The Alan Gilbert Learning Commons, due to open at the beginning of the 2012/13 academic year, is a collaboration between partners across the University of Manchester including the Directorate of Estates, Directorate of Teaching and Learning, IT Services and The John Rylands University Library; in consultation with representatives from the Students Union.

Managed by the John Rylands University Library, the Learning Commons will be open 24/4 and feature a whole host of cutting edge technology.

There will be up to 1,000 open plan study spaces with a mixture of individual and flexible study spaces, including bookable rooms for group work.

This fly through illustrates the revised internal colour scheme.