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Dr Adrian Clark
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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
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Applying for accommodation
Applications go to your colleges accommodation office
Most colleges can offer accommodation to the great majorityof their first-year undergraduates; some guarantee it
Firm unconditional offers allocated early summer, firmconditional offers in August, insurance offers in September
More likely to get accommodation if you live outside London
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What do you want from your accommodation?
Type of accommodation
Catered or self-catering
Bathroom facilities
Single or twin room
Single-sex areas
Cost
Length of contract
Location & transport links
Safety & security
Students from your course
Social atmosphere
On-site bar
Sports facilities
Computer room
Music room / instruments
Internet & telephones
Fridges, cookers, heaters
Smoking policy
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Intercollegiate halls of residence
Canterbury Hall *
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Commonwealth Hall
Connaught Hall
Hughes Parry Hall *
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Nutford House * Hughes Parry Hall &
Canterbury Hall arejointly administered
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Residents
Majority are first-year undergraduates
20 25% return for a second year
Approximately10% postgraduates
About 1/3 are overseas students
Most accommodation in single study-bedrooms
Ten students in twin rooms
Based on Connaught Hall
Some halls are allundergraduates
Some halls have moretwin rooms
International hall hasmore overseas students
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Facilities
Fully catered; rooms cleaned weekly, common areas daily
Common rooms, bar, library, fitness room, music room with
uprightpiano
, computer room, private courtyardgarden
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
Based on Connaught Hallbut most halls havesimilar facilities
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Wardens team
Warden, Vice-Warden, and Senior Members: part-timeresident 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
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Residents 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
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Making friends (1)
Introduce yourself to your immediate neighbours
If somebody is brave enough to knock on your door andintroduce 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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Fire alarmsFire alarms
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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 theiraccommodation services