What is the Hall-Carpenter Room for?
This space has been established to cultivate an environment of inclusivity, understanding, and collaboration for individuals representing various protected characteristic groups. It is designed for staff and students to, for example, hold informal gatherings, events, discussions and to host initiatives that promote inclusivity and intersectionality; and foster and grow relationships with each other.
Where is it?
You can find the room on the 3rd floor of the Saw Swee Hock Building.
The room number is SAW 3.02; and the entrance looks like this:
Using the room
You need to book the room in order to use it outside of the dedicated weekly Social Hours timeslots (see right).
Please book the space at least 5 working days in advance, to ensure that your booking request is approved in time for your event.
- For staff events, please request to book this space on Resource Booker: check the room availability and book the space here.
- For events or meetings organised by a student society, please request to book the room via the LSESU form.
(Students that aren't part of a society may also use this form; but requests will be approved at the discretion of SU Staff.)
Your booking request will be reviewed and approved/accepted based on whether your event/meeting promotes inclusivity and intersectionality; or fosters and grows relationships with each other.
You may be asked for more information on how your event/meeting does this if it isn't clear from the booking form.
On the day, present your LSE ID and your booking email to Security staff at the Saw Swee Hock reception desk (ground floor). They will then give you a keycard to access to the room.
Please return the keycard to the reception desk at the end of your event.
Guidelines and Code of Conduct
To ensure the well-being and comfort of all visitors, and to make this space a true reflection of our dedication to fostering inclusivity, we kindly request that everyone adheres to the Guidelines and Code of Conduct when using the space.
Holding ourselves accountable is essential for upholding the space's respectful atmosphere. Therefore, repeated breaches of these guidelines may result in temporary suspension of privileges within the Hall-Carpenter Room.
School guidelines must be also be followed for any external guests or speakers.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you are booking on behalf of someone else, specify this when you make the booking. Then ensure that you forward the booking confirmation email on to the person who will be there on the day.
Food and drink
You can bring in food to the space, provided that you leave the room in the state that you found it in; as per the Guidelines and Code of Conduct.
LSE Catering can provide food and drink to this room as long as permission to do so is given by the LSESU. LSESU can also provide catering - see their website for more information.
However, you cannot serve or provide alcohol in the Hall-Carpenter Room; as LSE does not have the alcohol license needed to be able to do this.
Furniture
At this time, changing the furniture or moving the furniture is not permitted; unless there is a strong justification to do so. Please email edi@lse.ac.uk in this case.
The furniture has been chosen specifically for accessibility reasons. Likewise the layout of the furniture ensures there is enough space for anyone with accessibility needs to navigate the room freely.
When organising your event in the space, remember to consider how to make the event accessible to people with disabilities. The Hall-Carpenter Room has features to ensure accessibility such as:
- Lighting that can be dimmed, and adjustable window shutters
- A portable 85-inch AV screen for large format presentations
- Seating and tables of different heights and styles
- Access to the room from a lift with accessible buttoning and announcements
- Large emergency signage
- Sound/acoustic control measures
- Hearing Loop available on request from DTS.Teaching.Support@lse.ac.uk
To celebrate the opening of this new space in November 2023, we hosted an event every day of the week of its launch. These events are illustrative of the types of gatherings that can be held in the new space:
- LGBTQ+ Games Night social – Monday 06 November
- BAME Cultural Group Mixer – Tuesday 07 Nov: an opportunity to connect with others of different cultures, dress in cultural clothes and eat cultural snacks
- Wind down Wednesday – Wednesday 08 Nov: a sensory session of slime making and clay activities
- 'Semesta (Islands of Faith)' movie screening - Thursday 09 Nov
- Feminist-themed Tote Bag Decoration social – Friday 10 Nov