Moving to university can be a real mix of emotions– moving from your home with all luxuries such as plasma TVs, Wii etc to an empty room on campus might not sound very appealing. However, once you have all your possessions sorted and have made your first friends, mum and dad will be nothing more than a distant memory. So settle into University as quickly as possible. Leaving you more time to do fulfil the stereotypes of being a student, namely lounging around, drinking and eating take-away. Just follow this guide to make sure you start university the right way.

Halls of residence

Some first year students will end up in halls of residence or “Halls” for short, which are flats and buildings privately owned by the University, designed to cater to their students. You will be in capable hands and in nearly every case there will be people specifically appointed to help you move in to your new room.

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