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DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: Digital labs open afternoon

Wednesday 23 September 2026 12pm - 4pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Location: Harry Fairhurst Building (University Library, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

We have two digital labs in the Library, open to all members of the University: the Creativity Lab has high-end workstations, 3D capture and modelling software, podcasting and video recording studios and more, while YorCreate is a makerspace with 3D printers and a range of crafting materials. Drop by any time this afternoon between 12 and 4 as we open our doors to the two labs to demonstrate how the tech works and show off the sort of things you can do in there.

No booking required.

You can find the Creativity Lab in LFA/103 and YorCreate in LFA/132, both on the first floor of the Fairhurst Building in the Library.

The Distractibles Meetup

Wednesday 23 September 2026 12.30pm - 1.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Academic Skills workshop room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Students/staff

Finding it hard to focus and plagued by distractions? Join The Distractibles Meetup on Wednesdays, 12.30pm to 1.30pm in the Library, LFA/144. We are a support group of staff and students with small group chat and accessibility ideas to try. Whether you're neurodivergent or just easily distracted, our peer-support group might be just the thing for you. The Distractibles

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Get a 3D selfie of yourself

Tuesday 29 September 2026 12pm - 4pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Location: LFA/103 Creativity Lab (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Ever wanted to grab a digital snapshot of yourself in a 3D model and see a 3D scanner?

This is the session for you, and bring your friends too! Come and take a 3D selfie in the Creativity Lab. In this fun session, we'll introduce you to our handheld 3D scanners to take a full detailed scan of your head and shoulders. We will create a 3D model file you can then take away and keep for yourself. We'll also chat about what you can then do with the model, whether that's animating it, or even 3D print it. No booking required, just pop in to the Creativity Lab (Harry Fairhurst Library building) between 12pm and 4pm.

Please note that our standard 3D scanners use a bright flashing light and may affect those with photo-sensitivity. For any questions around this, please email us via lib-creativitylab@york.ac.uk and we can discuss other options.

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