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term. This and subsequent top-ups of your food account will be possible via an online payment facility or bypayment at the Treasury.Please note that your College food account will not be active for the first few days after you arrive atSomerville. If you intend to buy meals in the Pantry in your first few days, you will need enough cash to payfor these.Any unspent credit remaining in your food account at the end of a term will be carried forward to the nextterm. However, you will not be able to reclaim any balance not spent by the time you leave College at theend of your course.Exemptions from the Catering credit will only be considered on medical or religious grounds. To beconsidered for an exemption, you should write to or e-mail Dave Simpson, david.simpson@some.ox.ac.ukCatering & Conference Manager, with details of why you think you should be exempt, by Monday of 1 stweek in Michaelmas Term. All requests for exemptions will be treated in the strictest of confidence andwill be considered by a small panel of senior staff, taking into account individual circumstances, the existingprovision of menu choice and the capacity of the kitchen to meet many dietary requirements byarrangement.Meal times during term-timeBreakfast Monday to Friday 08.00 - 09.00Brunch Saturday 11.00 - 13.00Sunday 11.00 - 12.00Morning coffee/snacks Monday to Friday 10.00 - 11.00Lunch Monday to Friday 12.30 - 13.30Sunday 12.00 - 13.00Afternoon tea/snacks Monday to Friday 15.00 - 17.00Dinner Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 18.00 - 19.00Dinner is not served on Saturday or SundayThere is a guest night (a formal sit down meal starting at 7.30pm) on most Tuesday nights during term time.When this does not take place, dinner will be available at the usual time.The College cannot take responsibility for food choices made by students or guests suffering from severeallergies or who have restricted dietary needs if the Catering staff are not informed in advance.Meal times outside term-timeBreakfast and dinner are not usually available during Vacations, although lunch is usually served Monday toFriday. Details of timings and how to sign up for lunch will be available prior to each Vacation.5.3 AccommodationWe endeavour to provide single study bedrooms in College accommodation for the majority of thoseentering the first year of their Somerville graduate studies. We unfortunately have no studentaccommodation suitable for couples or families.The separate document on financing your studies gives details of accommodation charges.8 of 26
Study bedrooms for graduates are located in three areas of Somerville accommodation. All Somervillebedrooms have an Ethernet connection, which gives access to Internet and the University computingnetwork.Here are details of the three College areas which house graduates:Margery Fry House is a building within the College grounds. The internal telephone number for the MiddleCommon Room is (2)70657.The building has 24 single study bedrooms, each with enclosed washbasin with hot and cold running water.On each of the three upper floors, there are eight such rooms, together with two separate shower rooms(except on the first floor where there is one bathroom and one shower room). Each floor also has a smallkitchen equipped with electric cooker, microwave, refrigerator, kettle, toaster, and individual storagecabinets. A limited supply of crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils is provided from a common fund.Each study bedroom has magnolia-coloured walls, coloured curtains, a fitted carpet, adequate (but notgenerous) cupboard space, a bed, an easy chair, a desk chair, and a desk with reasonable book space.Two pillows, and pillow and mattress protectors, are provided, but not sheets, duvets, pillowcases ortowels. Bed linen can easily be bought in Oxford and the Housekeeping Manager can, if necessary and givenprior notice, provide it for newly arrived overseas students for the first week. Sheets should be for a 3ftwide bed.Each study bedroom has central lighting and a desk lamp. Each room has a number of 13-amp twin sockets;local voltage is 230/240v A.C. All rooms have background heating at a minimum temperature of 70°F/21°C,when the central heating is on in College (1 October - 30 April). Residence charges cover light, hot water,background heating, and cooking facilities. Students are responsible for ensuring the safety of allequipment brought to the College.The rooms all have telephones, which can be used to receive calls and to make calls within the internalUniversity network. Telephone cards (which can be purchased from the Lodge) are necessary when makingnational and international calls.For queries regarding telephones, please contact Paul Francis (e-mail: paul.francis@some.ox.ac.uk; tel.: +44 (0)1865 270624).A television connection socket is provided in each room. However, please note that it is a legal requirementto obtain a Television Licence if you wish to use a television in your room.There are four mobile telephone masts on the roof of the building. The level of radiation is low and theoperators are required to maintain the appliances in accordance with the guidelines of the InternationalCommission for Non-Ionising Radiation Protection.Wolfson is a building within the College grounds. Information on furniture, furnishings, and facilities will besent to those students with bedrooms in this building.155 Woodstock Road is a Somerville-owned house 10 minutes' walk from College. It has eight single studybedrooms. Each bedroom is equipped with a bed, a desk, a desk chair, a reading lamp, a wardrobe, a chestof drawers, an armchair, and a bookcase.Each room has two pillows, a mattress, and a pillow protector, but not sheets, duvets, pillowcases ortowels.There are two kitchens, one shower area, and two bathrooms, over three floors. There is a payphone in thehall.Licence to OccupyIf you have requested, and been allocated, College accommodation, a Graduate Licence to Occupy 2013 foryour College room should be downloaded from the New Graduates webpage. This sets out the terms andconditions under which rooms are let to students, and the periods during which you may stay in Collegeaccommodation. Please note that rooms are let on condition that they are occupied solely by the person towhom they have been allocated, save for occasional overnight guests.9 of 26
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