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The youngest building in Unseen University, and lately, probably the building with the most academic activities. The more serious student wizards, under the guidance of Ponder Stibbons (Head of Inadvisably Applied Magic), analyze known magical spells and particles of magic themselves. The research students here have worked out, for example, that the Rite of AshkEnte can be performed with only a few essential ingredients, without all the magical rubbish like skulls and dribbly candles. One of the major tasks, however, is the splitting of the Thaum, the matter that makes up magic itself. The High Energy Magic Building is home to Hex, the University's thinking engine. For more information on the wizard's interests see Wizard's magic. The building has appeared mainly in the Science of Discworld series in which overenthusiastic student wizards created interesting, but extremely dangerous experiments tampering with the fabrics of space and time.

A more significant problem - Brazeneck College seeking to rival UU - has recently emerged, and this is testing Ponder's guile as a Head of Department...