- Percentage of First Year Students in Halls:
- 70%
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- Accommodation Details:
- Only 70% of first years can be accommodated, in a mixture of halls, University owned houses and flats around the town. All those who confirm by 1st July are given accommodation. Glenside and St. Matthias campuses both have halls, as does the so-called student village at Frenchay. Frenchay is usually preferred, as the others can have an "island" feel about them, being so far away from the main campus.
The standard of the halls of residence is quite good, but the service from the university is described as non-existent! There is also some tension between the Students' Union and the University regarding the price of halls. Fees have risen an average of £510 per annum for the last four years, a lot more than student loans have risen.
For the majority of non-first year students the city is the popular choice, and also where most of the social life is. However, it isn't so good for getting to your 9am lectures. The best places to look for accommodation are in Clifton or Redlands, where there are large Georgian houses. Corn Street near the city centre also has a fair few students. St. Paul's is a dump, and best avoided.
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- Accommodation Prices:
- University Owned
Self-catered: £45 - £54 pw. 46 weeks.
Private
Average rent = £52 per week. Not inclusive of bills.
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- Local Area:
- Bristol has a lot to offer socially, and as a result it attracts a lot of the Students' Union’s potential custom. Since UWE students tend to live near the centre of town, they like to socialise there as well. The Strip on Whiteladies Road is a popular place to start when looking for a ‘drinking establishment’. The Roo Bar is an Australian theme bar, near the station (watch out for the numerous bras hanging from the ceiling above the bar!!), and Henry J Beans is very popular. For the cool, stylish set there is Brown’s.
For clubs, unofficial-guides.com would recommend Po-na-na-s. However, some may not like its ‘Sloane’ appeal. Otherwise there are small clubs all over town. For cinema and theatre goers, there are plenty of places to keep you busy, including the Old Vic, the country's oldest working theatre!
As for Bristol’s placement relative to the rest of the country, Wales is only a few miles away. London is 111 miles east down the M4, and the M5 is good for getting to the north.
The relationship with the locals is improving, and the notorious tension between UWE and University of Bristol students is fairly limited. Bear in mind though that Bristol Uni has a very high proportion of public school students and an above average level of wealth. There is an exclusive student 'A' list in many bars and clubs on certain nights. It's good to know that the sort of people who organise this are going to be running the country in a few years time isn't it?
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