Accommodation guarantee and support
Accommodation guarantee for 2013 entry
The University guarantees to provide an offer of accommodation for:
- New, unaccompanied, full-time undergraduates who have firmly accepted an offer of study
- Study Abroad Programme students
- International Foundation Programme students during their first year of study in Bristol
provided that they have applied for accommodation by 31 August 2013.
Special support is available for under 18 students in designated residences and candidates who will be under 18 when their studies start can only apply to Badock Hall, Clifton Hill House, Culver House, Goldney Hall, 115 Queens Road, The Hawthorns, Unite House and Woodland Court.
Please note that your offer may be for accommodation that is not in our advertised residences and/or is in temporary accommodation.
The guarantee does not apply to students who:
- miss the application deadline
- have not firmly accepted their offer of study by 31 August 2013
- have previously studied at the University
- are on an EU exchange (Erasmus) programme
The Accommodation Guarantee will be withdrawn if an applicant fails to meet the terms of their offer of study by 31 August 2013.
Code of Practice
All university owned residences are managed in compliance with the Universities UK (UUK) Code of Practice for the Management of Student Housing.
UUK Code of Practice (PDF, 514 Kb)Accommodation management
All residences have a dedicated Accommodation Manager. The Accommodation Manager is assisted by Accommodation Assistants, General Assistants, Porters and Handypersons. The team is headed by a Facilities Manager
The role of the facilities team is:
- To ensure that the accommodation is kept in a good state of repair and well maintained
- To ensure that communal areas are kept clean and free of obstructions
- To work closely with the University’s Security Services to ensure the security of their residents
- To protect the health and safety of everyone who lives and works in the residence
There will be times when university staff need to enter your flat/room and our Access to Accommodation Policy (PDF, 76Kb) sets out the criteria governing this.
Pastoral support in your residence
All undergraduate students living in residences are provided with an excellent network of support staff. There are nearly 100 members of residential staff who live or work alongside students
Each residence has a Warden, who is assisted by a Student Support Administrator, Deputy Warden and Senior Residents. All of these roles report to the Head Warden.
The role of the pastoral team is to promote the well-being of students in their residence:
- to provide advice and practical help to students who may encounter day to day or perhaps more long term problems at university
- to implement the University Regulations with particular regard to the discipline necessary for effective communal life, through promoting and enforcing good order and discipline.
- to provide welfare and pastoral care and to help foster a sense of community
- to build co-operation by setting an example, showing a flexible approach and being an active participant in the team.
- to provide student development activities, to encourage and foster a spirit of community within the residences.
At the start of each year, Wardens work closely with the Accommodation Office, with the allocation of student rooms within the residences. They try to place students in areas with like minded people, but also from diverse backgrounds.
If you would like further information about the specific roles within the residences or are interested in applying for a role, please contact us.