Leech Study Area
The Professor TDJ Leech Study Area is a space for students to complete individual or group work, and is located on Level 3 of Building 401.
Facility use guidelines
- This is a study space where personal and group study should take priority over social activities.
- The Leech space is the base for the Part 1 Assistance Centre (P1AC) which runs Monday to Friday 2 pm to 5 pm semester time only.
- At times Leech spaces will be used for other activities. Please vacate the space when required.
- Please ensure your own and other students’ safety by ensuring emergency exits remain easily accessible.
- While food and drink are permitted in this space, please remember to leave a tidy space for other users, using the recycling and general rubbish bins that are provided.
- Please be considerate when other activities are taking place like the P1AC. Keep your noise down and avoid disruption.
- Feel free to use the PC workstations, large screens, mobile whiteboards and glass wall whiteboards to aid your group work.
Teaching activity
The Leech Study Area is not available for teaching purposes during the semester. Outside of semester time, the space can be booked for other activities.
Spaces not being used for teaching are available for independent study. This is subject to the University’s policy on access and the facility use guidelines.
Who is Professor TDJ Leech?
Professor Thomas Leech, CBE, was Dean of the Faculty of Engineering from 1940 to 1949.
Professor Leech is credited for establishing a firm research culture within the Faculty and for spearheading a major expansion of the School. During World War II, he also set up a Scientific Development Organisation in Auckland which made a valuable contribution to the New Zealand war effort.
At the conclusion of the war, he orchestrated the move from the cramped 'tin sheds' in Auckland City to a more spacious site at Ardmore, where the school flourished and established itself as a major research institution. The school relocated to its current site in 1969.