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University of HullTSR Wiki > University > Choosing a University > University Guides > University of Hull
 The University of Hull is situated in the city of Kingston-Upon-Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The city is situated on the River Humber and has good access from the whole country (and Europe by sea and air). There is also a smaller campus to north in the seaside town of Scarborough which offers additional subjects. The University was set up as University College Hull in 1927 and achieve university status in 1954. FacilitiesLibrariesThe Brynmor Jones library on the main Hull Campus provides over 1 million books and electronic resources for students to borrow. The library is open late during term time to allow you to work right in to the evenings. The building also houses the Study Advice Service where you can get assistance on a wide range of topics.
IT and ComputingAcross the university, there is wide access to computer services. As well as the Computer Centre, the Hull campus houses the 24 Hour Centre which provides 24 hour access (as the name suggests) to facilities including a large number of computer terminals. The campus is also being updated to wireless internet and has edu-net roaming access. At the Scarborough Campus you will be able to use around 140 centrally networked PCS with a further 140 PCS within departments available for your use. If you have your own PC or laptop too you'll be pleased to hear the Scarborough Campus was the first university in the UK to offer complete wireless network access across the whole site leading to it being referred to by senior management as "The wireless campus".
SportsLocated next to the Hull campus is the sports and fitness centre. It is now owned and managed by the University but works in close partnership with HUU (the Union) to provide spaces for Sports teams. It provides a fitness suite, massage, a very small climbing wall traverse, modern sports halls with rentable kit, squash courts and many large, out door fields. In Hull itself, there are a range of sports activities available, including things for the less active amongst you. Scarborough Campus sets up the ideal location for those who like hiking, being situated on the edge of the North York Moors. There is also the sports centre which is privately owned by partners with the University to provide discount student membership. There is a range of facilities in Scarborough itself. Don't forget the surfing too, with the South Bay beach being just 15 minutes walk from campus.
WelfareAcross both campuses there is a wide range of welfare support available from both the University and the Student Union. The university has 4 councillors which you can book to see as well as a student support officer and people who can help you with financial advice and support and if you are a mature of disabled student. The Student Union is also a good place to approach if you're having difficulties. The aim of the HUU Advice Centre is to "provide free, impartial, confidential, advice and information to all students at Hull University. [They] do not aim to take your problem away from you but to give you the knowledge and skills to tackle it yourself." They can offer help and advice on all these issues as well as assisting you with academic appeals and attending tribunals. Semester drop in advice times: Monday 11am-3pm Tuesday 11am-3pm Wednesday CLOSED Thursday 11am-3pm Friday 11am-3pm Available outside these times but by appointment only. During the holidays: Open by appointment only in both Hull and Scarborough. To contact us email huu-advice-centre@hull.ac.uk or ring 01482 466263 .
Religious facilitiesHull University has a Chaplaincy service covering many religions and denominations. The team has a full time Anglican and a full time Catholic Chaplains. The Church of England is responsible for the central Chaplain and have an official commitment to interfaith work and support of other faiths. This years Christmas Service deviated from your rote Carol service and embraced a not "wide" but more diverse range of readings, songs and material around Christmas celebration. There are also other chaplains (Jewish, Methodist, Baptist, Orthodox Christian, Society of Friends and United Reformed Church). The Chaplains are there for anyone to go see too, so don't be afraid to give them a call or email. Contact details can be found here. There is a multi-faith worship space on West Campus in the Bain building for anyone who does not feel comfortable worshipping in the Chapel for whatever reason. In practice mainly Muslim students use it and it has washing facilities, but all are welcome. The multi-faith worship area is host of Muslim friday Jumm'ah prayers and has an impressive capacity for a university prayer facility. Students also form active groups in for many religions, which can seen around the university and located through the Student Activities Centre (SAC office) on HUU first floor (University House) from 1pm-4pm (though these hours are subject to change). The University Islamic Society operated from the multi-faith prayer facility and are friendly and willing to receive anybody interested in its activities. The society is very active considering its size and hosts events throughout the year. HealthcareThe University doesn't seem to offer much freely available advice on where to get medical advice but the Union Advice Centre carries a list of Doctors in the locality. You'll need to register with a doctor when at uni and have access to a dentist. Doctor registration happens in "freshers week" and times, locations etc will be listed in the University student Handbook which will be posted to you following your acceptance of a place at the University. Hull, has plenty of places to choose from but some are better than others. Visiting them before registration would be wise so that you know where it is before you get sick. In Scarborough South Cliff Surgery is probably one of the nearest GP practices to Campus. Scarborough has a shortages of NHS dentists, so if you're registered with a dentist back home, make sure you stay registered there.some people have been on a waiting list for over 15 months. This is a waiting list not just for all the dentists in Scarborough, but the wider area too! ShopsCampus OutletsVisit an on-campus bar, café or other social venue dotted around the campus. Depending on what you fancy, from sandwiches to a selection of local and European hot/cold dishes, you can choose from…
A wide variety of stalls set up in the University House (HUU) during term time. Jewellery, Scarves, CDs, DVDs, Second Hand Books (Hullbooks), clothes swap, vintage shoes and clothes, poster stalls and crafts are all available at different times of the year.
Hull CityThere are three main shopping centers:
There are other shopping areas/streets but its quite spread out there's a mini high street near Princes Quay towards Old Town which includes shoe shops, , Lush and Whittards. There are shops also linking all the main shopping centers together. Another New Look (with a very large shoe section), M&S, House of Frasier, Waterstones, Primark. Alternative shops include: Blue banana, second hand shop round the back of the market, Beasely's (in the arcade) Chinese Laundry (opposite BHS), . Scarlet's Boudoir inside eXperience (nearish St Stevens) that sells made to measure corsets, Kathmandu (standard bong, incense, windchimes shop) there are a lot. ScarboroughIn Scarborough, shopping is more limited. To be honest you do get a fair number of big High Street names there including Debenhams, Marks and Spencers and Boots. These three have fairly large shops, which is not the norm in Scarborough - most of the other well known chains are relatively small, seriously limiting the choice. Other shops include Topman, Argos, Burtons, Next, Superdrug, Waterstones, Thorntons, new Look, Currys.Digital, Matalan, TX Maxx, W H Smiths and HMV. Thankfully, the town centre has the small Brunswick Shopping centre, which does provide an increased range of shops. York is around an hour a way and with a lot shopping there, you can go there for more choice. Food shopping is better served. Nearest to campus is Tesco's - about 20 minutes walk away on the edge of town centre. A little further along is Sainsbury's and on the edge of town is Morrison's. If you like local shops, just down the hill from campus is Ramshill Road which still keeps some of it's traditional charm of butchers, delis and bakeries. There is also a mini Sainsbury's on the street, which despite it's limited choice and overpricing, has some really nice staff and is where I do a lot of my shopping. RestaurantsHullGod there are a lot. In the three years that I'll be here I don't think I'll have time to even go to half of them. Anyway: In Cottingham
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ScarboroughScarborough does have a number of good restaurants, though being a small, traditional seaside town, the range is limited.
BanksHull Uni has loads of non charging cash machines on campus and within 10mins walking distance there are small branches of Lloyds TSB, Barclays Natwest and HSBC. In the central town there are large branches of every bank going! In Cottingham there are small branches of Lloyds TSB, Halifax, NatWest, Barclays and HSBC Scarborough also has it's fair share. The town centre has the usual, including HSBC and Natwest, though be warned, when I last checked, Natwest was closed on a Saturday - no good if you have a busy weekday schedule, little money and a cheque that needs paying in. Unless there is one on campus, the nearest cash machines off campus will be on Ramshill Road - be sure to use the one outside Sainsbury's as it doesn't charge you. The one outside Costcutter has a hefty charge! TransportBuses run frequently between the student accommodation in Cottingham and the university. Services 102, 105 and 115 form a (roughly) every 10 minutes service during the day. Service X47 also passes the university. Services 60, 60A and 64 provide additional services to the city centre, the 64 passing by The Lawns and the 60 passing Thwaite Hall. An academic year pass costs a very reasonable £195, just £6.50 per week. If you're planning on making a large number of journeys in one week and don't have a semester or annual ticket, it may also be worth considering a weekly ticket, costing £8.50. See http://www.eyms.co.uk/content/students/hulldiscount.aspx for more details. Hull has regular train services to Selby, Leeds, Doncaster, Sheffield, Manchester and York. It also has several trains per day to London Kings Cross. Doncaster is a massive interchange for most of the res of the country so some other interesting places. Scarborough has the hourly TransPennine Express Trains to Liverpool which stop at York, Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester along the way. There are also other trains that run along the coast and across the middle of the East Riding towards Hull, sometime going as far as Sheffield. But this is a slow train and it's quicker to get to Sheffield by changing at Leeds or York. There is also the Yorkshire Coastliner bus to Leeds and York as well as a large number of local services around the area. Though unless you live far out or get put on placement away from campus/the centre, you should need to use buses in Scarborough. Careers serviceThe careers service at Hull will help you prepare for those applications and interviews. They have links with many local and national employers and hold workshops/mock interviews/assessment centres to help you brush up on skills and provide you with information so you can work towards a dream job. They are located on the 3rd floor of the SU building along with the Advice Centre, Student Support (inc Disabilities and Loans and Hardship) The Scarborough Campus also has a careers office giving you all the advice you would need. Part-time jobsThe Job Exchange at Hull has a wide range of part-time jobs advertised. Located on the first floor of the Student Union and staffed fulltime. Jobs come from a wide variety of sources, but all are checked out by the Union to ensure they are 'student friendly' employers and adhere to Uni advice about maximum hours worked etc. You can also get part-time work related advice and support as well as help filling in forms, checking tax and eligibility etc. Options for part time work are large in Hull - loads of shops and bars in the centre will require staff as will many places on campus. In Scarborough again there are many opportunities. Students can be seen working in many bars and shops and when it is summer season, you might even be able to get a job working down on the seafront in the shops cafes and arcades. Hull Discussions
SocialBars, Pubs and clubsHullThere are loads of places to go:
There are also many cheap and good bars/pubs such as cross keys (in Cottingham), Gardner's arms, hayworth arms, misson, Sharkies for amazing cocktails, vk revolution and schnapps the last three all do good cheap cocktails yum... ScarboroughScarborough has it's fair share of places to go for a drink and whether you want a big pub or a busy club - you can find what you're wanting - provided it's the right day of the week. First off, pubs - these were hard to find when I first came to Scarborough as there are few in the very central areas. In the town centre, I'd try somewhere like Scholars - that has a puby-feel to it. Other than that you'll have to try the areas closer to campus. Cellars on Valley Road is a good place and often has live music on. It's a small little place and the landlord, Brian, makes you feel very welcome. If you like real ales try Cellars - they have several guest ales on at all times. Just off Ramshill is The Cask, again another nice place, much larger this time with a great quiz on Tuesdays and some great food deals. The Cask also has a late night club/venue under it called Sigma. It tends to have a number of special nights on, often at weekends. Though often appears to cancel them at short notice. Also on Ramshill is Bacchus - a tiny little club that is a little odd, but if everywhere else is quiet (which can often be the case), Bacchus will still be packed until the early hours. The town centre has a nice range of bars - which can get very busy. Many are situated on St Nicholas Street which has the Blue Lounge and Barracuda (and a Riley's pool hall!). For clubs you could try Vivas right in the centre, or Zero across from the train station. Zero is a decent place, not too big not too small and tends to attract a student and 'alternative' crowd. I like it there. Though going to the same place too often can get boring. They sometimes also have live music on during the week. You also have the two 'big' clubs in town of Boleyns and Mansion. Depending when you go, both can either be totally dead or heaving (normally the former unless you go Saturday night when the locals all seem to go out and get drunk). They are generally expensive to get in (last time I went, Mansion was £5 on a Friday night and has empty, where as Zero was like £2 or £3 and much much busier and had better music!). EventsFrom what I understand the university has the achievement of having one of the best student unions in the country, it is always running social events, which are typical high quality. Clubs and societiesThe Union offers a huge range of societies to join! Click the link below to see a list of them all: Hull University Union Societies Trips are run, insured and assisted by the SAC and student safety team. We can also help get you started if you have never planned a trip before. Check out the online list and mini-sites here:
VolunteeringCommunity Volunteering can be found on both Hull and Scarborough campuses and helps students find voluntary roles in local charities and organisations. HUSSO is based on the Hull campus. Its projects are all student-led and run in-house. Students at Scarborough campus can receive support from Scarborough's Community Volunteering if they wish to set up and run their own volunteering projects. RAG is on both campuses and stands for Raise and Give. Students raise money by any (legal) means necessary in order to give to good causes. If you're looking to volunteer during your time at university, No matter where you are, Hull has a huge range of projects for you to choose from, including work with young children, adolescents, young offenders, people with mental health issues, prisoners, people with learning disabilities and older people. You can mentor, befriend, play sports, do some gardening, help in a school, go to Big Fun, drive a minibus and more! If you would like more information Community Volunteering Adviser (covering maternity cover for Naomi Alty) Elaine Altuccini Email: e.altuccini@hull.ac.uk Phone: 01482 466295 (Mondays and Wednesdays, 10.30am to 3pm in Hull, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9.30am - 4.30pm in Scarborough) AccommodationAccommodation policyFacilitiesResidences    
STUDENT HOUSE You will live with 4/5/6 other people typically and will rent either from the university itself, or from a landlord that has been university approved. Rent is betwen £50-68 a week, and depends on your proximity to the university - usually not more than 10mins - the size of the room you choose, and whether you have bills included in the price (water, electricity, internet etc).
TAYLOR COURT This is a Hall of Residence that is situated ON the university campus. The nearest classroom is within some 30seconds walk! The contract is a year long one, as opposed to the other halls of residence where they may be breaks in the contract, for Christmas and Easter, where you cannot stay in the property. This is aimed at international students for whom going home is far too expensive. As a result, there is a very high percentage of international students here. Because of the long rent and proximity to the university the rent is very high, around £85 a week. There is a private car park also if you have a car. Each house in Taylor Court has 3 floors. Each floor has 8 en-suite rooms and a shared kitchen which has most appliances you will need. Also offered: 10Mbit broadband internet in rooms.
HALLS OF RESIDENCE These are located in a village away from the campus, about 10-15mins on a bus and more social than the other 2 options because of the high numbers of students living there! The Lawns for example, has around 900 students. There is then the choice of The Lawns, Thwaite Hall or Needler Hall.
Private sectorStudent unionTypically regarded as one of the best in the county, if not then the best. It has bars, food facilities, pool tables, and a (basic) cinema all on site.
PricesTypical of North Eastern Cities, living costs in general are fairly low. EnvironmentArchitectureHullScarboroughThe main campus is mostly made up of pleasant, red brick buildings - many of them relatively new. The surrounding area mostly consists of large semi-detached houses and a mixture of large, multi-story Victorian stone and brick built terraces. Local areaHullScarboroughScarborough Campus is situated a little way to the south of the town centre is a pleasant residential area of South Cliff. You have the beach at the bottom of the cliffs just a short walk away and the open countryside not to far away in the opposite direction. The campus is well situated for access to the town centre and it's facilities, but also is far enough away to not have to deal with the noise and problems you get in a town centre. It is also in the nicest area of Scarborough - not on the Eastfield Estate to the south, nor near the Barrowcliff estate to the north-west of the town centre. The wide area is ideal if you like the hill and open spaces that the North York Moors offers. It's also handy for travelling up and down to the different coastal towns and villages. However Scarborough can be a little isolating. The nearest town or city is York and that is an hour away (whether you drive or go by train), so don't go there unless you mind this. Scarborough does have everything you need to get by on and more besides, but the isolation and smallness can sometimes leave negative feelings and a need to get away. But nearly everyone can cope with this and so have a great time in Scarborough! Teaching qualitySubject areas at Hull officially rated 'excellent' by the higher education quality watchdogs, the QAA, include allied health professions, American studies, applied social work, business and management, chemistry, drama, dance and cinematics, East and South Asian studies, economics, electrical and electronic engineering, history, Iberian studies, Italian, mathematics, statistics and operational research, molecular biosciences, organismal biosciences, philosophy, physics and astronomy, politics, psychology, social policy and administration, and theology and religious studies. The quality of teaching at Hull has also traditionally been rated highly by students in the annual National Student Survey. In 2008, 20 out of 22 departments received scores of 85% or above in overall satisfaction ratings, with 15 out of 22 departments receiving 90% or above. Tellingly, almost two thirds of full-time students, according to The Times Good University Guide 2008, receive a first or upper second class degree. Applying to HullThinking of applying to University of Hull? Why not read some Personal Statements which were used for applying here? Also make sure you know what you're apply to: Hull is:
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