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ACCOMMODATION
AT KENT 2016
A guide for Kent students
CONTENTS
Canterbury
Undergraduate accommodation
Postgraduate accommodation
Campus facilities and information
Where to find accommodation on campus
(campus map)
Off-campus accommodation
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9
10
13
Medway
Undergraduate and postgraduate
accommodation
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European centres
Athens, Brussels, Paris and Rome
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General information
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Applying for accommodation
Eligibility for accommodation
Accommodation quick reference guide
“The rooms are surprisingly spacious and
I am so close to all of my lectures and
seminars on campus. I especially like the
natural beauty surrounding the campus.”
Jenny Edwards, Eliot College
English and American Literature
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
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UNDERGRADUATE
ACCOMMODATION
AT CANTERBURY
Accommodation is offered
to all new, eligible, fulltime students for their
first year of study. Set
within 300 acres of
parkland, the Canterbury
campus offers:
• over 4,600 bedrooms for single
occupancy
• en-suite facilities in over 50%
of bedrooms
• 86% of bedrooms with
self-catering facilities
• high-speed wired and Wi-Fi
internet connection throughout
the accommodation
• all utility costs and personal
contents room insurance are
included in the accommodation
fees.
Kent has four accommodation
options for undergraduate students.
Self-catered
accommodation
On central campus, Turing and
Keynes offer en-suite bedrooms
in flats and rooms in houses with
shared bathroom facilities. Tyler
Court offers flats with en-suite
bedrooms, and houses with shared
bathroom facilities are available
at Darwin College.
Our student village, Park Wood,
also offers en-suite bedrooms in
flats and more than 260 five or
six-bedroom houses with shared
bathroom facilities. Park Wood is
located in a beautiful woodland
setting and is just a few minutes’
walk from central campus.
Self-catered flats and houses
all have shared kitchens. For
details of what is provided in
University accommodation, see
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation/
canterbury/apply/room-contents.html
All self-catered accommodation
is offered for a fixed period from
September to June, which includes
the winter and spring vacations.
Part-catered
accommodation –
bed and bistro
This accommodation package is
available to residents of the main
building at Keynes College and at
Becket Court. The package includes
an en-suite bedroom, weekday
breakfasts and dinners in our
flagship bistro Dolche Vita, located
in Keynes College, and weekend
meals in the dining hall at Rutherford
College, during term time.
This accommodation is offered
for a fixed period from September
to June, excluding the winter
and spring vacations.
Part-catered
accommodation –
bed and breakfast
This type of accommodation is
only offered in Rutherford College.
Accommodation costs include
breakfast or an allowance towards
an evening meal during term time.
Other meals may be bought from
a wide variety of catering outlets
on campus. Rooms are arranged
in corridors with shared bathroom
facilities and a small kitchenette
(suitable only for preparing
Self-catered
Darwin College
Park Wood Houses
Park Wood Flats
Keynes Flats
Turing Flats
Turing Houses
Tyler Court Flats
Part-catered (bed and bistro)
Becket Court
Keynes College
Part-catered (bed and breakfast)
Rutherford College
Part-catered (bed and flex)
Eliot College
hot drinks and snacks). This
accommodation is offered
for a fixed period from September
to June, including the winter and
spring vacations (except the
University’s two-week closure period
for Christmas and New Year).
Part-catered
accommodation –
bed and flex
This new package is available
to residents of Eliot College only.
The package includes an allowance
of £8 per day to spend on food in
a choice of eight venues, seven
days per week, during term time.
This accommodation is offered for
a fixed period from September to
June, including the winter and
spring vacations (except the
University’s two-week closure period
for Christmas and New Year).
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UNDERGRADUATE ACCOMMODATION
AT CANTERBURY (CONT)
Kent is one of only a few universities
in the UK to offer accommodation
in a college environment. The
colleges at Kent have their own
distinctive character and offer a
welcoming and diverse community
where it’s easy to make new friends
with students from around the world.
Our newest college, Turing, offers
self-catered accommodation in flats
with en-suite bedrooms or houses
with shared bathroom facilities.
Darwin College offers self-catered
accommodation. Rooms have
shared bathroom facilities and
access to large, shared kitchens.
Eliot and Rutherford Colleges offer
part-catered accommodation.
Rooms are arranged in corridors,
with shared toilet and shower/bath
facilities. Corridors include a small
kitchenette with a fridge, kettle and
microwave, for the preparation
of hot drinks and light snacks only.
Rutherford College offers bed and
breakfast accommodation with
breakfast available each day, during
term time. On days where breakfast
is not eaten, the breakfast allowance
may be used towards an evening
meal instead. Eliot College offers
our new bed and flex dining
scheme, which provides catering
options on an inclusive allowance
across campus seven days a week,
during term time, see p3 for details.
Keynes College and Becket Court
offer accommodation on a bed and
Turing and Darwin
Colleges
39 weeks, including winter and spring
vacations
Eliot and
Rutherford Colleges
37 weeks, including winter and spring
vacations (except the University’s two-week
closure for Christmas and New Year)
Keynes College
and Becket Court
31 weeks, excluding winter and spring
vacations. In the winter vacation, you can
leave your belongings in your room but during
the spring vacation you need to vacate your
room and remove all your belongings.
bistro basis. All rooms have en-suite
facilities and you have access to
a small kitchenette. Weekday
breakfasts and evening meals are
served in Keynes College’s bistro,
Dolche Vita, and at weekends meals
are served in Rutherford dining hall.
The table, left, shows the occupancy
periods for college accommodation
from September to June.
If you live in Keynes College
or Becket Court and need
accommodation during the winter
or spring vacations, you can book
a room separately at the University
Accommodation Office.
For details, please see
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
DID YOU KNOW?
Kent has invested over £100
million in recent years on
refurbishing or building new
student accommodation and
catering facilities.
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
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“Turing College has a great
energy. The best thing about
living on campus is that you
always bump into someone
you know. It’s a close-knit
campus that helps you to meet
new people and find your
place at university.”
Kirsty Forrester
Comparative Literature
Accommodation types
and guide prices
Fees shown are for the 2015/16
academic year. Fees for 2016/17
will be available on our website
from January 2016. Fees include
high-speed wired and Wi-Fi internet
connection, personal contents room
insurance and gas, electricity and
water charges. To qualify for an
offer of accommodation (subject to
eligibility), you should apply online
at www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
as soon as you accept your
academic offer or by 31 July 2016
at the latest.
A limited number of larger rooms
are available at higher rates and
specially adapted rooms (above)
with connecting doors and separate
en-suite bathrooms are available
for disabled students who need
a live-in carer.
Undergraduate self-catered (39 weeks)
You can see more images/videos
of the type of accommodation
available on campus at
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
where you can also access our
Facebook and YouTube channels
and our 360° virtual campus tours.
Accommodation fees can be
paid in two ways:
• in full for the entire year – this
qualifies for a 2% discount
if cleared funds are received
by 31 August
• termly in advance (as per your
accommodation agreement).
Total
Bedroom in a variety of houses
En-suite room
£4,136 to £5,152
£5,596 to £6,528
Undergraduate college accommodation
Total
Bedroom (bed and breakfast – 37 weeks)
Bedroom (bed and flex dining – 37 weeks)
En-suite room (bed and bistro – 31 weeks)
£3,975 to £4,531
£4,664 to £5,223
£6,274 to £7,011
A limited number of larger rooms are available at higher rates.
Prices are for 2015/16 and are for guidance only.
You can pay accommodation fees
online by visiting www.kent.ac.uk/
finance-student/payment
DID YOU KNOW?
Our cosmopolitan student
community offers a unique
opportunity to make new
friends from many different
countries.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The campus is surrounded by the
tranquillity of the Kent countryside
and is a haven for wildlife. You will
find you are sharing it with ducks,
rabbits, squirrels and rare birds.
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
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POSTGRADUATE
ACCOMMODATION
AT CANTERBURY
Accommodation is offered
to new, eligible, full-time
students in their first
year of study.
Woolf College provides on-campus
accommodation for postgraduate
students in a diverse community
with more than 60 nationalities
represented. It has a lecture theatre
and seminar rooms so you live and
study in a thriving community.
Each of the 544 single occupancy
bedrooms has its own shower,
washbasin and toilet and every
room is networked to the University’s
main computer system. The
accommodation comprises flats with
six or eight students sharing a large,
fully equipped kitchen. There are
also some self-contained studio
rooms with their own cooking
facilities. Woolf College has its own
launderette.
Only full-time postgraduate students
on a 12-month programme of study
starting in September are eligible for
accommodation at Woolf College.
You should apply online by 31
July 2016 to qualify for an offer
of accommodation, subject to
eligibility. After this date you will
be offered accommodation subject
to availability. Postgraduates on
short-term exchange or diploma
programmes, whose academic
registration is for less than 12
months or whose programme
begins other than in September,
should contact the Accommodation
Office T: +44 (0)1227 766660 or
email [email protected]
The University has only a few rooms
suitable for couples but we regret
that there is no accommodation
suitable for students with children.
Students who need this type of
accommodation, or more choice,
should consider renting from private
sector landlords.
Off-campus
accommodation
If you prefer to live in private rented
accommodation, you should only
lease property that meets the
management and safety standards
of a private rented sector housing
accreditation scheme. The
University of Kent’s off-campus
accommodation web page is the
best place to start: www.kent.ac.uk/
accommodation
will be available on our website from
May 2016. Fees include high-speed
wired and Wi-Fi internet connection,
personal contents room insurance
and utility charges.
Paying for accommodation fees:
• you can pay in full for the year –
this qualifies for a 2% discount
if cleared funds are received
by the start of the first term
• or termly in advance (as per your
accommodation agreement).You
can pay online at www.kent.ac.uk/
finance-student/payment
Rental costs (51 weeks)
Accommodation fees
£6,281 for a standard en-suite
study bedroom
£7,328 for a large en-suite
study bedroom
£7,657 for a studio
Fees shown are for the 2015/16
academic year. Fees for 2016/17
Prices are for 2015/16 and are
for guidance only.
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ONLINE TOURS
For virtual tours and online
videos of our student
accommodation, go to
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
and follow the links to your
preferred location.
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
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CANTERBURY CAMPUS
FACILITIES AND INFORMATION
Insurance
Places to eat and drink
Fees for University accommodation
include insurance for loss of
personal possessions up to £5,000
in respect of claims arising from fire,
flood or theft, including walk-in theft.
You can arrange additional cover
online via the insurer’s website for
accidental damage or all risks on
high-value items such as mobile
phones and laptops.
There is a wide variety of outlets on
campus that cater for most tastes,
including national cuisines and
vegetarian options. You can buy
food at the campus mini-market and
Park Wood shop or at snack and
drinks machines across campus.
If you are in self-catering
accommodation, you can buy
provisions from one of the main
supermarkets in Canterbury.
Car parking
Parking on campus is restricted
and our green transport strategy
encourages students not to bring
cars on to the campus. If you live
on campus you may not bring
your car to the University. The only
exception is for students with severe
disabilities. Students who live off
campus, outside designated
postcode areas of Canterbury
city centre, can apply for a parking
permit from the Estates Department
after arriving at Kent. See
www.kent.ac.uk/estates/ transport
for details.
Other facilities on campus
Computer connection
All bedrooms on the Canterbury
campus are connected to the
University computer network
system, which includes a highspeed 24-hour wired and Wi-Fi
connection to the internet and
access to email, newsgroups and
library CD-Roms. Skype is also
available. For more details see
www.kent.ac.uk/itservices/sbs
Gulbenkian café bar as well as in
Blackwell’s Bookshop, with exclusive
discounts to KentOne card users.
It can also be used in Kent Union
shops on the Canterbury campus.
Laundry
There are self-service launderettes
in all residential areas across
campus, with coin and cardoperated washers and driers. Costs
are £2.60 per wash cycle and £1.20
per dry cycle.
Real Meal Deal scheme
The Real Meal Deal scheme is
open to anyone from any year, living
on or off campus, and offers the
chance to save up to 40% on your
annual weekday meal costs.
When you receive your offer of
accommodation from the University,
you can visit our online store at
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
and sign up to the scheme.
Televisions
KentOne card
Bedding and bed linen
When you first arrive at Kent, you
are given a student ID/cashless
card. As well as being your photo
ID, this can also be used as a debit
card to buy food and drink in Kent
Hospitality outlets and the
You need to supply your own
bedding, bed linen and towels if
you are in campus accommodation.
You can buy these items from
our online store: www.kent.ac.uk/
accommodation
Bedrooms do not contain televisions
or TV aerials (except the large
en-suite rooms at Keynes Flats and
the extra large rooms at Turing
College). If you want to use a TV in
your room, or watch TV programmes
as they are shown, via your PC,
you must have your own television
licence. See www.tvlicensing.co.uk
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ACCOMMODATION ON CAMPUS
AT CANTERBURY
Sports
Centre
No vehicular
access
Park Wood Road
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Park Wood Road
P
Lane
Giles
No vehicular
access
Whitstable
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(A2
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Cante
Park Wood
Flats
(self-catered,
en suite)
Park Wood Houses
(self-catered,
shared facilities)
Accommodation
Office
Turing College Flats
and Houses
(self-catered, en suite/
shared facilities)
Keynes College and
Flats (bed and bistro,
en suite, self-catered,
en suite/shared facilities)
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
Templeman
Library
(Disruption due
to building works
2015-2016)
Whitstable and
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Becket
Court (bed
and bistro,
en suite)
Eliot College
(bed and flex,
shared facilities)
Woolf College
(postgraduate,
self-catered,
en suite)
Rutherford
College (bed
and breakfast,
shared facilities)
Tyler Court
(self-catered,
en suite)
Darwin College
(self-catered,
shared facilities)
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DID YOU KNOW?
Canterbury city centre with its
world-famous Cathedral, part
of a World Heritage Site, and
a lively mix of bars, restaurants
and shops, is only a 25-minute
walk or a short bus-ride from
the campus.
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
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OFF-CAMPUS ACCOMMODATION
AT CANTERBURY
Accredited housing
Canterbury has an accreditation
scheme for student housing, which
is designed to recognise landlords
who are concerned for the health,
safety and welfare of their student
tenants. These landlords have
agreed to follow a Code of Conduct
to ensure fair, efficient management
of their properties, to confirm that
they are of a high standard and that
they meet all legal obligations. All
students are advised to rent only
from landlords who are members
of this scheme. For more details
see www.homestamp.kent.co.uk
New students
If you decide to live off campus in
your first year of study, it would be
best to arrange a short stay in a
guest house or hotel prior to arrival
in Canterbury. This will enable you to
personally look at the various types
of off-campus accommodation
available and make the choice that
most closely matches your budget
and other requirements. It is not
advisable to agree to rent or
make payment for any private
accommodation unseen.
Second to final-year
students
Second to final-year students are
expected to join with friends to
rent houses or flats off campus in
Canterbury or the surrounding area.
Canterbury is a welcoming and
student-friendly city, just a 25-minute
walk or 10-minute bus-ride from
the campus. Much of its medieval
history is evident in its ancient
streets and buildings. The city
centre has a cosmopolitan
atmosphere, as befits Britain’s
closest city to continental Europe.
The 2015/16 rental levels for a single
room in a shared self-catered house
off campus range from £85 to £100
a week, excluding utility bills. Most
private landlords require students to
commit to housing agreements that
cover 52 weeks.
The Accommodation Office website
contains a downloadable housing
guide and links to maps, plus useful
information about renting properties
in the local area.
Kent and Canterbury
The county of Kent is known as the
‘Garden of England’ and offers you
an opportunity to live and study in
one of the most picturesque areas
of the country. The nearest seaside
town to Canterbury is Whitstable,
offering water sports including
windsurfing, yachting and waterskiing. The coastal towns of Herne
Bay, Ramsgate, Margate, Deal and
Broadstairs are also close by.
Transport links
London is just under an hour away
by high-speed train and there is a
frequent coach service to London
and beyond. You can be in Paris
or Brussels in around two hours
by train from the Channel Tunnel at
Folkestone or the Eurostar terminal
at Ashford and cross-channel ferries
sail daily from Dover to Calais and
Dunkirk.
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UNDERGRADUATE
AND POSTGRADUATE
ACCOMMODATION AT MEDWAY
All eligible undergraduate
and postgraduate students
studying at our Medway
campus can live in
modern, self-catered,
en-suite accommodation
at Liberty Quays.
This is a partnership development
between the University and Liberty
Living and your accommodation
offer will be sent to you by Liberty
Living, not the University. You will be
entering into a contract directly with
Liberty Living and will therefore be
bound by their payment terms and
conditions. For details please see
www.libertyliving.co.uk
Liberty Quays
Liberty Quays is part of a dynamic
waterside village, Victory Pier, on the
banks of the River Medway next to
Gillingham Marina, site of our new
bar and bistro, Cargo, which won
the ‘Best Bar’ concept in the U Dine
Awards 2015. It is just a ten-minute
walk from the Medway campus, with
its own Tesco Express, Subway and
Domino’s Pizza outlets.
All bedrooms have their own shower,
washbasin and toilet. Typically, the
flats house five to eight students,
who share a fully equipped kitchen.
The accommodation has its own
social facilities and launderette,
and each room has access to
the University computer network
and the internet.
Accommodation is offered to
full-time, new undergraduate and
postgraduate students. To qualify for
an offer of accommodation (subject
to eligibility), you should apply
online by 31 July 2016 via
https://kenthospitality.kent.ac.uk/
myaccommodation
Accommodation fees
Fees for 2015/16 are £137.50 a
week for 39 weeks. Accommodation
fees are payable directly to Liberty
Living and not the University.
Car parking
Parking at Liberty Quays is
restricted to Disabled Parking
Scheme Blue Badge holders
only, for people with a permanent
disability that affects their mobility.
Please contact Liberty Living
regarding parking or see
www.libertyliving.co.uk
Parking on the Medway campus
is limited and restricted to permit
holders only. For more details, see
www.kent.ac.uk/estates/transport
Off-campus
accommodation
If you prefer to live in nonuniversity accommodation, our
Accommodation Office is pleased
to offer assistance in seeking
housing in the private rented sector.
For further information, please visit
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation/
medway/housing
Undergraduate/postgraduate self-catered
Bedroom in five- to eight-bedroom (39 weeks)
Total
£5,362
Accommodation costs include personal contents insurance and utility bills.
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
DID YOU KNOW?
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Liberty Quays, a development
of over 1,100 rooms, is part
of the waterside village set
on the banks of the
River Medway, just a short
walk from the main campus.
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EUROPEAN CENTRES
University of Kent,
Athens
Accommodation
Kent does not offer University
accommodation in Athens but
a dedicated estate agent will
help you to identify suitable
accommodation in Eleusina
or central Athens and liaise with
landlords on your behalf. Please
contact the local administrator for
more details ([email protected]).
Transport links
Athens is served by Eleftherios
Venizelos International Airport
35km away. The city has excellent
transport links, including buses,
rail, metro and tram services.
Further information
www.kent.ac.uk/secl/athens
www.heritage.aueb.gr
Brussels
apartment and this will cost around
€350-450, including utilities.
Brussels School of International
Studies, the University of Kent’s
Brussels centre, is located close
to the student district between our
partner universities, Vrije Universiteit
Brussel (VUB) and the Université
Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). Much of
the housing is a short walk from the
University and is designed for
students in layout and price.
Accommodation
Location
The centre is ideally located in
the Athenian suburb of Eleusina,
the birthplace of Aeschylus and
one of the most important
archaeological religious sites
in the world as a location of the
Eleusinian Mysteries. The centre
of Athens is only 30km away, and
as such you have close access to
many other major historical sites
including the Parthenon, Ancient
Corinth, Nemea and Thebes.
Although the University does not
offer campus accommodation
in Brussels, there is a wealth
of affordable private rental options
available and students usually
find a place to live shortly after
arrival. Studio apartments, with
all charges (utility) included, cost
approximately €550-700 a month
and a one-bedroom apartment is
approximately €650-850 a month.
Most students choose to share an
Notices of available apartments,
many of which are being vacated
by outgoing Brussels School of
International Studies students,
are also sent to incoming students
via LISTSERV, an automatic
electronic mailing list or via our
housing blog, which includes a long
list of options with trusted landlords.
See www.kent.ac.uk/gettingstarted/
brussels/housing.html
Modern city campus
The centre has its own purposedesigned facilities, a 15-minute
drive from the centre of Brussels
and close to a metro station, a train
station and regular bus and tram
services. Kent students have full
access to all the facilities on the
VUB and ULB campuses, including
libraries, public computers, bars,
cafés and sports facilities.
Local attractions
Brussels is a diverse city, with
architecture ranging from medieval
rampart walls to the impressive
modern architecture built to house
several institutions of the European
Union. Popular attractions in the city
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
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University of Kent, Paris
Accommodation
Students studying in Paris for a term
or on a year-long MA programme
are responsible for securing their
own accommodation. Our Paris
Centre staff can offer advice on
how to get started. There are many
options: you may prefer to rent
a flat on your own or share with
other students (organised
independently or through an
agency), live in student halls, or
with host families if you wish to
improve your French.
include the Grand Place square with
its Gothic and baroque architecture,
the 15th-century Hôtel de Ville, and
the Cathedral of St Michael and
St Gudula. Brussels has over 80
museums and many beautiful parks
and open spaces, including the
Parc du Cinquantenaire.
Transport links
While Brussels is a relatively small
city for a European capital and is
easy to get around on foot, the
public transport system is very good
and makes it easy to travel quickly
around the city. Buses, trams and
metros run on a regular schedule
and are generally very reliable.
Etterbeek railway station is 50
metres from our Brussels centre
and provides regular connections
with Schuman, Brussels Nord and
Brussels Midi stations. Tram lines
23, 24 and 90 also stop at Etterbeek
and the University is a short walk,
across the VUB Etterbeek campus,
from the Pétillon metro station.
Brussels has excellent transport
links with other European cities.
For instance, Paris is only two hours
away by train. Ashford (near our
Canterbury campus), Ebbsfleet
(near our Medway campus) and
London can be reached by the
Eurostar service in under two
hours. Brussels also has a major
international airport.
Further information
www.kent.ac.uk/brussels
Accommodation in budget-friendly
halls is in great demand, so you are
advised to explore this option as
soon as you have been made an
offer of a place on one of our MA
programmes, visit www.ciup.fr/en/
or www.estudines.com/uk/
The majority of students choose
to rent privately, typically in studios
or one or two-bedroom flats, which
may not always be furnished. The
cost varies depending on size and
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EUROPEAN CENTRES (CONT)
location. Rental agencies typically
charge the equivalent of one
month’s rent. Accommodation
websites can be found on our
website, www.kent.ac.uk/paris
Comforts of Home is an Englishspeaking one-stop shop for
students looking for fully-furnished
flats, visit http://comfortsofparis.com/
If you would like to lodge with a host
family, visit http://hostfamiliesinparis.
org/en/index.php
Location
Our Paris centre is situated at
Columbia Global Center (known as
Reid Hall), in the historic heart of
Montparnasse, a few minutes’ walk
from the Jardin du Luxembourg.
Reid Hall occupies traditional
buildings grouped around two quiet
and leafy inner courtyards. It was
founded as a porcelain factory in
the 18th century and has served as
a centre for teaching and research
since 1834. Kent postgraduates
use facilities at Reid Hall alongside
postgraduate students from
Columbia University, Barnard
College and Dartmouth College.
The city’s metro system and an
excellent city bus network mean
you will be able to discover Paris
easily and cheaply. Suburban train
services, Réseau Express Régional
(RER), connect you directly to the
airports and other main train
stations. Reid Hall is a five-minute
walk from the metro stations Vavin
and Raspail and close to the RER
station Port-Royal, where you can
take a direct train to the Gare du
Nord.
Transport links
Further information
Paris is served by three main
airports: Charles de Gaulle,
Orly and Beauvais-Tillé, offering
international and domestic
connections. Eurostar services
to Lille, London, Ebbsfleet, near
Medway, and Ashford, near
Canterbury, depart from the Gare
du Nord station in the centre of
Paris and high-speed Thalys trains
connect you to Brussels and other
northern European cities.
www.kent.ac.uk/paris
Rome
Accommodation
The first term is spent in Canterbury.
Most Rome students decide to live
on campus to enjoy the experience
and make full use of the facilities.
If you wish to live on campus,
you must apply for campus
accommodation before 31 July
2016. The spring term is spent in
Rome. You may prefer to organise
your own privately rented
accommodation in Rome before you
arrive or, alternatively, The American
University of Rome can arrange
accommodation for you. To help
you get a more authentic feel for
the local culture and lifestyle, this
is usually in apartments furnished
in typical Italian style in the
neighbourhoods surrounding
the campus.
Location
The American University of Rome’s
campus is in the picturesque
Monteverde district, just a short bus
ride to the historic centre of Rome.
Transport links
Rome has excellent transport links
including buses, trams and trains.
Further information
www.kent.ac.uk/secl/rome
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
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APPLYING FOR
ACCOMMODATION
Undergraduate applicants
UCAS applicants
Complete the online application
at www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
The application link for the 2016-17
academic year is available from
January 2016.
You should apply for
accommodation as soon as
you receive formal confirmation
via UCAS or UCAS Extra
of a conditional or unconditional
offer from the University, even if
Kent is your insurance choice
(for conditions of eligibility, see p21).
UCAS Adjustment or Clearing
applicants
Complete an application
via our Clearing website at
www.kent.ac.uk/clearing or call our
Clearing hotline 0845 2000 166 or
+44 (0)1227 827272 in late August.
Other full-time, short-term and
exchange students (non-UCAS)
Complete the online application
for accommodation at
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
You should apply for
accommodation as soon as
you receive formal confirmation
of an offer from the University (for
conditions of eligibility, see p21).
Postgraduate applicants
You should apply for
accommodation as soon as
you receive formal confirmation
of an offer from the University (for
conditions of eligibility, see p21).
You will need to make an advance
payment of rent online at the time
of application.
Canterbury campus
Postgraduate students applying for
accommodation on the Canterbury
campus should complete the online
application form at www.kent.ac.uk/
accommodation
Accommodation at Woolf College
is offered on a 51-week licence.
Any postgraduate students whose
academic registration is for a period
shorter than 12 months (such as
short-term exchange or diploma
students) should contact the
Accommodation Office for further
advice.
Medway campus
Postgraduate applicants should
see www.libertyliving.co.uk for
information about accommodation
available to them at Liberty Quays.
For more information see p14.
The University of Kent (Canterbury
campus) is signed up to the
Universities UK Code of Practice
for University Managed Student
Accommodation. This covers health
and safety, maintenance and repair,
good management practice and will
also assist students to understand
their obligations as responsible
residents (see www.thesac.org.uk).
Liberty Living, (Medway campus)
is a member of the National Code –
Assured Accommodation – see
www.nationalcode.org
CONTINUED OVERLEAF
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APPLYING FOR ACCOMMODATION
(CONT)
Deadline for
accommodation
applications
T: +44 (0)1634 853285
E: libertyquays-medway@
libertyliving.co.uk
Applications for accommodation
must be received by 31 July 2016.
Late, Adjustment and Clearing
applicants will be offered
accommodation subject to
availability.
If you have any enquiries
concerning accommodation,
contact the Accommodation Office:
T: +44 (0)1227 766660
E: [email protected]
If you have any questions
concerning your online application,
please contact the Accommodation
Office:
T: +44 (0)1227 766660
E: [email protected]
Offers of accommodation
(subject to eligibility)
The University makes new student
allocations once all conditions have
been met and unconditional places
have been confirmed.
For Canterbury accommodation,
the offer of a room will be sent to
you by email in late August or early
September. You can then view your
offer online and accept it within
seven days.
For Medway accommodation, the
offer of a room will be sent to you by
Liberty Living and you must accept
your offer and make payment
directly to Liberty Living:
DID YOU KNOW?
Kent has won the ‘Best
University Accommodation
for Groups’ category at the
2015 Group Travel Awards
for an unprecedented eighth
year running.
Deferred entry
If you are accepted for deferred
entry in September 2017, you
do not need to complete a 2016
accommodation application.
You should complete a 2017
online application, available at
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
The accommodation link is available
from January 2016.
Other information for
completing the online
application
Accommodation preferences
Most corridors and houses
are mixed male and female
accommodation. If you would
prefer to live in female or male-only
accommodation, you should
request this option on your online
accommodation application form
under ‘Other Accommodation
Requests’.
If you are applying for
undergraduate accommodation
on the Canterbury campus,
you can request up to four
preferences on your accommodation
application, two of which can
be en suite. While we cannot
guarantee to meet preferences,
priority will be given to students
choosing Kent as their firm choice
on a first-come first-served
basis according to date of
accommodation application.
Early application is therefore
advisable.
Rooms for students with
disabilities
A number of rooms in Park Wood,
Rutherford, Keynes and Turing
Colleges, Tyler Court and Woolf
College (Canterbury) and Liberty
Quays (Medway) are available
for wheelchair users or students
with other disabilities.
Please indicate any special
requirements when you apply
online, and make sure you inform
the University’s Student Support
and Wellbeing team of your
requirements so that we can
support you as far as possible.
For further information, see
www.kent.ac.uk/studentsupport
or www.kent.ac.uk/wellbeing
Specific considerations
If there are any particular conditions
or requests that may affect the type
of accommodation you need, eg
physical disability, medical, dietary
or other needs, please advise us
via your online application.
No-smoking policy
For the health, safety and comfort
of residents, all University residential
accommodation is designated
as no smoking.
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
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ELIGIBILITY FOR
ACCOMMODATION
Who is eligible for
accommodation?
Undergraduate students
(including foundation year)
We offer accommodation to new,
full-time undergraduate students
starting in September 2016 for the
first year of study, provided the
following criteria are met:
• you firmly accept (ie as your first
choice) either a conditional or
unconditional offer from this
University by 31 July 2016
• the University receives
your online application for
accommodation by 31 July 2016.
We offer University accommodation
to insurance, Late, Adjustment
and Clearing acceptances where
possible, so you should still apply
as directed on p20.
Postgraduate students
We offer accommodation to new,
full-time postgraduate students
starting in September 2016 for
the first year of study, provided
the following criteria are met:
• you have satisfied all the
conditions of your offer
by 31 July 2016
• the University receives
your online application for
accommodation by 31 July 2016
• a non-refundable advance
payment of rent is received
by 31 July 2016.
Short-term and exchange
students
We offer accommodation to
short-term and exchange students
starting in Sept 2016, provided:
• you receive acknowledgement
of your provisional registration
or offer by 31 July 2016
• the University receives
your online application for
accommodation by 31 July 2016.
Students starting in January 2017
should apply for accommodation
on campus by mid-December 2016.
Applications are accepted from
October 2016.
Further information
The Accommodation Office,
Tanglewood, University of Kent,
Canterbury, Kent CT2 7LX, UK
T: +44 (0)1227 766660
E: [email protected]
There is also a FAQ section on
our website: www.kent.ac.uk/
accommodation
Recruitment and Admissions Office,
The Registry, University of Kent,
Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NZ, UK
T: +44 (0)1227 827272
This brochure was produced in August
2015. The information contained within this
brochure was correct at the time of going to
press. For the most up-to-date information,
please see www.kent.ac.uk/ug
Terms and conditions: the University
reserves the right to make variations to the
content and delivery of courses and other
services, or to discontinue courses and
other services, if such action is reasonably
considered to be necessary. If a
programme is discontinued, the University
will make every effort to provide a suitable
alternative. For full terms and conditions,
see www.kent.ac.uk/termsandconditions
To register for a programme of study,
all students must agree to abide by the
University rules and regulations (available
online at: www.kent.ac.uk/regulations).
Data protection and consent to process:
for the University to operate efficiently, it
needs to process information about you for
administrative, academic and health and
safety reasons. Any offer this institution
makes to you is subject to your consent to
process such information and is therefore
a requirement before we can register you
as a student.
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ACCOMMODATION QUICK
REFERENCE GUIDE
No of
rooms
Undergraduate/
Postgraduate
Laundry
Occupancy
facilities
En
suite
Food
included
during term
time only, (ie
31 weeks)
Kitchen
facilities
Internet
connection
wired/wi-fi with
some security
restrictions
Canterbury
Self-catered
310
UG
39 weeks
3
5
5
Kitchen
3
Park Wood
Houses
1,415
UG
39 weeks
3
5
5
Kitchen
3
Park Wood:
Flats*
520
UG
39 weeks
3
3
5
Kitchen
3
Keynes Flats
445
UG
39 weeks
3
5
Kitchen
3
519
UG
39 weeks
3
3
Turing Flats*
Turing
Houses***
282
UG
39 weeks
3
Tyler Court
Flats*
528
UG
39 weeks
Becket
Court
103
UG
Keynes
College
162
224
Darwin
College
3
5
Kitchen
3
5***
5
Kitchen
3
3
3
5
Kitchen
3
31 weeks
3
3
3
Kitchenette**
3
UG
31 weeks
3
3
3
Kitchenette**
3
UG
37 weeks
3
5
3
Kitchenette**
3
154
UG
37 weeks
3
5
3
Kitchenette**
3
544
PG
51 weeks
3
3
5
Kitchen
3
1,106
UG
PG
39 weeks
39 weeks
3
3
3
3
5
5
Kitchen
Kitchen
3
3
Bed and bistro
Bed and flex
Eliot College
Bed and breakfast
Rutherford
College*
Postgraduate
Woolf*
Medway
Self-catered
Liberty
Quays*
www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation
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A number of rooms are also available for wheelchair users or students with other
disabilities.
Kitchenettes contain a small fridge, microwave and kettle, and are only suitable for
preparation of snacks and hot drinks.
*** Turing Houses have one bathroom shared between two rooms.
**** Postgraduate accommodation at Liberty Quays can be extended to 42 or 51 weeks.
*
**
Please note: our student accommodation does not include parking facilities.
NB: Accommodation prices shown are for 2015/16 and are for guidance only.
Picture
Cost (£) Fees quoted are for
2015/16 for the entire occupancy
period unless otherwise stated and
include all gas, electricity and water
charges, personal belongings
insurance and internet access.
1
£4,475 to £5,168
£4,136 to £4,753
2
1
£5,971
2
£5,971 to £6,528
£6,118 to £6,527
£5,152
3
3
£5,596 to £6,118
£6,274 to £7,011
£6,274
4
4
£4,664 to £5,223
£3,975 to £4,531
5
5
£6,281 to £7,657
6
£5,362
£5,362****
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University, see our website:
www.kent.ac.uk/visit
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