- Libraries:
- There are libraries in each city and you can order a book from any of the others. The facilities at Milton Keynes are good, being relatively new. Students here can also use the Open University facilties, which are excellent.
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- Computing:
- It used to be quite bad all round but big spending at the Leicester site means that the wait is rarely over 10 minutes. The machines are also pretty modern.
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- Sports:
- Leicester - Between the City Centre and Caythorpe sites there are: A gym, playing fields, squash and badminton courts, a sauna and fitness suite.
Bedford - Sports hall, pool, gyms and fitness suite, grass and fake pitches.
Milton Keynes - Local sports centre at reduced rates.
Lincoln - A pool, golf course, pitches and a sports hall are shared between the sites.
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- Future Plans:
- Community projects with schools and colleges are on the agenda. These will use Demon FM to involve A level students, giving them airtime. The University is killing off the Milton Keynes campus due to a drop in student numbers. It will no longer be admitting students and thus will close when the current crop graduates.
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- Disabled Students:
- Milton Keynes, being new is well equipped. Leicester is very poor and Bedford struggles by. Lincoln is an old city so most of the problems here are due to things beyond the university's control.
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- Student Welfare:
- Something at each site but Leicester has the best. The union operates on two levels with an overall president and then sub presidents at each site, so you should never feel under-represented, but be prepared for the dominance of students from the Leicester sites.
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- Parking:
- Not too bad at the countryfied sites but anything in cities is worth avoiding in a car. If you are out of town and have a car then bring it as it could be the thing to save you from madness as it gets more and more claustrophobic.
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- University Shops:
- Shops tend to be wherever the bars are as all union facilities are clumped together. They all sell stationery and basic groceries. At Leicester There is a 'Spar' type shop in the union and a bigger mini supermarket outside. Prices don't seem too bad.
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- University Bookshops:
- There is a bookshop in the SU and one in the library. prices are no different to normal though, which seems like a wasted opportunity.
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- Banking:
- Milton Keynes has a cashpoint. The sites in Lincoln and Bedford are close to cash machines but getting money can be a pain in the arse at the minor, out of the way centres. The Leicester site has two cash machines outside the SU and Lloyds TSB are rumoured to be moving in making all the easier to spend your cash.
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- Transport Policy:
- The union tried to organise a minibus service but it never got off the ground. You're on your own I'm afraid.
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- Green Areas:
- Varies so greatly from site to site that we can't really say. None of the centres is in the middle of a metropolis though so the countryside, or at least less developed areas, are never far away.
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