{"id":2378,"date":"2026-04-22T09:17:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/?p=2378"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:17:23","slug":"noisy-neighbour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/noisy-neighbour\/","title":{"rendered":"Noisy Neighbour: If It\u2019s Getting a Bit Much, Let Us Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We get it \u2014 the Library isn\u2019t always perfectly quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the time, everyone\u2019s doing their best. But sometimes things drift a bit\u2026 conversations get louder, groups get carried away, and suddenly it\u2019s harder to focus than it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s where <strong>Noisy Neighbour<\/strong> comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll see QR codes on posters and desk signs across the Library. If something\u2019s getting in the way of your studying, just scan and let us know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The form is quick, and you can stay anonymous. Just tell us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>where you are<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>what\u2019s going on<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll take it from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A quick reminder <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Different spaces are set up for different types of study:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Silent study<\/strong> \u2013 no noise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quiet study<\/strong> \u2013 low voices, briefly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Group study<\/strong> \u2013 keep it reasonable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>No one\u2019s expecting absolute silence everywhere \u2014 just a bit of awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If something\u2019s tipping over the line, give us a nudge. It helps us sort things before it becomes a bigger issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/04\/Noisy_Neighbour_poster_page_1-722x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2379\" style=\"width:418px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/04\/Noisy_Neighbour_poster_page_1-722x1024.png 722w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/04\/Noisy_Neighbour_poster_page_1-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/04\/Noisy_Neighbour_poster_page_1-768x1089.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/04\/Noisy_Neighbour_poster_page_1-1083x1536.png 1083w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/04\/Noisy_Neighbour_poster_page_1-1444x2048.png 1444w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/04\/Noisy_Neighbour_poster_page_1.png 1749w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We get it \u2014 the Library isn\u2019t always perfectly quiet. Most of the time, everyone\u2019s doing their best. But sometimes things drift a bit\u2026 conversations get louder, groups get carried away, and suddenly it\u2019s harder to focus than it should be. That\u2019s where Noisy Neighbour comes in. You\u2019ll see QR codes on posters and desk [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":841,"featured_media":2379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,30,21],"tags":[56,84,47,22],"class_list":["post-2378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-studying","category-support","tag-library-help","tag-noise","tag-student-life","tag-support"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/841"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2378"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378\/revisions\/2380"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}