Postgraduate Prospectus

www.essex.ac.uk/accommodation | Accommodation
Will I be granted
accommodation?
If you are a new international postgraduate,
applying for October 2012 entry at either
our Colchester or Southend Campus, you
will normally be offered a single room in
our University-owned accommodation
providing your application and deposit is
returned by the publicised closing date.
Research students may be able to apply
for an allocation if rooms are available in
subsequent years.
If you are a new postgraduate from the
UK or EU, applying for October 2012
entry at Colchester or Southend, you will
be eligible to apply for a single room. These
are let on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you begin your studies later in the
academic year, you will be given assistance
in finding accommodation but rooms in our
University-owned accommodation cannot
be guaranteed.
Preparing dinner at University Square, Southend Campus
What is University-owned
accommodation like?
All our University-owned accommodation is
modern and purpose-built. The majority is
situated on or close to our campuses.
All our accommodation consists of
single study-bedrooms, grouped in
self-contained flats of varying sizes with
communal kitchen-dining facilities. All our
accommodation is self-catered, offering
total independence and the chance to
cook with your new flatmates. Most flats
are mixed-gender, although single-gender
flats are available.
Typical single-study bedroom
All our accommodation is networked, so
you can use your computer to access the
internet and University network from your
room, free of charge. Each room at our
Colchester Campus also has a telephone
which provides free use of the internal
telephone system.
For full details of all our residences, please
visit: www.essex.ac.uk/accommodation.
Typical en suite single-study bedroom
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