So in our last blog post, we gave you the lowdown on UNSW’s stance on student ergonomics.
But the crucial thing here is that, students needs have changed and the university should be adapting to the needs.
Overcrowding at Libraries
Students are often faced with the issue of overcrowding in UNSW’s libraries, whether it be in the Law Library or the Main Library. It is getting really hard for students to find a good study spot to do work and so they have now turned to faculty buildings as their go-to study spots. But like we mentioned in our previous post, UNSW did not intend to provide faculty furniture designed for the purposes of study. So what do students do? They can’t do much apart from using that furniture that is NOT designed for study purposes for exactly that. This means bad posture, slouching and aching backs.
Students who have classes mainly in only one building
There are students who only have classes in one building or a particular area of the university and the walk to the library may not be worth their time if they could just study at their own faculty building. For students, time is of the essence – we are juggling study, work, family, social life and other commitments all at the same time. The least UNSW could do is make things easier for us so we can get our work done.
Students who only have a short break between classes but want to use that time to study
Breaks between classes can range from a couple of hours to only 30 minutes but that time is precious to us students. For some of us who want to cram the most study and work into that short time span would be wise in not wasting our time walking to the library when their next class is so far away from the library. This would only waste their precious study time so faculty buildings are the only way to go.
This is why UNSW needs to realise that studying is equivalent to a full-time job, 24/7 we need to be able to study, wherever and whenever. We demand a change in student ergonomics at UNSW!
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Written by J.T
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