What to Bring
Moving away from home is a hectic time for everyone. Have a read through our pages and reduce the amount of stuff you bring.
What to bring
Kitchen
Your kitchen comes equipped with white goods. That is a fridge freezer, kettle, hoover, microwave, oven with grill, iron and ironing board. If you are staying in a 2 bed or 5 bed flat, you will need to agree with your flatmates how to share the storage.
You will need to bring your own crockery, cutlery, pots, pans, cups, tea towels and glasses as well as any other utensils including spatulas, whisks etc.
Bedroom
Your bedroom will include the following furniture: wardrobe, 3 drawer bedside cabinet, chest of drawers, bed, mattress protector, desk, chair, book shelf and bin. You will need to bring your own quilt and bedding including sheets and covers.
If you are staying in a 5 bed flat, you will also have a washbasin in your bedroom.
Bathroom
Bathrooms have showers, loos and basins. You will need to bring all your own toiletries, loo rolls and towels.
What NOT to bring
We allow most legal items with a few exceptions listed below.
The following items are not allowed at Hamstead Campus for safety reasons:
- Candles
- Fireworks/pyrotechnics
- Fire arms/offensive weapons
- Convector/fan heaters
Other things you might want to bring
We provide the kitchen sink but there are a few extra things you might want to bring from home.
- Bike lock - If you're bringing a bike think about a good quality bike lock, although your bike can be locked up safely at Hamstead Campus, town can be a little less secure, don't get caught out.
- NHS medical card - the local medical practice is just down the road so make sure you get registered with a doctor, bringing your NHS medical card with your NHS number will make it a lot easier to get registered simply and quickly.
- Passport photographs - more and more places these days offer student discounts and loyalty offers, having a passport sized photograph to hand will help you get your membership/ID cards and start saving from day one!
- CV and references - self explanatory for anyone planning on looking for work while away at Uni..
- Student Loan/LEA paperwork and reference numbers - Nobody wants to have hitches in getting their student loan on time but these bits of paperwork will be very useful should you experience any problems.
- If you haven't opened a student bank account yet be sure to bring your course confirmation paperwork with you. Banks will need to see proof that you are a student before they will be prepared to offer you a student bank account and all the associated benefits.
- Sports kit - most courses allow a clear timetable on a Wednesday afternoon for sport. Sport is a great way to meet new people at uni and with the number of different clubs available you're sure to find something you like.