Undergraduate Prospectus 2013 - University of Winchester

Student accommodation
Self-catered accommodation
If you choose to live in self-catered
accommodation, you will be in a purposebuilt
student village at Queens Road on the
King Alfred Campus or West Downs, located
just five minutes’ walk from the King Alfred
Campus. The new Burma Road Student
Village is also a self-catered residence.
Queens Road Student Village opened
in 2010 and has 399 en suite study
bedrooms. The accommodation is
arranged in flats with shared kitchen
facilities, with some extra large rooms
available. The village benefits from all
the facilities on offer on the King Alfred
Campus, including a shop, laundrette and
University catering outlets.
The award-winning West Downs
Student Village has over 650 students
in residence and offers a mixture of en
suite rooms and rooms with shared
bathroom facilities (these rooms all have
a washbasin). The accommodation is
arranged in houses or flats with shared
kitchen facilities. The village is equipped
with its own shop, laundrette, café and
24-hour vending machines.
Other options
Depending on demand, other housing
options may also be available including
properties off campus or twin rooms on
campus. Details of such options will be
given when you apply for housing.
Mature students and students
with families
Accommodation is set aside in all types of
housing for mature students (those aged
21 and over) and there are also a small
number of one and two bedroom flats
available to couples or small families.
International (non-EU) students
We guarantee a room in University
accommodation to international (non-EU)
students for the duration of their course
provided they hold Winchester as their
firm choice and apply for accommodation
by 1 August in their of entry and in each
subsequent year.
Students with disabilities
We guarantee students with disabilities,
who provide evidence of medical
needs, accommodation (subject to
New for 2013 – Burma Road
Student Village
A new £20 million student residence is
currently under construction on Burma
Road, King Alfred Campus. There are five
buildings divided into flats, and each flat
has six to eight study bedrooms.
• 350 en suite study bedrooms
• Seven rooms adapted for
wheelchair users
Architect’s impression
availability) for the duration of their
course. Applications must be received by
1 August in their year of entry and in each
subsequent year.
All the campus accommodation has
facilities for hearing impaired students.
Queens Road Student Village has one
room adapted for physically disabled
students. West Downs Student Village has
six rooms adapted for physically disabled
students, and there will be seven such
rooms in the new Burma Road Student
Village. There is also a two bedroom unit
in Beech Glade.
• Facilities for students with hearing
impairments
• Secure swipe card entry system
• Laundry facilities
• Energy-saving features such as
automatic lighting controls
• 24-hour first aid trained Site Security
and CCTV
• Shared kitchen facilities
• New University gym and café
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