatomy Suite at the School of Medicine, ARU Chelmsford
  • Two Operating Department Practitioner students in a mock operating theatre, both wearing surgical scrubs
  • Person sitting in the stalls of the Mumford Theatre while students rehearse on stage
  • Cambridge School of Art studios
  • TV studio in Cambridge School of Art
  • Two students using equipment in a mechanical engineering lab
  • Sport science student running on a treadmill while wearing an oxygen analysis mask
  • Dusting for fingerprints
  • Optometry students performing eye tests in ARU's University Eye Clinic
  • Two students feeding a llama at Sturgeons Farm on the ARU Writtle campus
  • Horses in stables
  • Student looking at plants and taking notes in a glasshouse

Study spaces and campus libraries

All our campuses have libraries where you can access extensive collections of materials relevant to your course.

There are plenty of study spaces in our libraries and elsewhere on campus, including open-access computer areas, group work zones, and silent study areas.

Shared, social and quiet spaces

Visit our campus pages to find out more about places to eat, drink, relax and socialise. This includes details of quiet spaces and wellbeing spaces.

We offer an exciting programme of social sport on all four campuses, and you’ll also find campus gyms in Cambridge, Chelmsford and Writtle.

There’s also a range of student services including Students’ Union spaces, health and wellbeing support, chaplaincy or multi-faith rooms, employability and careers services, and accommodation offices.

Come and explore

If you’d like to take a look around ARU:

  • book your place at our next Open Day
  • drop-in to our campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford or Peterborough on Fridays for a campus tour