A petition has been started against cuts to a university library’s opening hours. The University of Brighton has reduced the amount of time students can access St Peter’s House Library in Richmond Place, Brighton, by 36 hours a week, the petition states. The library will no longer be open on Saturdays or weekday evenings, opening from 9am until 6pm Monday to Friday.
Eleanor Giles, who launched the petition, said the decision means 438 fewer hours of study time at the library this term. She said: “Back in 2021, there was a free university bus that connected the campuses and St Peter's House stayed open until midnight every night. University management has since reduced access hours three times and removed the bus while the cost of being a student continues to rise.
“They are funding other campus facilities to stay open later and are forcing students into paying to take the night bus or walk in the dark just to access a computer or a safe place to study. READ MORE: University boss calls for end to overseas student family ban over 'financial peril' “During deadline periods, the library used to be packed, and diverting an entire campus of students to the two remaining night libraries that exist for other schools of study will make it even harder for all students across the university to work. “This is taking a toll on our ability to study, succeed, our safety and finances.
” The change.org petition has amassed almost 400 signatures to date. A spokeswoman for the Univ.