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Liverpool University
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Liverpool University
The University of Liverpool
UK Student Recruitment Office
Student Services Centre
150 Mount Pleasant
Liverpool
L69 3GD
Tel: +44 (0)151 794 5928
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Icon Radio
Icon is the University of Liverpool's radio station, which is also on the web at http://www.iconradio.co.uk. Students are encouraged to take part and being part of a university radio station can often be a good way into the industry.
Liverpool Student
Liverpool Student, published every two weeks, is the joint newspaper of Liverpool University, Liverpool John Moores and Liverpool Hope University. The entire publication is written and published by students, so lots of journalist are needed from each university.
BLURB
This is a weekly newsletter published weekly by the Students' Guild, to let people know what's going on, where and when.
Steve Coppell - Footballer/manager
Hugh Jones - Marathon runner
Chris Lowe - Pet Shop Boys
Patricia Routledge - Actress
Jon Snow - ITN Newsreader
There are eight bars around the Students' Guild and the University. The Ken Saro Wiwa bar (named after the famous political prisoner) and the Liver Bar are the most popular, both of which are open during the day and night. You certainly won't get bored quickly, and there is even the capacity to do a pub crawl on campus!
Mountford Hall is the main music venue, with a capacity of over 1500! The capacity, however, means that it is difficult to fill on a regular basis, and many students complain that it is just too large! Many of the bars are equipped to cater for live gigs and both university and national acts play regularly. Recently there has been the likes of Reef, Republica and Steps.
The two big nights of the week are the retro Time Tunnel on Saturday night, and Double Vision on Monday nights. Both nights attract large student crowds, leaving the rest of the week for going out in Liverpool itself.
The two main nights of the week are the retro Time Tunnel on Saturday and Monday's Double Vision...and from the later you get just that! During the rest of the week students tend to go out in Liverpool, but all the bars remain quite busy.
All the major academic departments and Halls arrange balls at least once a year. Many sports societies also do the same, with prices ranging from £8.00 - £25.00.
There are a number of societies that can be joined once you arrive at Liverpool, and most prove a great way of meeting people. From the suspiciously named LUST, to the Economics Society, most students should find something they are interest in. There are also a host of sports clubs which require members...so join up. For a full list, see the Student Guild website.
Liverpool has eight Nobel Laureates associated with it.
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As far as first years, providing you accept an offer by May and apply for the accommdodation by September, you should be sorted as far as room in halls. Final year students also have a more limited opportunity to live in halls, but most second years live out.
The halls are situated on two sites in an area called Mossely Hill, about three miles from the university. Carnatic Halls, is a group of six halls, with a central dining room, bar and function room. There is also a well stocked shop run by the Guild of Students, a library, squash courts, tennis courts, snooker room, table tennis room, television rooms and multi-gym. These are great halls in the first year, as they tend to be full of like-minded drinkers. The hall bar is bit wild too.
Greenbank Halls is a group of two halls, with many of the same facilities as above. Buses go to and from the halls in the mornings and evenings.
Locally, housing is cheap, and although the average price is around £40 per week, it is possible to get something even cheaper. Wavertree is practically a student ghetto, while Sefton Park has some more expensive but significantly more pleasant loft apartments. Allerton and the famous Penny Lane are also popular. Students also live in the run down areas of Toxteth and Walton, but the standard of living ain't high.
Liverpool - home of the Beatles, two famous football teams, oh, and Cilla Black. But Liverpool is much more than just this. It is one of Britain's youth culture capitals, independent politically, rich in culture and the arts.
The Victorian grandure of Princes Road is combined with the new development of the Albert Dock, and there are numerous museums to enjoy in between. Feel free to drop your parents off at the Beatles Museum, while you head for the Walker Art Gallery, the largest collection in the UK outside London, the Tate Gallery or even the University's own art gallery on campus.
Once you have drowned in culture, perhaps you might like to try one of Liverpool's many pubs or clubs. unofficial-guides.com recommends a walk (or crawl) down Smithdown Road, a prime student drinking area, or for the ultra stylish Ye Cracke, where Lennon and his chums used to drink.
As for clubbing, it is difficult to know where to start! An obvious choice is Cream at The Nation, where the country's trendsetters strut their funky stuff. You might also try, Mardi Gras or student nights at the Cavern (next door to the original Cavern). You'll also find a host of kebab shops, and good quality restaurants to keep you from starving. Chinatown is particularly good for cheap 'fwied lice'.
There is limited permit parking on campus, but first year students are encouraged not to bring cars. There are 'park anywhere' permits for students with babies.
There is a branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland on the ground floor. But all the major banks have branches close-by.
The University is quite weak when it comes to disabled access. However, there is currently a large investment program in hand to install ramps and lifts at some buildings. It still seems to be a bit 'hit and miss', though.
There are good provisions for students with dyslexia and hearing / sight impairments.
The Guild Shop situated in the Students' Guild sells sandwiches, chocolate, newspapers, magazines and basic household stuff. The prices are slightly more expensive than a large supermarket, but this is to be expected.
There is also a Copy Shop, an Opticians, Campus Travel and a Hairdressers, all of which are cheaper than the local area. However, we advise that you don't fax things from the copy shop...your wallet will suffer!
The Student Guild also has regular market days, where lots of useful stuff goes up for sale. It is also the best place to get you best 70s gear.
There is a bookshop on campus, as well as numerous ones around town. Occationally second hand books are sold in the Guild.
To have access to the university sports facilities you have to join the Athletic's Union, which costs around £20 for three years. The facilities include several sports centres, one of the best university swimming pools in the country, tennis courts, squash courts and even a solarium. However, while there are a large number of sports catered for, many student believe that the quality of facilities could be improved. A plan to build a new sports centre for the students (with better facilities) was shelved by the University.
There are also acres of playing fields and even a cottage in the Welsh mountains for climbing and field studies.
There is a bus service between the Halls in the morning and evening. Public transport in Liverpool is well organised and fairly cheap.
The Lancashire and Welsh countryside are nearby, but the city centre has a little less grass than one would expect.
There are around 14 libraries...no student knows the actual figure, having lost count...and there are over 1.5 million books! The Sydney Jones Library is the largest. Reciprocal borrowing right exist between the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores libraries, adding to the number of resources.
However, some students have expressed concern that many of the books are 'severely out of date', and that there are not enough key texts. Also, a word of warning, short loan fines are extortionate.
There are over 1500 computers at the university with free internet and e-mail access. Most of the workstations are quite new, but some could do with a few more megahertz!
The welfare facilities at Liverpool are good, but there seems to be a surprisingly high number of councellors for the 12,000 or so students...anyone know why??
There is a creche and nursery, but places are limited, and women have priority on the minibuses.
