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What options are available? • College residences – Halls – Shared flats – Shared houses

• Intercollegiate halls • Private halls of residence • Rented or bought accommodation – House or shared flat – Bedsit – Lodgings www.london.ac.uk / halls

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Applying for accommodation • Applications go to your college’s accommodation office • Most colleges can offer accommodation to the great majority of their first-year undergraduates; some guarantee it • Firm unconditional offers allocated early summer, firm conditional offers in August, insurance offers in September

• More likely to get accommodation if you live outside London www.london.ac.uk / halls

What do you want from your accommodation? • Type of accommodation

• Students from your course

• Catered or self-catering

• Social atmosphere

• Bathroom facilities

• On-site bar

• Single or twin room

• Sports facilities

• Single-sex areas

• Computer room

• Cost

• Music room / instruments

• Length of contract

• Internet & telephones

• Location & transport links

• Fridges, cookers, heaters

• Safety & security

• Smoking policy

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Intercollegiate halls of residence • Canterbury Hall * √ `çääÉÖÉ=e~ää=EêÉJçéÉåë=Ñçê=OMMT=ÉåíêóF • Commonwealth Hall • Connaught Hall

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Hughes Parry Hall * International Hall iáääá~å=mÉåëçå e~ää=EéçëíÖê~Çì~íÉë=çåäóF Nutford House www.london.ac.uk / halls

* Hughes Parry Hall & Canterbury Hall are jointly administered

Moving in

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Residents • Majority are first-year undergraduates • 20 – 25% return for a second year • Approximately 10% postgraduates

Based on Connaught Hall Some halls are all undergraduates Some halls have more twin rooms International hall has more overseas students

• About 1/3 are overseas students • Most accommodation in single study-bedrooms • Ten students in twin rooms www.london.ac.uk / halls

Facilities

Based on Connaught Hall but most halls have similar facilities

• Fully catered; rooms cleaned weekly, common areas daily • Common rooms, bar, library, fitness room, music room with upright piano, computer room, private courtyard garden • Bathrooms shared between 16-20 residents (3 showers & toilets); washbasin in every room • 24-hour reception and CCTV with on-call duty officer 24/7 • Coin-op laundrette, vending machines, microwaves & fridges • Telephone & internet connection in every room www.london.ac.uk / halls

Bursar’s staff • Manage hall buildings & finances • Health & safety, catering, housekeeping, maintenance, security, reception desk • Collect fees • Facilities Committee chaired by Vice-Warden allows feedback from residents on all these services www.london.ac.uk / halls

Warden’s team • Warden, Vice-Warden, and Senior Members: part-time resident staff, usually academics or postgraduate students • Welfare of Hall residents – pastoral care

• Community and hall social life • Discipline in the Hall

• Supervise the elected residents’ committee www.london.ac.uk / halls

Resident’s Club / Junior Common Room (JCR) • Every hall has an elected committee of residents • Social events, movie nights, and parties • Sports competitions in the hall and between halls

• DVD/VCR, newspapers, magazines, board games, etc • Represent residents’ concerns www.london.ac.uk / halls

Making friends (1) • Introduce yourself to your immediate neighbours • If somebody is brave enough to knock on your door and introduce themselves, make them a cup of tea • Go to dinner as often as you can – meal times are important • Sit with people and introduce yourself

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Making friends (2) • Look for signs about the JCR and think about getting elected • Get involved in parties & events in Hall

• Use the TV rooms instead of watching TV in your room • Find out who is on the Warden's team and get to know them

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Studying • Balance work and play

• An environment where you can study and sleep when you want, but opportunities to socialise and have fun as well • Quiet time 11 pm to 7 am

• Talk to the Warden's team

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Fire alarms

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Moving on

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More information • London Student Housing Guide – www.studenthousing.lon.ac.uk

• Intercollegiate halls of residence – www.london.ac.uk/halls

• University of London Housing Services – housing.london.ac.uk

• See individual college websites for details of their accommodation services

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