POSTGRADUATE PROSPECTUS

UNIVERSITY OF LONDONINTERCOLLEGIATE STUDENTRESIDENCESSOAS students are also entitled to apply for aplace in one of the seven intercollegiate residencesowned and maintained by the University ofLondon. This offers a valuable opportunity tomix with students from other colleges of theUniversity. All provide catering, offering breakfastand evening meals on weekdays and all mealsat weekends.Buildings tend to be older than those of theSOAS residences, therefore do not have moremodern conveniences such as en-suite facilities.However, some have been recently refurbishedand many rooms now offer personal telephonesand data points for internet connection. Smokingis not permitted anywhere on the premises.All halls listed are residences housing maleand female students. However, Nutford House,International House and the Garden Hallshave some rooms on single sex floors duringthe academic year; if you would like to beallocated to one of these rooms please informthe Hall directly.The costs vary and the contracts are for termtimeonly (normally including the Christmasand Easter vacations). Accommodation duringthe summer holidays is available in certainintercollegiate halls, for example, in ConnaughtHall and International Hall (please refer to therespective hall’s website on www.london.ac.uk/halls.html for details).The intercollegiate residences vary considerablyin age and style of building. If you have any specialneeds you are advised to discuss them with theindividual residence prior to application. Forfurther information see www.lon.ac.uk/accomPRIVATE ACCOMMODATIONIf you prefer to live in the private sector, theUniversity of London Housing Services offersguidance to new students. It maintains adatabase of private sector and University-ownedaccommodation including rooms in privatehomes, flat-shares, rooms with meals, flats andhouses for groups of two or more students andcouples, with or without families, whole blocksof self-catering flats for up to 136 students, listsof hotels, hostels and accommodation agencies.For details, contact the University of LondonHousing Services, University of LondonUnion, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY(+44 (0)20 7862 8880, email: housing@lon.ac.uk).The office is open to personal callers Monday–Friday, 9.30 am–5.30 pm, and on Saturdays inSeptember from 9.30 am–2 pm. Informationis also available on their website atwww.housing.london.ac.ukAPPLYING FOR ACCOMMODATIONFOR THE ACADEMIC YEARYou are strongly advised to arrange youraccommodation before arriving in the UK. Itcan be difficult to find a place to stay in London,especially in September, and places in studentresidences are limited.If you accept an offer of a place at SOAS,you will be sent an accommodation pack.The pack contains:• a booklet, ‘Finding Somewhere to Live inLondon’, prepared by the University of LondonAccommodation Office;• a leaflet detailing how to access the onlineapplication form for accommodation.If you are a new student and wish to apply fora place in Dinwiddy/Paul Robeson House youshould complete the online application formand submit it to Shaftesbury Student ServiceOffice as early as possible. If you are interestedin a place in one of the Intercollegiate Halls, youshould apply online by 30 June.To access the application area on the ShaftesburyHousing website www.sshl.org.uk you will needthe unique serial number, found on the frontof the Accommodation Leaflet. If you have notreceived the leaflet in time, please emailadmissions@soas.ac.uk for a serial number.The information pages on the website haveunrestricted access.Offers of accommodation for new studentsare made on three main dates throughout thesummer, starting in the first week of July. Youhave two weeks to decide if you wish to acceptthe accommodation offer and, if you do, youwill be asked to secure it with a deposit of£275 (includes a £25 booking fee). You will beexpected to pay for your accommodation termlyin advance.31ACCOMMODATION