Postgraduate seeking accommodation

I will be starting a PhD in Reading in September and have no idea what I'll do for housing yet. Does anyone have any advice for accommodation? Although I'll be working hard I'd still like to have a sociable home life and want to find a good balance between quiet and friendly.

Any tips are welcomed

Thanks

Hey, I'm in the exact same boat (doing a PhD in the Meteorology dept in September). The advice I was given by a current student there was to email your supervisor/someone in your department about it since some of them have lists of people who want accommodation, apparently that's how some people did it last year. Failing that, they said halls were always a good option since there is dedicated postgraduate areas for it apparently. Also apparently in July/August a lot of house places free up in various places (Gumtree for example) cause people leave.

Hope this helps!

Hi, I will start a PhD in the Dept. of Meteorology too this September. In the meantime I am choosing between St Georges Hall and Sherfield Hall. Do u have any idea which one is better for postgraduate students?

No idea, sorry. I was told that they try and group postgrads together regardless, but that's it. Which project did you get?

Arh, no worries, thanks anyway! My project is about 'geo-engineering' with stratospheric aerosols. And u?

Spectral analysis of the water vapour continuum absorption, gotta admit yours sounds really cool!