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This Week's Opening Hours

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	Oct 05 Sunday	Oct 06 Monday	Oct 07 Tuesday	Oct 08 Wednesday	Oct 09 Thursday	Oct 10 Friday	Oct 11 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	Closed	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	Closed
Service Desk	Closed	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	Closed
Biomedical Library	Closed	8:30am – 7:30pm	8:30am – 7:30pm	8:30am – 7:30pm	8:30am – 7:30pm	8:30am – 7:30pm	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	9am – 6pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	10am – 5pm

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	Oct 12 Sunday	Oct 13 Monday	Oct 14 Tuesday	Oct 15 Wednesday	Oct 16 Thursday	Oct 17 Friday	Oct 18 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	Closed	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	Closed
Service Desk	Closed	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	Closed
Biomedical Library	Closed	8:30am – 7:30pm	8:30am – 7:30pm	8:30am – 7:30pm	8:30am – 7:30pm	8:30am – 7:30pm	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	10am – 5pm

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	Oct 19 Sunday	Oct 20 Monday	Oct 21 Tuesday	Oct 22 Wednesday	Oct 23 Thursday	Oct 24 Friday	Oct 25 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	Closed	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	Closed
Service Desk	Closed	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	Closed
Biomedical Library	Closed	8:30am – 7:30pm	8:30am – 7:30pm	8:30am – 7:30pm	8:30am – 7:30pm	8:30am – 7:30pm	Closed
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	10am – 5pm

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	Oct 26 Sunday	Oct 27 Monday	Oct 28 Tuesday	Oct 29 Wednesday	Oct 30 Thursday	Oct 31 Friday	Nov 01 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	Closed	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	–
Service Desk	Closed	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	8:30am – 5:30pm	–
Biomedical Library	Closed	8:30am – 7:30pm	8:30am – 7:30pm	8:30am – 7:30pm	8:30am – 7:30pm	8:30am – 7:30pm	–
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	10am – 5pm

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	Nov 02 Sunday	Nov 03 Monday	Nov 04 Tuesday	Nov 05 Wednesday	Nov 06 Thursday	Nov 07 Friday	Nov 08 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Service Desk	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Biomedical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	10am – 5pm

Display of Opening hours
	Nov 09 Sunday	Nov 10 Monday	Nov 11 Tuesday	Nov 12 Wednesday	Nov 13 Thursday	Nov 14 Friday	Nov 15 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Service Desk	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Biomedical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	10am – 5pm

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	Nov 16 Sunday	Nov 17 Monday	Nov 18 Tuesday	Nov 19 Wednesday	Nov 20 Thursday	Nov 21 Friday	Nov 22 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Service Desk	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Biomedical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	10am – 5pm

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	Nov 23 Sunday	Nov 24 Monday	Nov 25 Tuesday	Nov 26 Wednesday	Nov 27 Thursday	Nov 28 Friday	Nov 29 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Service Desk	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Biomedical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	10am – 5pm

Display of Opening hours
	Nov 30 Sunday	Dec 01 Monday	Dec 02 Tuesday	Dec 03 Wednesday	Dec 04 Thursday	Dec 05 Friday	Dec 06 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Service Desk	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Biomedical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	10am – 5pm

Display of Opening hours
	Dec 07 Sunday	Dec 08 Monday	Dec 09 Tuesday	Dec 10 Wednesday	Dec 11 Thursday	Dec 12 Friday	Dec 13 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Service Desk	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Biomedical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	10am – 5pm

Display of Opening hours
	Dec 14 Sunday	Dec 15 Monday	Dec 16 Tuesday	Dec 17 Wednesday	Dec 18 Thursday	Dec 19 Friday	Dec 20 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	8am – 8:30pm	8am – 8:30pm	8am – 8:30pm	8am – 8:30pm	8am – 5:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	8am – 8:30pm	8am – 8:30pm	8am – 8:30pm	8am – 8:30pm	8am – 5:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 8:30pm	8am – 8:30pm	8am – 8:30pm	8am – 8:30pm	8am – 5:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 8pm	9am – 8pm	9am – 8pm	9am – 8pm	9am – 5pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Service Desk	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Biomedical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	10am – 5pm

Display of Opening hours
	Dec 21 Sunday	Dec 22 Monday	Dec 23 Tuesday	Dec 24 Wednesday	Dec 25 Thursday	Dec 26 Friday	Dec 27 Saturday
McClay Library	Closed	8am – 5:30pm	8am – 5:30pm	Closed	Closed	Closed	9am – 5pm
- Ground Floor	Closed	8am – 5:30pm	8am – 5:30pm	Closed	Closed	Closed	9am – 5pm
- Subject Floors	Closed	8am – 5:30pm	8am – 5:30pm	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
- Service Desks	Closed	9am – 5pm	9am – 5pm	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
Medical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Service Desk	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Biomedical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Special Collections & Archives	Closed	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	9am – 7pm	–	–	–

Display of Opening hours
	Dec 28 Sunday	Dec 29 Monday	Dec 30 Tuesday	Dec 31 Wednesday	Jan 01 Thursday	Jan 02 Friday	Jan 03 Saturday
McClay Library	9am – 5pm	9am – 5pm	9am – 5pm	Closed	Closed	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	9am – 5pm	9am – 5pm	9am – 5pm	Closed	Closed	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Service Desk	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Biomedical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Special Collections & Archives	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Display of Opening hours
	Jan 04 Sunday	Jan 05 Monday	Jan 06 Tuesday	Jan 07 Wednesday	Jan 08 Thursday	Jan 09 Friday	Jan 10 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 10pm	8am – 10pm	8am – 10pm	8am – 10pm	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Service Desk	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Biomedical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Special Collections & Archives	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Display of Opening hours
	Jan 11 Sunday	Jan 12 Monday	Jan 13 Tuesday	Jan 14 Wednesday	Jan 15 Thursday	Jan 16 Friday	Jan 17 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Service Desk	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Biomedical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Special Collections & Archives	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Display of Opening hours
	Jan 18 Sunday	Jan 19 Monday	Jan 20 Tuesday	Jan 21 Wednesday	Jan 22 Thursday	Jan 23 Friday	Jan 24 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Service Desk	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Biomedical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Special Collections & Archives	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Display of Opening hours
	Jan 25 Sunday	Jan 26 Monday	Jan 27 Tuesday	Jan 28 Wednesday	Jan 29 Thursday	Jan 30 Friday	Jan 31 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Service Desk	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Biomedical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Special Collections & Archives	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Display of Opening hours
	Feb 01 Sunday	Feb 02 Monday	Feb 03 Tuesday	Feb 04 Wednesday	Feb 05 Thursday	Feb 06 Friday	Feb 07 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Service Desk	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Biomedical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Special Collections & Archives	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Display of Opening hours
	Feb 08 Sunday	Feb 09 Monday	Feb 10 Tuesday	Feb 11 Wednesday	Feb 12 Thursday	Feb 13 Friday	Feb 14 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Service Desk	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Biomedical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Special Collections & Archives	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Display of Opening hours
	Feb 15 Sunday	Feb 16 Monday	Feb 17 Tuesday	Feb 18 Wednesday	Feb 19 Thursday	Feb 20 Friday	Feb 21 Saturday
McClay Library	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Ground Floor	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
- Subject Floors	12pm – 5:30pm	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 2am	8am – 8:30pm	10am – 5:30pm
- Service Desks	12pm – 5pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 9:30pm	9am – 8pm	10am – 5pm
Medical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Service Desk	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Biomedical Library	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Special Collections & Archives	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Library Training Sessions

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An Introduction to Open Access Publishing

Open Access (OA) means the free and permanent access to online research. Publishing OA means that anyone in the world can read, share and reuse your work. Open Access is becoming the default way to... More

Date:: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Time:: 11:00 - 12:00
Location:: Training Room 2, McClay Library, McClay Library
Audience:: Academic and research staff Research postgraduate students Taught postgraduate students
Categories:: All Faculties & Schools Open Research

An Introduction to Open Access Publishing

Destination Graduation: guidance on submitting your e-thesis

This session will guide you through everything you need to know to successfully upload your e-thesis to Pure and ensure you're eligible for graduation. It will also offer tips on how to enhance your... More

Date:: Friday, October 10, 2025
Time:: 12:30 - 13:30
Location:
Audience:: Research postgraduate students
Categories:: All Faculties & Schools Open Research

Destination Graduation: guidance on submitting your e-thesis

Pure training with the Open Research Team (staff only)

Pure is the system that is used to upload and make visible online your research articles, note any prizes you have won, record any prestigious activities, and upload your datasets. This 30-minute... More

Date:: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time:: 12:00 - 13:00
Location:
Audience:: Academic and research staff
Categories:: All Faculties & Schools Open Research

Pure training with the Open Research Team (staff only)

Copyright and Your E-thesis

This training session is designed for all Postgraduate Research (PGR) students who want to gain a clear understanding of copyright and how it applies to their e-thesis. The session will explain... More

Date:: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time:: 14:00 - 15:00
Location:
Audience:: Research postgraduate students
Categories:: All Faculties & Schools Open Research

Library at Queen's Opening Hours & Training Sessions