Student lounges and other spaces
As an AUT student, you have access to student spaces like lounges, study areas, prayer rooms, and baby feeding and changing areas.
Student lounges
You’ll find student lounges across all AUT campuses. Facilities vary from lounge to lounge but these are a great place to relax, catch up with friends, play games and prepare some kai.
City Campus lounges
You’ll find student lounges and social spaces on most levels of WF, WG, WQ, WZ, WA and WH buildings on the City Campus including:AUTSA student lounge in WC202
Facilities: All-day breakfast, kitchen, microwave, fridge, TV, couches, air hockey table, vending machine, giant games, chill zone and powerpoints for charging
Hours: 8am-7pm, Monday to Friday
AUT's student union offers more than just student lounges – find out how else they can help you.
WH building – WH219
Facilities: Hot water, microwaves, study tables
Hours: 8am-5pm, Monday to Friday
North Campus lounges
Student lounge in AS135 / AS136 / AS115
Facilities: Couches, hot water, sinks, microwaves, tables, chairs
Hours: 7am-6pm, Monday to Friday
South Campus lounges
AUTSA South Office and student lounge in ME109
Facilities: Kitchenette, hot drinks, TV, PlayStation 4 and board games
Hours: 9am-3pm, Monday to Friday
Find out more about what AUT's student union can offer you – including giveaways and free food!
Study spaces on campus
We have study spaces available on all AUT campuses for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Bookable study spaces can be booked until 10pm during semester time.
City Campus study spaces
You’ll find casual study spaces on most levels of WF, WG, WQ, WZ, WA and WH buildings on the City Campus.
Bookable study spaces include:
- Level 4, WG building – 4 rooms available for group study.
Book WG group study rooms - Level 4, WU building (postgraduate only) – 27 individual computers and four group study rooms available.
Book postgrad computers and group study rooms
North Campus study spaces
Bookable study spaces include:
Book computers on the North Campus
South Campus study spaces
- Level 1, MC building (MC101)
- Level 2, MC building (MC205)
- Level 2, MA building (MA202) in Tech Central
- Level 2, MA building (postgraduate only) – seven individual computers available
Book computers on the South Campus
Study spaces in all AUT libraries
AUT libraries offer collaborative study areas, silent study areas, group study rooms, study computers (booked and walk-up) and printers/photocopiers.
The library on each campus is open:
- Monday to Friday, 8am-10pm, during semester time
- Saturday and Sunday, 10am-6pm
Access/swipe cards for study spaces
Undergraduate students
Undergraduate students do not get access cards unless your faculty has made arrangements for you to have swipe card access to specific facilities you need for your studies (such as engineering, computer sciences, and art and design students). To organise this access, please discuss this with your faculty who can then organise access cards with AUT Security.
Postgraduate students
All postgraduate students can get access cards. Contact the Graduate Research School reception during office hours to request access. Each postgraduate study room is accessible by swipe card access only and monitored by AUT Security and Emergency Management. These rooms are currently accessible by swipe card every day from 6am-11pm.
Other student spaces on campus
We have spaces on campus to support your personal and cultural needs while you’re studying with us.
Wāhi Tiaki Pēpi – parenting and nursery rooms
We have private rooms for feeding and changing babies at all three AUT campuses.
Baby feeding rooms
- City Campus: WA421, WA building (level 4); WB134, WB building (level 1); WF105A, WF building (level 1); WF819A, WF building (level 8); WF920C, WF building (level 9); WF1019A, WF building (level 10) and WS333*, WS building (level 3)
- North Campus: AE102F, AE building (level 1) and AL207, AL building (level 2)
- South Campus: MB106, MB building (level 1)
*Also a baby changing room
Baby changing rooms
City Campus:
- Female baby change area – WF1019A, WF building (level 10); WF819A, WF building (level 8)
- Male baby change area – WF105A, WF building (level 1); WF920C, WF building (level 9)
North Campus:
- All gender baby change area – AL130B, AL building (level 1)
South Campus:
- All gender toilet and baby change table – MB102C, MB building (level 1)
Child-friendly parents’ rooms
If you’re a student parent, you can bring your children to dedicated whānau rooms at the City and North Campus libraries, so you can study while your children play.
- City Campus: WA421, WA building (level 4)
- North Campus: AL207, AL building (level 2)
Other ways AUT supports student parents
Fono rooms / Vā Pasifika spaces
There are a number of Vā Pasifika spaces on campus for Pacific students, which you are welcome to use for studying, group assignments or just relaxing.
Our Vā Pasifika spaces are open daily at all three campuses, and our team of navigators (Pacific student mentors) are on hand to help you out from 12pm to 6pm each weekday during semester.
Where to find our Vā Pasifika spaces
- City Campus: WA301A, WA building
- North Campus: AE125, AE building
- South Campus: MC214, MC building
Other support for Pacific AUT students
Multifaith rooms
Multifaith rooms are for students of all faith groups to use for prayer, meditation, reflection or faith-based workshops. Find out where they are and how you can book them.
Muslim prayer rooms
There are Muslim prayer rooms on the City Campus and North Campus for AUT Muslim students. The rooms have separate spaces for men and women, and washroom facilities. Find out where these are, when they're open and how to get access.
Whānau spaces
There are a number of rest, recreation, and study spaces for Māori students.
City Campus:
- WB302, WB building
North Campus:
- AE101a, AE building
South Campus:
- ME101, ME building
Other support and services for Māori AUT students
Campus maps
You can download maps of AUT’s campuses below.
Food and retail on campus
Find out where you can buy food and drink, textbooks, AT HOP cards and AUT merchandise on campus.