We have nine halls of residence offering a range of on campus and inner city living, with various facilities and features including double beds, en suites and even gyms – meaning we have something for everyone.
Moving in
Your move-in date can be found on your Tenancy or Licence Agreement. If you need to move in earlier or later than this date please contact Accommodation Services.
Your online accommodation induction contains important information about where you'll be living, including where you'll need to go to collect your keys, the teams who are here to help you during your stay, safety information, health and wellbeing advice, and lots more. You will be emailed a link to your online induction prior to arrival.
What to bring with you
You can buy almost everything you need from Birmingham when you arrive, but we recommend that you bring the following to your new accommodation:
- Bedding (duvet, pillows, sheets, pillowcases) - just remember to check your bed size first!
- Laptop/mobile phone and charger/s
- Towels (tea and bathroom)
- Cutlery and crockery (plates, bowls, mugs, glasses, pots & pans, knives and forks)
- Clothes hangers
- Medicines (paracetamol, lemsip, plasters)
- Cleaning products (washing up liquid, surface cleaner, sponge, scourer)
- Basic food provisions until you do your first shop
- Home comforts
You can pre-order bedding and kitchen packs from the Unikitout website and they will be delivered to your room ready for your arrival. Use the promotional code 'BCITY10' – this discounts all orders by 10 per cent.
You can also get all your room essentials like bedding, kitchen and towel packs from Student Essentials . You get £5 off your first order and free delivery.
That way, you can have all your stuff delivered directly to your halls and waiting for you on arrivals day!
Living in Halls
Moving in with complete strangers can be daunting, but there’s no need to be worried. Living at Uni is also incredibly exciting and a great opportunity to make new friends.
If you’d like to know more before you get here, two former students have put together top tips for moving to Uni and how to make friends.
Living at home?
You're not the only one! 69 per cent of our students live at home, but there’s still loads of ways to get involved and make friends. Check out our blog on making friends at university.