Student guide 2019-20

In conjunction with Cranfield Students’ Association (CSA) Contents

Welcome to CDS 3

Settling in 4

Once you’re here 6

Local amenities 12

Understanding your IT accounts 18

Cranfield Students' Association (CSA) 22

CSA tips: Activities on-site 27

CSA tips: Activities off-site 31

Useful information for International students 35

Shrivenham Station Officers' Mess rules 40

Accommodation 43

Travel and maps of the local area 54

Useful contacts 60 Welcome from the Director of Education

Welcome to Cranfield Defence and Security (CDS)

As a civilian university based on a Ministry of Defence site, Cranfield Defence and Security offers a unique learning and social environment and I hope you will make the most of everything that is on offer to you whilst you are here. Enjoy your time with us. Jackie Akhavan Director of Education

3 Settling in

Passes DII accounts for military staff You must show your current ID and If students require DII access whilst parking permit each time you enter the on their course, it is suggested they site and you must remove both from acquire a DII account before arrival. sight when you exit. Personal passes No accounts will be issued to students should be displayed upon your person on-site. Access can be gained from at all times when you are on site. the first floor of Trenchard building.

Parking permits Accessing information on internal web sites To obtain a permanent vehicle pass, Cranfield University and the Defence you are required to produce your Academy are two independent but course registration document. interacting entities – the Cranfield Security Intranet offers specific information on Cranfield University and the DAIS Bags and briefcases should be (Defence Academy Information labelled and should not be left Service) provides MOD specific unattended at any time or they will information, as well as details of be treated as a security threat. shared services at Shrivenham. There is no general secure telephone The University intranet provides system on-site. Please take note of all sorts of information related to any security briefings and notices that studying at Cranfield University come into operation from time to time. and the support available to you. It is also where student-related Internet Access announcements are published.

Use of Wi-Fi on-site Take a look: https://intranet.cranfield.ac.uk There are numerous wi-fi hotspots on-site, some of which are You can access it on and off the available for general use. site – simply enter your Cranfield username and password when Details of these will be supplied on logging in. This will have been given arrival and during your IT induction. to you when you registered. Students living in Mess accommodation should refer to page 40 for further information.

4 Where to eat on-site

There are two main cafés on-site, both are on the maps available on the DAIS. Other places where food Officers’ Mess is available are also listed below. Students are entitled to become Café & Chat members of the Officers’ Mess and In Building 66 (situated between the to use the bars and restaurants, Barrington Library and the chapel) – even if they do not live on-site. offers a range of hot and cold food The mess dining room is based including packed sandwiches, jacket in Kitchener Hall near the main potatoes, soup, confectionery and gate. It offers a canteen-style set drinks. Indoor and outdoor seating. menu with different options every Open 0730hrs to 1500hrs day, which is displayed outside Monday to Thursday, and the mess hall. You can dine here, 0800hrs to 1430hrs on Fridays. providing you are a member of the mess, or accompanied by one. Slim Café A variety of food is available, including In the Slim Building (near Beckett Gate) hot main courses, filled baguettes and – offers a range of hot and cold food salads. A three course meal is also including packed sandwiches, jacket available. The mess uses a pay-as- potatoes, soup, confectionery and you-dine system, and the cost of a drinks. Indoor and outdoor seating. three course evening meal is £3.46.

Open 0730hrs to 1600hrs Mess rules must be adhered to Monday to Thursday and and there is a dress code during 0730hrs to 1430hrs on Fridays. the day and evening. Details of this are covered on page 42. Churchill shop General shop In the Churchill Other food outlets Lecture Theatre. There are supermarkets, restaurants, fast food outlets and pubs within Barrington Library walking distance in the nearby There is an informal seating area with a villages and all the facilities of the couple of vending machines providing large town of Swindon are within snacks and hot and cold drinks. a 20 minute bus ride or drive. Details can be found on page 15.

5 Once you’re here

Communicating with Mail the University Mail for full-time students without a specific address will be delivered to the As you embark on your studies with SAS office. Part-time students should Cranfield University at the Defence arrange to have university related Academy it is important that you mail sent to their home address. set up the most effective way to maintain contact with the University for your period of studies, which will Libraries likely be between 3 and 5 years. Barrington Library Email Offers a comprehensive range of services and resources in support The University will provide you with of the research and education a Cranfield email address XXXX@ needs of Cranfield Defence and cranfield.ac.uk which is an ‘academic’ Security students and staff. email address and this is the main means of communication with students You will receive a by the University. The University will full introduction also ask you to provide an alternate during your email address which is the one you induction week, need to consider carefully before with advice from providing. We recommend the use professional of a personal email address, or MOD librarians to ensure address. The email address needs you are able to to be readily accessible from an take advantage internet connection and an address of a wide array of you maintain. The use of DII or role world class resources both on-site and based addresses are not as easily on-the-go via the Library website. accessed as personal addresses. The Library building offers a It is very comfortable, technology-enabled straightforward to environment with spaces for group set up a forward from collaboration, individual study, and the Cranfield email access to a unique collection of address to the one of research and technical reports from your choosing – this industry and the defence sector. can be done within More information regarding its services, EVE and is covered including the library catalogue, can during your induction. be found on the Barrington Library

6 website: http://barrington.cranfield.ac.uk

The Hobson Library at JSCSC, Shrivenham Funding opportunities to enhance Has resources on security, strategy and your learning/personal development. military history. Cranfield students are welcome to join the Hobson Library at To support your personal development JSCSC - simply take your Barrington and enhance your learning while Library card and security pass with at Cranfield, there are various you to visit during normal office hours. funding opportunities that may Please respect the JSCSC dress code. be available enabling you to: • study at one of our European Careers Service partner universities as part of your time at Cranfield under Careers advice is available from the the Erasmus+ programme, University Careers Advisory Service, which operates from • undertake an internship as the Barrington Library – email part of your studies. [email protected] These opportunities may vary. to make an appointment. Current opportunities are publicised on the student intranet, under: Funding Fees > finance > funding Advice and support on Get in touch scholarships / loans. By telephone Cranfield’s Student Funding team offer Speak to a member of the team on advice on: +44 (0)1234 758181 • matters relating to scholarships +44 (0)1234 752970 that you may have received +44 (0)1234 754179 for your studies, Via email • postgraduate loans with the [email protected]. Student Loans Company, Via Skype • funding schemes such as Prodigy studentfunding1. Finance and Future Funding, studentimmigration1. • matters relating to receipt of a US Via the Intranet Federal Loan or Sallie Mae loan. Under: Fees > finance > funding

7 Medical and dental services

Military students The on-site Medical Facility is First aid available to military personnel only. A list showing your nearest First If you have more than one medical Aider is displayed in all classrooms. problem please make a double Defibrillators for use in the case of appointment at the time of booking. suspected heart attacks are in place The opening hours are Mon – Thu at strategic points around the site. 0800 to 1630 and Fri 0800 to 1600, it is closed for lunch 1230 to 1330 Fire and emergency daily. If you need to be seen out of Fire alarms are tested weekly on hours (including weekends and bank Wednesdays, in each building, lasting holidays) please 30 seconds to one minute. If the phone the NHS on alarm sounds for longer you are to 111 (this is a civilian leave the building and go to your number). In case of a Evacuation Assembly Point (EAP) – genuine emergency at (see plans on display in classrooms, any time you should or in Health and Safety booklet) dial 999 immediately and await further instructions. and quote postcode SN6 8TS. If the Station Siren is sounded it represents an ‘Emergency State’ and The Main Gate Reception should students are to remain in the buildings also be notified so they can direct until further instructions are given. the ambulance to your location. For full details on emergency procedures, The Dental Centre is open the same please see the CDS Health and Safety hours as the Medical Facility. booklet in your induction pack. If out of hours emergency dental treatment is required the Police station Main Gate Reception should be The nearest police station is on the contacted on 96161 5615 or +44 edge of Swindon, situated near to the (0)1793 785615 who hold details Sainsbury’s along the A420. The 66 of the Duty Dental Officer. bus route stops directly outside. Please see Useful Contacts - page 60. Please see Useful Contacts - page 61.

8 Civilian students The Student Advisers offer information, advice and guidance The nearest NHS GP Practice is Elm on a wide range of issues including; Tree Surgery in Shrivenham Village. how to meet academic challenges, It is compulsory to register with specific support needs (e.g. a GP as soon as possible. learning, disability, emotional Please see the Useful Contacts wellbeing), and general advice on section at the end of this booklet. managing day-to-day finances. Our dedicated and experienced team Insurance work with staff across the University All students are advised to take and with support networks outside of out insurance for their personal the University, to ensure all students possessions and private overseas have access to the advice and resources travel. they may need during their time with us. The University has arranged travel There is also a range of free and and medical insurance cover for confidential counselling services students travelling overseas on available. Full details can be found on University business, including project the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). work and sandwich placements. Please see Useful Contacts - page 60. Students travelling abroad in this capacity should obtain a ‘letter of Families and welfare indemnity’ or ‘travel insurance card’ to The Families and Welfare Team carry with them. This will be required if is housed near the Married medical treatment is necessary. Your Quarters patch in the Jubilee Course Leader will advise you on this. Community Centre (JCC). Please note that the University will not The Welfare Team comprises: accept any liability for loss or damage • Major Edward Bell to any personal property brought on to Station Welfare Officer the Shrivenham site or left in vehicles. • WO2 Andy Hadrick Student Advice Centre Welfare Warrant Officer • TBC - Assistant Families and Based in the Slim building, the Welfare Co-ordinator Student Advice Centre offers professional and confidential advice • Rebecca Dunne - Families and and guidance to help students Welfare Lead Administrator during their time at Cranfield. http://dais/teams/Shrivenham_ Station/Welfare/default.aspx

9 The Jubilee RAFA, Army Welfare Services, Community Centre DIO, Serco; to mention a few. If you are new to Shrivenham The Jubilee Community Centre and Station, then add us to your list the Language Centre (see Watchfield of places to visit. Feel free to plan) offer a wealth of information drop in for a chat at any time. to all comers and are situated within close proximity of one another, Please see Useful Contacts – page 60. just outside the perimeter fence, opposite the Medical Centre. The Language Centre Within the Jubilee Centre you will find For international students and the Information Room, ‘Shrivenham family members who would like Hub’, where you can pick up leaflets to improve their spoken English, on all aspects of life in and around there are several options available. Shrivenham. You are welcome to drop There is the Defence Academy in at the ESS Shop during your visit. Language Centre, on Axis Road, just off the High Street in Watchfield, The JCC office is usually open Mon - which offers both group and private Thurs from 0800 to 1600 and to 1530 tutorials for all experience levels. on Fridays, although someone is often For more information visit available outside of these hours. http://www.da.mod.uk/ The team was set up in 2004 with Student-Services/Studying-at- the intention of improving the level of Shrivenham/Language-Centre service and assistance that is provided or call +44 (0)1793 784881. to those who are here at Shrivenham. You could also visit the Jubilee We provide a variety of help and Community Centre on Wednesday support. Our remit is extensive afternoons between 1330 and 1500, and changes daily as people for coffee and casual conversation. present us with different issues. If you would like to participate, Whether you have a problem with call +44 (0)1793 780793. housing, banking, a posting issue, a A list of other language tuition seemingly minor problem or a more in the local area can be found by serious welfare issue you need to searching online for “language discuss, we will try to help; if we centres in Swindon”. cannot, then we will endeavour to find someone who can. We have network of contacts, the Army Families Federation,

10 Chaplain’s office The Chaplaincy Team comprises of: Please call Janet Holt, the Chaplaincy Father James Caulfield, Academy Coordinator, on (+44 (0)1793) 785515, Chaplain and Reverend Stephen call in to the Chaplaincy Centre or visit: Hancock, Academy Chaplain. http://dais/teams/Shrivenham_ Father James and Reverend Station/Chaplaincy/default.aspx Stephen are supported by Reverend Canon Richard Hancock who is Cranfield Students’ a member of the local clergy. Association The Chaplaincy Team offers pastoral The CSA Office is open Wednesdays care and support, regardless of religion 1300-1430 or email for advice and and belief. Chaplains provide a listening support on welfare issues. They can ear where you can talk through be a listening post or a more active a problem in a safe environment role in helping you resolve any issues and comfortable surroundings. In that may interrupt your studies. See addition, they can provide points of page 22 for detailed CSA information. contact for members of other faiths. The Chaplaincy Centre, containing Counselling Services a Chapel and the Chaplains’ office, Allways Counselling Services are is located in Building 66 (the same available for Cranfield students studying building as the ‘Café and Chat’) at Shrivenham, which the university will and the Chapel is open between pay for. This is a confidential service 0700-1800 daily for those wishing which will not give any information back to spend time in quiet prayer. to the University. For full details please St Alban’s Church, the Ecumenical see the separate Counselling Services Church of Shrivenham Station, is leaflet included in your induction pack. located on the married quarters patch, Contact Details: at the junction of Folly Crescent T: 07586 315720 and Ironside Drive, Watchfield. E: [email protected] Sunday Services at St Alban’s include www.allwayscounselling.com Mass at 0900 and an ecumenical Allways Counselling Services, service for all denominations at Health Hydro, Milton Road, 1100. Children are most welcome Swindon SN1 5JA. at both services. There are also opportunities for worship, prayer and Smoking fellowship throughout the week. Permitted only in designated areas.

11 Local amenities

Travel in the local area Station takes less than an hour from either, and can cost much Buses less when booked in advance. Travelling about the local area is Trains to Bristol take less than relatively easy, with regular buses half an hour from Swindon, and between all of the towns and most of about an hour from Oxford. the villages. The most useful of these For all rail information including bus routes is the S6 bus service, which all train services from any runs between Swindon and Oxford, railway station in the country, stopping in Shrivenham, Watchfield, go to www.nationalrail.co.uk and Faringdon and close to both the Main and Beckett Gates of the Defence It is also worth looking at www. Academy site. For more information on southernrailway.com, which also all of the bus services that are available provides tickets for the majority of in the area, head to, www.swindonbus. services in the south of England info or www.stagecoachbus.com. and often have cheaper prices than National Rail Enquiries. For bus services that mostly relate to the Oxfordshire area, visit Coaches www.oxfordshire.gov.uk and click An alternative mode of transport about the Bus timetables and maps links in the country is by coach. National the A-Z list. Express, www.nationalexpress.co.uk Stagecoach bus passes have coach services to many destinations about the UK and can As students you are offered often be cheaper than travelling by discounted bus fares on all train, with many services travelling Stagecoach West services, as part from Swindon and Oxford. of their Green Travel Initiative. Oxford also has a very good connection Your DMR pass (your site access to London via the Oxford Tube coach pass) acts as your bus pass. It can service, www.oxfordtube.com, which be used to purchase discounted leaves as often as every 15 minutes tickets, including single fares and and runs throughout the night. weekly and monthly passes. Taxis Trains Taxis are an effective way of getting Both Swindon and Oxford have around the local area, especially for well-connected railway stations, those who do not know their way and a train to London Paddington

12 continuing to the Gablecross Roundabout and returning back along the A420 towards Watchfield. Sainsbury’s has a petrol station around particularly well. situated next to its car park. The fuel Taxis are generally more expensive than prices here usually match up to those the local bus services but when the cost at the Esso petrol station on the A420. is split between several people they There is a petrol station on the way become a lot more affordable. to Oxford from Watchfield. There If you require a taxi to come onto the is one situated on the A417 close site you should inform Main Gate to the roundabout where it joins Reception, giving your name, taxi the A420 just outside Faringdon. company name, time and location of There are also a couple more pick up. petrol stations further along the It costs approximately £15 to travel from A420 towards Oxford. The fuel Shrivenham to Swindon centre. The Main prices here are usually a couple Gate Reception will already have details of pence more expensive than of your initial visit to the site. those on the edge of Swindon. Please see the section Travel and Maps of the local area on page 54 for details of Supermarkets local taxi companies. The nearest supermarkets are Waitrose, Tesco and Aldi at Faringdon. Banking and cashpoints There is also a Sainsbury’s on the edge of Swindon, located where the Cash dispensing machines are A420 meets the A419 at the White available on-site at the Churchill Hart Roundabout. The car park is Lecture Theatre and Café and Chat and accessed by the first roundabout off-site at the Co-op Swift Shop (next to along the A420, from the White Hart McDonald’s) opposite the main gate. Roundabout, near the Police Station. There is also a large Tesco situated Petrol stations near to Swindon FC’s football ground, The nearest petrol station is an and a large Asda and Marks and Esso situated on the A420, just Spencer at the Orbital Shopping this side of the police station, but Centre on the north side of Swindon. is only accessible when heading There are bus routes to each eastbound out of Swindon. Access of these supermarkets. from the other direction requires

13 Local amenities Contact details

Emergency Ambulance/fire/police - dial 999 Non-urgent police – dial 101 Sainsbury’s 23 - From Swindon (Route Terminus) Hospital S6 – Both to and from Swindon Great Western Hospital Tesco Marlborough Road 7 and 21 Swindon SN3 6BB Asda +44 (0)1793 604020 11, 13, 14, 19 – From Swindon. www.gwh.nhs.uk These Services all terminate here. Doctor 15 and 24 – From Swindon. These services stop here along their routes. Elm Tree Surgery High Street See under Shopping in the following Shrivenham SN6 8AG contact details for further details. +44 (0)1793 782207 www.elmtreesurgery.co.uk

Dentist Peter Walker & Associates 8 Gloucester Street Faringdon OXON SN7 7HY +44 (0)1367 240514 [email protected] www.peterwalkerdental.co.uk

Highworth Dental Centre 11 Sheep Street Highworth Wiltshire SN6 7AA +44 (0)1793 279144 www.highworthdental.co.uk

14 Euro Dental Barclays Bank 9 Devizes Road 28 Regent Street Swindon SN1 4BH Swindon SN1 1QB +44 (0)1793 616738 +44 (0)345 7 345345 [email protected] www.barclays.co.uk www.eurodentalswindon.co.uk Shopping Euro Dental Bath Road Surgery Most supermarkets have on-line 45 Bath Road shopping and delivery facilities. Please Swindon SN1 4AU see their websites for more details. +44 (0)1793 617 982 Tesco [email protected] Park Road www.eurodentalswindon.co.uk Faringdon SN7 7BP +44 (0)345 610 2913 Optician www.tesco.com/store- Watchfield Opticians locator/uk/?bID=4338 2 Majors Road Tesco Extra Watchfield Ocotal Way Swindon SN6 8TQ Swindon SN1 2EH +44 (0)1793 783848 +44 (0)345 677 6953 [email protected] www.tesco.com/store- http://watchfieldopticians.com locator/uk/?bID=3230 Specsavers Swindon Waitrose 62/63 Regent Street Mill Lane Swindon SN1 1JS Wichelstowe +44 (0)1793 617858 Swindon SN1 7BX www.specsavers.co.uk/stores/swindon +44 (0)1793 874273 Banks www.waitrose.com Waitrose HSBC Unit 1 Henry Blake Way Unit 6, The Lock Faringdon Canal Walk SN7 7GQ Swindon SN1 1LD +44 (0)1367 242602 +44 (0)8457 404404 www.waitrose.com www.hsbc.co.uk

15 Sainsbury’s The Parade Shopping Centre Oxford Road Swindon SN1 1BB Swindon SN3 4EW +44 (0)1793 644981 +44 (0)1793 828255 www.theparadeswindon.co.uk www.sainsburys.co.uk Orbital Shopping Park Asda Walmart Thamesdown Drive Orbital Shopping Park Swindon SN25 4AN Thamesdown Drive +44 (0)1793 726636 Swindon SN25 4BG www.orbitalshoppingpark.co.uk +44 (0)1793 707770 8:30 am – 8.30 pm http://storelocator.asda.com/store/ Swindon Designer Outlet swindon-haydon-supercentre Kemble Drive Co-Op Food (7.00 am – 10.00 pm) Swindon SN2 2DY Majors Road, Watchfield +44 (0)1793 507600 Swindon SN6 8TQ www.mcarthurglen.com/uk/ +44 (0)1793 784591 swindon-designer-outlet/en/ www.co-operativefood.co.uk Bicester Village Designer Outlet Co-Op Food (7.00 am – 10.00 pm) 50 Pringle Drive 54 High Street, Shrivenham Bicester OX26 6WD Swindon SN6 8AA +44 (0)1869 366266 +44 (0)1793 782579 www.bicestervillage.com www.co-operativefood.co.uk Pubs and Eating Out One Stop (6.00 am – 10.00 pm) 39 High Street, Shrivenham The Prince of Wales Swindon SN6 8AN 16 High Street, Shrivenham Swindon SN6 8AF +44 (0)1793 782283 www.onestop.co.uk +44 (0)1793 782268 www.powshrivenham.com Swindon Town Centre Central Swindon Shopping The Crown Brunel Centre, 29a The Plaza 11 High Street, Shrivenham Swindon SN1 1LF Swindon SN6 8AN +44 (0)1793 525857 +44 (0)1793 784584 http://thebrunel.co.uk www.thecrownshrivenham.co.uk

16 The Gulshan Brasserie Leisure (Indian Restaurant) Empire Cinema 47 High Street, Shrivenham Greenbridge Retail Park +44 (0)1793 782388 or 782611 Drake’s Way, Swindon SN3 3EY gulshanbrasserie.com +44 (0)871 471 4714 College Farm www.empirecinemas.co.uk Majors Road, Watchfield Cineworld Cinema Swindon SN6 8TQ Swindon Regent Circus, 11 Victoria Road +44 (0)1793 783170 Swindon SN1 1FA [email protected] +44 (0)871 200 2000 www.collegefarmpub.co.uk www.cineworld.co.uk/cinemas/ McDonald’s swindon-regent-circus Majors Road, Watchfield Oasis Leisure Centre +44 (0)1793 784506 North Star Avenue www.mcdonalds.co.uk/ukhome.html Swindon SN2 1EP

Takeaways +44 (0)1793 507110 www.better.org.uk/leisure/ Treasure Chinese Takeaway oasis-leisure-centre-swindon Shrivenham +44 (0)1793 782358 The Link Centre Whitehill Way, Westlea The Gulshan Brasserie (see above) Swindon SN5 7DN Highworth Pizzeria +44 (0)1793 877323 +44 (0)1793 766966 www.better.org.uk/leisure/ Stratton St Margaret Domino’s the-link-centre +44 (0)1793 831999 Ten Pin Bowling JustEat.co.uk Shaw Ridge Leisure Park, Whitehill Way www.just-eat.co.uk Swindon SN5 7DN +44 (0)871 222 3675 https://www.tenpin.co.uk/swindon/ Wyvern Theatre Theatre Square Swindon SN1 1QN +44 (0)1793 524481 https://swindontheatres.co.uk/Online

17 Understanding your IT accounts

Cranfield Defence and Prior to using any electrical equipment Security (CDS) IT provision on-site, it must be subject to Personal Appliance Testing The following is a brief introduction (PAT testing). There will be an to the Cranfield University and opportunity for you to have your Defence Academy IT provision electrical items PAT tested during at CDS, Shrivenham. your induction process. Unlike our other Schools at Cranfield University Bedfordshire, EVE CDS is on a Ministry of Defence https://eve.cranfield.ac.uk site and, consequently, has a Normally your Cranfield username complex IT infrastructure. and password will be emailed to The IT network at the Defence you two weeks before the start of Academy is classified RESTRICTED your course. You will be given the HIGH, therefore, it is essential that opportunity to complete the procedures in security operating pre-registration process online using procedures (link under the Defence these details to access EVE, thus Academy IT Account section) simplifying the registration process are followed to the letter. on your first day on-site. Completing Please note the use of USB sticks this process is also essential in the on Defence Academy network is not activation of your Cranfield IT account. permitted. Cranfield University has You will be asked to answer four endeavoured to provide you with security questions which are used a suite of IT resources which will by Cranfield to verify your identity. support your learning throughout As your course progresses, you will your postgraduate studies. also be able to view your examination The use of international plugs is not results using EVE and update your permitted at the Defence Academy. personal details so that the University Any electrical items which you intend can maintain contact with you to plug into the mains electrical both during your registration and system should have the international once you leave the University. plug removed and replaced with a British 13 Amp 3 pin plug with the appropriate fuse. These works should be carried out by a competent person.

18 Defence Academy IT account Wi-Fi / Bring Your The Defence Academy IT account Own Device (BYOD) allows you to log onto the Defence You will find free business class Wi-Fi Academy network from the for use with personal devices in several majority of computers on-site. buildings on-site. It is supported by Serco The network is owned by the MOD and IT and supplies internet access only. You subject to MOD controls so before cannot access the DA network using the accessing the network you must: Wi-Fi service. Further instructions on • Read the User Security how to connect to the DA Wi-Fi can be Operating Procedures found on the DAIS. (SyOPs) for workstations connected to the network Cranfield IT account • Read the Acceptable Use Policy Cranfield University provides you with (AUP) for IT and Telephones a suite of Internet enabled services, • Complete the Account Acceptance available for the duration of your studies: Form indicating that you agree • Cranfield email account. to abide by the requirements • Personal file store – of the SyOPs and AUP before available at home or throughout your account will be issued. the world via the internet. Your network access allows you • Access to the Cranfield Intranet access to the internet. You will contains staff and student search, be given a Defence Academy student association information, account with a storage area welfare links and a host of other which is only available on-site. information. Your password will have to be • Access to the Barrington Library – changed regularly. It must be a the Library is dedicated to CDS ‘strong’ password and you cannot courses and research and contains re-use any previous password. More resources specifically for the details can be found in the SyOPs. programme you are studying on. Using your Cranfield IT account There are 60 machines available 24 you can access the Barrington hours a day in rooms CC26 and CC27 Library resources from off-site. (provided the rooms are not being used for teaching) and 30 computers in the • Virtual Learning Environment Barrington Library available during (VLE) – contains your learning opening hours. content and is a repository for your assignments.

19 Note: The resources below are designed to that you are aware of the limitations work on the internet; unfortunately, and can manage your learning. some resources may not work behind You will be given an induction on IT your employer’s firewall, due to higher Services, accessing Library resources, network security restrictions. and Turnitin, which is the University’s We recommend you check to see anti-plagiarism software. what will work as soon as possible so

Understanding Your Cranfield Defence and Security (CDS) IT Accounts

Cranfield University –IT Services Guide (Shrivenham) The IT Services guide provides details on accessing and using all university IT services and can be downloaded from Cranfield intranet. Alternatively a hard copy is available from Information Services. Cranfield IT Service Desk T: +44(0)1234 75 4199 E: [email protected]

Cranfield IT Account Cranfield IT Policies and Procedures can be found on the Cranfield intranet Includes: acceptable use, information security, IT users penetration testing policies, network password guidelines and various procedures.

Cranfield Intranet CDS Course/Module Timetables https://intranet.cranfield.ac.uk https://timetable.cranfield.ac.uk Use your Cranfield IT Use your Cranfield IT username and password. username and password.

20 Secure Off-site Access / Extranet Cranfield Moodle Allows you to access these Allows you to access: services and resources with a • Assignments single logon via the internet: • Learning content • Barrington Library Resources • Module feedback questionnaires • Cranfield Intranet (INVAL) for some courses https://extranet.cranfield.ac.uk • General information, Always use the Shrivenham Campus resources and links Realm. https://moodle.cranfield.ac.uk

Accessing Cranfield IT services directly

Email for students Barrington Library Log in with your Cranfield IT username http://barrington.cranfield.ac.uk/ and password. When off-site, log in with your Cranfield IT username and password (also known as your Institutional or Shibboleth login).

File store On your home computer or laptop you can map a network drive. Full instructions can be found in the IT Services Guide.

EVE Defence Academy IT Account • Access assessment results • Access to the Campus network • Update personal details • Defence Academy file storage (on-site only) https://eve.cranfield.ac.uk • No USB devices are allowed Available via the internet using your to be connected to the Cranfield IT username and password Defence Academy Network. (See page 18 for more details). NB: Password will expire every 180 days.

21 Cranfield Students’ Association (CSA)

Welcome from the much as you can, and your hard work CSA committee will be reflected in your academic record. The Cranfield Students' Association Congratulations on arriving to is here for you, not only as your study at Cranfield University! representatives to the Faculty and You will already have noticed that Sub-Faculty, but also as your guide to Shrivenham is unique, as it is the the University. If you need advice, we meeting place of the MOD Defence will point you in the right direction. Academy and Cranfield University If you are having difficulties, we will Defence and Security, with numerous do our best to support you. And, other stakeholders such as Serco naturally, we are here to host parties, and ESS also on-site. We are sure take you out on trips, feed you, buy that you will find no shortage of you drinks and celebrate with you. interesting people to speak to. We hope that, whether UK or As current and former students, we international, part-time or full-time, can highly recommend that students Ministry of Defence or civilian, you will get involved with activities on-site be challenged and inspired by your as much as possible. This site is not time at Cranfield, and also that you based in a large urban space, but there will find time to enjoy yourself and the is still plenty to do locally, including a company of your fellow students. splendid array of sports clubs, hobbies and crafts, language learning, and About the CSA social events run by both the Mess The CSA is here for the students, and and the Students Association. These run by students. We aim to make life organisations are fairly democratic, and lively and enjoyable, and to work as a always open to new ideas, so if there is support system in the unlikely event of an event which you feel you would like something going wrong. We are primarily to see, we do hope you will contact us. here to help you find the information Of course, there will also be plenty you need, from ‘What time does the of work to do while you’re here. You bus go?’ to ‘How much is a pint?’ all the will find that the facilities are also way to ‘Where do I go if ….?’ The two highly unusual for a University and main reasons you may get involved we encourage you to take advantage with us are for support and welfare, or of them. The staff are highly to attend one of the social events we knowledgeable, and it is their profession will be organising over the next year. to help you to grow as a researcher. Talk We have included information that with them, listen to them and learn as we think you will need as a student

22 at Shrivenham, and that we believe social media, posters and emails, so will help make your time here more hopefully you won’t miss any! She enjoyable. We are not responsible for all manages the sign up to events and the official university stuff that you will organises CSA stalls at induction and find that in this handbook, but that does graduation. not mean we cannot be asked about it! If you have an event you would like to advertise, please don’t hesitate to get Meet your CSA committee in touch, or come and have a chat. Vice President Sarah Gosling Secretary and Sarah is your CSA Welfare Officer Vice President at Marco Di Fraia Shrivenham. She is a full-time, second year Marco is your Secretary PhD student working in Cranfield and Welfare Officer at Forensic Institute, with a focus on Shrivenham. He is a full-time third breast cancer. year PhD student working in Centre for Electronic Warfare, Information and Her duties include leadership of the Cyber, with a focus on space robotics. Students’ Association at Shrivenham, He is responsible for representing the being the face of the committee student body on welfare issues at at events such as Inductions and University committee meetings and representing the student body on acts as your voice in the definition committees and working groups. of strategies to improve the student experience. His largest concern is for your wellbeing whilst you are at Publicity Officer Cranfield. There are a number of people Marlene Vetter at the University that are here to help Marleen is your CSA if things get tough; and Marco’s job Publicity Officer at is to point you in the right direction. Shrivenham. She is a full-time second year PhD student working in Cranfield Social Officer Forensic Institute, with a focus Emily Arnold on capacitors. Her role involves Emily is your CSA advertising all the wonderful events Social Officer at organised by the Social Officer through Shrivenham. She is

23 Course representatives You will hear more about this when you have your induction talk, but each course should have a representative a full-time, third year PhD student who liaises with us, Course Directors working in Cranfield Forensic Institute, and Module Leaders to discuss any with a focus on osteoporosis. Her role issues, worries or any successes. This is organising social events such as is a position that is vitally important board game nights, coach trips and and mainly involves socialising and inter-centre events. Events are held talking to your course mates, and during Induction Week too, including a meeting us for a free lunch three times Beer and Pizza night to socialise with a year. Speak to your Course Director or current students, and the Freshers’ a Module Leader if you are interested in Party. If you want to suggest any volunteering! events, just get in touch!

Contact details Where to find us To supplement our contact Slim Building 23 details, we thought we would give T: +44 (0)1793 785444 you a bit of a hand finding the E: [email protected] intranet and extranet pages: Facebook page We can be found on the intranet • CSA Shrivenham at: https://intranet.cranfield.ac.uk/ (@CSAShrivenham) csa/Pages/CSAShrivenham.aspx • Cranfield Students’ Association, Shrivenham The extranet page is identical to the intranet page, but is accessible off- Instagram site, provided that you log in with your CSA Shrivenham (csa.shrivenham) Cranfield username and password, and select Shrivenham Campus Twitter from the drop down menu below @CSAShrivenham the password field. This page can be Website found by going to: www.mycsa.org.uk • https://extranet.cranfield.ac.uk Intranet (on-site only) • logging in using your https://intranet.cranfield.ac.uk/ Cranfield IT credentials, csa/Pages/CSAShrivenham.aspx • click the Intranet link, which is second in the Web Bookmarks list

24 on the left hand side of the page, • type “Shrivenham CSA” in the search box in the top right of the web page, favourite lecturers, non academic • the Shrivenham CSA intranet department and support staff (as voted page should be the first search by you), are recognised for all their hard result, and will link you to the work. We provide cake too, of course. same place as the intranet link would when on-site. This is by no means all the CSA do! We work closely with the Mess Drop in sessions Committee who organise some unique military and civilian events such as The CSA office is located in the the Trafalgar Dinner, The Purple Ball, Slim Building, Room 23 and will Battle of Britain Dinner, Burns Night be open every Wednesday from Supper – all of which you are invited to. 1300-1430. However, we can always be contacted by email, and are happy We have not covered everything, to meet outside of these times to but rest assured whether dancing, settle any issues that may arise. drinking, culture or travel is your thing we are here to help make it happen. Please don't be afraid to ask us anything! We are here for you... Provisional events for this year include a curry night, a visit to Events Bristol Christmas market, a trip to the pantomime, a dance class As students, we understand how easy and hiking in the Cotswolds. it can be to become engrossed in work, and we fully appreciate the importance We are always open to new ideas, of letting off steam and socialising so contact our Social Officer at with other students. We are always [email protected] planning a variety of themed events to get involved. (Halloween, Christmas, end of year BBQ and pool party) as well as trips TOTUM Cards further afield (theme parks, Christmas (formerly NUS cards) markets) and finally practical events to When you arrive at Shrivenham, you enhance your academic life (practice will be issued with a student ID pass viva presentations and PhD Forum). (DMR pass) for entry to the Defence We also run the NUS-endorsed Student Academy. You will not be issued with Led Teaching Awards, in which your a standard Cranfield student ID card,

25 therefore to take advantage of student discounts, most students purchase a TOTUM card (formerly NUS Extra). These are currently priced at £14.99 for the year, including a free International Student ID Card (ISIC), which will entitle you to student discounts in participating countries around the world (Prices correct at time of printing). Visit the TOTUM website www.totum. com for a full listing of discounts available, and to apply for a card.

Travel Grants As students at the Shrivenham site, you are entitled to apply for a travel grant of up to £100 per year to aid your studies. This can be used to fund travel to conferences, meetings, data collection sites, or anything else relevant to your course. Email the CSA using the contact details on page 24 to request an application form.

26 The CSA’s tips: Activities on-site

There are lots of things going on and some require extra subs on top around site and many ways to keep of, or in place of the Athletics Union occupied (other than studying!). membership, but most are significantly This section of the student cheaper than joining a similar club handbook has been put together outside of the Defence Academy. to let you know what there is to do The Cranfield University representative and how to go about doing it. on the AU committee is Paula Macphee. [email protected] Athletics Union or tel +44(0)1793 314528 The Athletics Union is managed and run by the Shrivenham Station Gym committee. The Athletics Union is The gym is situated in Burgoyne House, responsible for organising and between Kitchener and Roberts Halls. running all of the physical clubs The gym has a cardio suite, weights and activities on-site. Here at the room and holds circuit training and Defence Academy, a wide range of spinning classes several times a sports and activities are available, week. Opening hours are 0500 to 2300 and each club is always looking for Monday to Friday, and access can be new members of all skill levels to gained via a code at weekends which join. There will be an Athletics Fair you can obtain from Churchill reception held in the JSCSC building during on production of a valid gym card. your second week, a bit like a sports fresher’s fair. On page 29 is a list of In order to use the gym, there is a sports and physical activities that subscription fee of £36.50 that can be take place at the Defence Academy. paid in several ways. You can either pay in cash when you go to your gym Information about each of these clubs induction (see below), you can pay via can be accessed from the Athletics your Mess Account (see above) or if Union page on the DAIS, which is only you are a student who lives on-site you accessible on-site, and can be found at: are already paying for membership. http://dais/shrivenhamstation/ au/default.aspx Before you can use the gym you must carry out an induction with a Here you will find information on how member of the gym staff, where you to join the Athletics Union and how will be given an induction card. There to get in contact with the organisers are three induction sessions run of each club. Some of these clubs weekly. These sessions are at 1315 on do not require membership to the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays. Athletics Union to be able to attend, More information can be found on

27 Early Season (May-July) Adults £42.00 Students (16-22 yrs) £31.00 Children (under 4s free) £21.00 the DAIS; http://dais/Pages/DAIS. Family (2+4) £111.00 aspx (this link will only work on-site). Late Season (Aug-mid Sept) Defence Academy Adults £28.00 Students (16-22 yrs) 21.00 swimming pool Children (under 4s free) £14.00 The Defence Academy Swimming Pool Family (2+4) £60.00 is a heated outdoor pool situated in the Short Pass grounds of Beckett House, adjacent to the golf course. The swimming pool £20 per month or part-month limited to is open from May until September. one month only (military only). More information can be found at: http://dais/shrivenhamstation/ Other activities on-site au/swimming/default.aspx (this There are lots of clubs and link will only work on-site) or by societies meeting regularly on-site. emailing [email protected]. For information on all clubs and Membership to the swimming pool societies, visit their pages on the requires a subscription to the Athletics DAIS, Shrivehnam Station, and go to Union, but a pay-as-you-go option is social clubs and societies in the drop available for more casual swimmers. down menu. Each club has a link in the left hand pane. These include: Admission charges (Prices correct for 2017 season) Academy Players Day Pass The Academy Players are an amateur dramatics society that operates on-site. Adults (16 yrs +) £4.00 The Players welcome anybody to Children (under 4s free) £2.00 become a member and attend the Spectator £1.00 auditions, regardless of experience or Full Season – (May-mid Sept) ability. The society also needs backstage Adults £62.00 crew, set builders, and have plenty of Students (16-22 yrs) £46.00 other roles that need filling as well. Children (under 4s free) £31.00 Family (2+4) £166.00

28 aerobics archery

boxing clay target shooting

shooting/conservation cricket crossfit

cycling fencing fly fishing

football golf hockey

martial arts mountaineering

netball nordic walking

orienteering parachuting photograpghy

polo rugby running

saddle club sailing club squash

swimming tennis

waterskiing wargaming

29 Defence Academy Arts Society Defence Academy Wargames Club The Defence Academy Arts Society Wargames were originally developed meets most Tuesdays during term time. by the Prussian Army as a tool to train They are a small group of amateur officers in tactics and the art of war. artists who like to meet regularly with They are simulations of past, present other artists. The programme covers and future conflicts, and have become many aspects of painting and drawing popular as a recreational pastime. with contributions from invited tutors and demonstrators as well as members. Wargames range from the miniatures and figurines on a table Academy Quilters top battlefield, to board games, computer games and even real If you are interested in patchwork and world, team-based simulations. quilting, whether as an experienced worker or an absolute beginner, then The Wargames club tends why not join the academy quilters. to play using miniatures and It doesn’t matter whether or not figurines and welcomes player you have ever threaded a needle. of all experience levels.

The Defence Photographic Society Academy’s Military Wives Choir The photographic society meets The choir is open fortnightly and aims to support and to the Defence promote interest in photography Academy Community through a comprehensive competition – wives, girlfriends, and exhibition programme. servicewomen, staff and students. The photographic society aims to pass on the skills and knowledge of They sing a variety of more experience members to all. All music and perform levels of experience are catered for and locally where possible. new members are always welcome. Daffys (Friends and Family Defence Academy Chess Club of the Defence Academy) This club needs very little explanation. DAFFYS arrange days through The group generally plays online the year for families and friends through http://gameknot.com of those studying on-site, to allow them a taste of life on-site. All experience levels are welcome. Contact: [email protected]

30 The CSA’s tips: Activities off-site

Whilst there is a are also famous landmarks about lot to do on-site, the area such as the White Horse Hill everybody needs near Uffington, and we’re not too far to get away for a to travel by car to see the historic while, and there sites Stonehenge and Avebury. are lots of places to visit and see Watchfield around the area. There are a small number of retail There are a few things to do in outlets across the other side of the Watchfield and Shrivenham, and the Watchfield roundabout opposite site is reasonably near to Swindon the main entrance to the Defence and Oxford. Swindon is only about ten Academy. Here you can find a bank miles away, and Oxford about twenty of shops including a Cooperative miles away in the opposite direction. mini supermarket, who also have Both have excellent, regular bus a dry cleaners included (ask at services that stop outside the Defence the tills), an opticians, a Subway Academy gates. Both places have all sandwich shop and a hairdressers. sorts of places to visit and things to do. There is also a McDonald’s, and a pub There are also many smaller restaurant called “The College Farm”, towns and villages in the area, who offer two for one on all main including Highworth, Faringdon course meals, and also give 20% off and Wantage, and slightly further the cost of any food on top of that if afield, Marlborough and Witney. you eat there on a Monday and show your Defence Academy base pass. Even farther afield are the cities Bath and Salisbury. You could also Further along Majors Road there is an catch a train to Bristol or London. Industrial Estate called “Shrivenham Hundred Business Park”. Situated Links to tourist here, visible from the road, is a coffee websites and shop called “Bloomfields Cafe”, which What’s On sells tea, coffee, cakes, breakfasts information for and hot lunches. There is also a the local area are hairdresser’s on the Business Park included below. called “Absolutely Gorgeous”. On top of the There is a pub, The Eagle, many towns situated on Eagle Lane, just off and villages in High Street, in Watchfield. the area, there

31 Shrivenham At the site end of the High Street there are three pubs popular with staff and students; The Prince of place to start may be the open top bus Wales, The Barrington Arms, which or walking tours of the city. also provides bed and breakfast accommodation, and The Crown. www.oxfordshire.gov.uk Further along are two Indian http://experienceoxfordshire.org restaurants and a Chinese take-away. http://forcesshrivenham.2day.uk Highworth Highworth is a hidden gem. Swindon Deceptively small as you pass through, there are actually a number Swindon is a town that is currently of restaurants and bars as well undergoing rejuvenation. There as an active community life. are many banks and shops, as well as a cinema at Greenbridge retail www.highworthlink.co.uk park, and a bowling alley. There are a range of shows and concerts Faringdon throughout the year at either The A small quiet town, with a Wyvern Theatre or The Arts Centre. healthy smattering of pubs. In www.swindon.gov.uk/ the summer months there is a www.visitwiltshire.co.uk music festival, Ox-fest, which is www.swindonweb.com/event/ heavily advertised in the area. www.faringdon.org/ Oxford Oxford is an Wantage historic University Wantage has a thriving social life with city that is famous many clubs and local organisations. for its culture, Music is important with a brass band museums, mixed in the first division and an operatic with modern society. A month long festival of restaurants, shops music and arts is held in June and and night life. July. There is a Dickensian Evening There are far too before Christmas when shops many things to list open late and the Town Mayor and here, but a good

32 Town Crier lead the townspeople cinema. Witney is a combination of and visitors around the town. a modern town in a historic style. There is also a famous English www.wantage.com/ tea shop, Huffkins, on the High www.cotswolds.info/ Street which is well worth a visit. places/wantage.shtml www.cotswolds.info/places/witney. Marlborough shtml www.witney.net/ Marlborough, in the north east corner of Wiltshire, is the archetypical English market town — a place where coins Bath were minted in Norman times, Tudor kings hunted for deer and where coaches heading west from London stopped to feed and water their horses. There is plenty of accommodation, excellent shopping and a wide choice of places to eat and things to do. So all in all, Marlborough is a great place for a long or short weekend break at any time of the year. Because Marlborough is a market town, yes you guessed it, on Saturdays and Wednesdays the High Street hosts a Also an historic town founded by market selling all kinds of stuff from the Romans. Home to both Bath locally grown produce, to pots, plants, and Bath Spa Universities and only pashminas and pottery. A number of a short train journey from Swindon continental markets also descend on the it is worth visiting to soak up the town, but mainly in the summer months. atmosphere, world famous architecture www.marlboroughwiltshire.co.uk/ and treat yourself to a shopping www.cotswolds.info/places/ trip, or a weekend at the spa. marlborough.shtml http://visitbath.co.uk/

Witney Salisbury Witney is the closest town to Described as the City in the Shrivenham on the Oxford side. It Countryside, Salisbury, in the south of has many shops, restaurants and a Wiltshire, retains much of its historic

33 past and makes an excellent short break destination. With timbered buildings, an Early English Gothic Cathedral which is home to the famous Magna Carta, a thriving market, a buzzing arts scene, museums and some of England’s finest historic houses waiting to be explored. Within Salisbury’s Cathedral Close there is a lot to keep you busy, including Arundells, Mompesson House, The Rifles Military Museum and the award-winning Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum with its Stonehenge Gallery. Find out more about some of the great things to do in Salisbury. Local what’s on booklet There are plenty of events which - The Ocelot take place in and around the city The Ocelot, a free publication, details and we have some great shopping events taking place in Oxfordshire, in Salisbury too! If you are looking Wiltshire and Berkshire. for places to eat in Salisbury then you’ll be in for a treat as there are www.theocelot.co.uk many types of restaurant and an excellent range of pubs to head to. www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/salisbury/ plan-your-break/tourist-information

34 Useful information for international students

We are aware that a large proportion • Issuing endorsement of the student body here at letters for Tier 1 Graduate Cranfield University, Shrivenham, are Entrepreneur applicants. international students and may be • Following up ATAS arriving in the UK for the first time, or application delays. have little or no knowledge of the local • Advising on options to remain area. The CSA is always very happy in the UK to work after study. to give any advice that we can to help students solve problems that may Get in touch arise, but we have also listed a few things that we think may be helpful. By telephone Speak to a member of the team on: Visa and immigration +44 (0)1234 752970 – advice and support +44 (0)1234 754901 +44 (0)1234 758181 If you are an international student, +44 (0)1234 754179 Cranfield’s dedicated Student Immigration team is here to support Via email you. They offer confidential advice on [email protected] a range of student-related immigration Via Skype matters, including Tier 4 student and studentfunding1 dependent visas. studentimmigration1 or studentimmigration3 How the team can help you Via the Intranet • Advising on Tier 4 visa Visit the ‘UK Visas and Immigration’ responsibilities, such as work section. limitations and travel rules. • Assisting with Tier 4 (General) Health advice for visa extensions, including international students Doctoral Extension Scheme. • Advising you should there be Before you travel to the UK changes to your circumstances If you are undergoing medical that may affect your visa. treatment, have pre-existing serious • Providing advice on other health issues before you travel, or if you visa categories, including are registered as disabled, we advise Short-term Study visas. you to bring your current prescriptions • EU Schengen visa applications. and a doctor’s report (translated into English). This is to ensure you can get

35 the help you need while in the UK. The NHS for international Your documents should give details students of your condition, all treatment To find out if you are entitled to and medication you require, plus NHS services in the UK visit the any assistance you will need Department of Health website. while you study in the UK. www.foreignstudents.com/health/nhs When you arrive for UK study, you may be asked to produce health certificates Many international students will be detailing your vaccinations. If you are entitled to use the National Health coming from a tuberculosis (TB) high- Service (NHS), which offers free health risk area, a chest x-ray report may also care paid for by British tax-payers. be required. It is a good idea to carry The following NHS treatments are free: these documents in your hand luggage, • some emergency treatment as you may have to show them before (but not follow-up treatment), passing through UK immigration. • family planning services, Ask the British Embassy or High Commission in your home country what • treatment of certain inoculations you need to be admitted communicable diseases, to study in the UK. To find your nearest • compulsory psychiatric treatment. office visit the FCO (Foreign and However, all other NHS treatment Commonwealth Office) website. is subject to restrictions. As an We hope you do not have any health international student, you may issues while you are with us in the not qualify for it, and may need UK. But if you do then our health to get medical insurance instead. services are very accessible and many Check our summary below to find international students are entitled to out. As for health or life insurance free or subsidised treatment on the you will have to look elsewhere. NHS (National Health Service). Your UK Providers and applicable laws course needs to be at least six months vary from country to country. in duration to be eligible, although free emergency treatment may be EEA nationals available if you are here for less time. If you come from a European Economic If you are not entitled to NHS Area (EEA) country, you and your treatment you should take out family qualify for full NHS treatment. international student health insurance You should obtain a European before you leave home or as soon Health Insurance Card (EHIC) before as you arrive to study in the UK. coming to the UK, which entitles

36 you to treatment. EEA countries are: to study in the UK from Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, you will have the same healthcare Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, eligibility as EEA nationals. However, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, this may not apply to you if you are Hungary, Iceland, Republic of Ireland, a national of Norway, Iceland or Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Liechtenstein and have been resident in Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Switzerland before coming to the UK. Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. Reciprocal health care agreement countries Non-EEA nationals The UK has reciprocal health care If you are not from an EEA country, you agreements with some countries. The will still qualify for full NHS treatment list of countries sometimes changes, so if you meet the following conditions: check with your health authorities to see • If your course lasts six months if your country is amongst them. If you or more. In England and Wales, are covered by a reciprocal health care if you have a husband, wife or agreement, you will be eligible for some children accompanying you as NHS treatment even if your course lasts your dependents (not just as your for less than six months. The reciprocal visitors), they can also receive health care agreement will probably cover treatment. However, the children hospital treatment if a condition arises must be under the age of sixteen (or during your stay. However, it usually nineteen, if in full-time education). does not cover hospital treatment for a pre-existing condition. You should • If your course is less than check with your country’s health care six months long and you are authorities to find out how much studying in Scotland. treatment you will be entitled to; you may • If your course is less than still have to take out medical insurance. six months long, and the UK government is providing at least Keeping healthy while 35 per cent of the funding for your you study in the UK course. You will need to provide You can keep healthy in the UK evidence of this. However, you might the same way you do at home: not be eligible for GP treatment. • eat nutritious foods Swiss nationals (see ‘Where to eat, page 5) • exercise regularly If you are Swiss, or a national of one of (see ‘Activities on-site’ page 27) the EU member states who has come • get enough sleep.

37 Remedies for minor illnesses international students who have such as headaches and colds are driving licences may be able to use available from high street chemists, them in the UK directly, although some most supermarkets and some other nationalities may have to convert their shops. They are available without a national driving licence to a UK driving doctor’s prescription. For minor health licence. For more information go to concerns, rather than visiting your the Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency doctor, you can get advice from a (DVLA) website at https://www.gov. qualified pharmacist at any chemist. uk/exchange-foreign-driving-licence

Language centres Banking For international students who would Most high-street banks like to improve their spoken English, in the UK offer student there are several options available. accounts. There is a There is a Defence Academy Language large choice of banks Centre on Axis Road, just off the High available in Swindon Street in Watchfield who offer both Town Centre. When group and private tutorials for all you open an account experience levels. For more information with a bank, be sure visit the Living/Community pages on to ask for a student the DAIS, or call +44 (0)1793 784881. account and remember take your ‘pink’ student registration form with you as You could also visit the Jubilee proof of student status. Make sure Community Centre on Wednesdays that you understand all of the terms at lunchtime, for casual English and conditions associated with the conversation. If you would like to account and ensure that there are participate, call Rebecca Dunne no hidden charges associated with on +44 (0)1793 780793. the account type you are opening. You could also search for Contact the CSA for help. “language centres in Swindon” in Google for a list of other language tuition in the local area. Communication Being such a long distance from home Driving in the UK can sometimes feel lonely and many people like to keep in regular contact Many people find that it is very useful with their families and friends. There to be able to drive a car, especially are a number of options available, the as Shrivernham is 10 miles from cheapest of which is Skype. the nearest large town. A lot of

38 For more information on Skype go to www.skype.com When making phone calls to international mobile or landline numbers it can get very expensive. There are a number of international SIM cards available for mobile phones, designed with international phone calls in mind. These include Lycamobile and Lebara. For more information on each of these services visit their websites at www.lycamobile.co.uk and www.lebara-mobile.com respectively. These SIM cards are free to obtain and weaknesses, and it is definitely and can be ordered from the providers’ worth shopping around and comparing websites, all they require is topping each before deciding to go with one. up with credit in order to be used. There is also the option to use a Other networks such as O2, Vodafone, mobile broadband USB dongle T-Mobile, Virgin, BT, Tesco, 3 and from one of the above-mentioned Orange provide both contract and networks, and there will usually be a pay-as-you-go service, which are discount for having a phone service very good for UK calls. Occasionally and a mobile internet package you may be able to pick up a decent provided by the same company. package that allows international The downside to mobile internet is that calls to a couple of numbers that the download speeds and maximum you specify, but these international monthly usage are usually less than packages are usually more those provided by broadband services. expensive than the above-mentioned international specific services.

Getting connected The three main internet providers in the UK are BT, Virgin and Sky. Depending on your location and the exact specifications, such as speed, capacity, monthly usage limit and cost, each provider has different strengths

39 Shrivenham Station Officers’ Mess rules

Shrivenham Station All Mess information including Officers’ Mess accommodation, menus, pricing, etc is available on the Defence Academy The Shrivenham Station Officers’ Information Service (DAIS). Please Mess currently comprises Kitchener access the site and familiarise yourself Hall, Roberts Hall, Beckett House, with rules and regulations. Meal times Mountbatten House and Templer and dress code are summarised here. House and is an integral part of the Once you arrive on-site please visit: Defence Academy. It is traditionally http://dais/Pages/DAIS.aspx for more the officers’ living quarters on-site. At details (this link will only work on-site). Shrivenham, Kitchener and Roberts Mess Halls are used mainly for catering, with students staying in Mountbatten Shrivenham Station Fund House and Templar House. These Upon joining the Officer’s Mess you Mess buildings also provide temporary will automatically contribute to the accommodation that can be booked Shrivenham Station fund. This costs by any member of the Mess. Please £0.10 per day, paid in monthly instalments note rooms are limited with UK military by Direct Debit. The Shrivenham Station and international military students Fund subscription also provides you with having priority over civilians. membership to the Athletics Union, which permits membership of many excellent It is worth noting that there is a set of sports clubs. Officers’ Mess Rules, including a smart- casual dress code that must be obeyed or you may be asked to leave; this Open access accommodation includes no jeans, trainers, flip-flops, Wi-Fi t-shirts or hoodies, and any skirts must For students accommodated in any of be worn below the knee. The whole list the Defence Academy Officers’ mess of rules and regulations are available buildings, open access Wi-Fi is available on the DAIS and will be provided to you through a commercial partnership upon mess membership. between Serco and Wifinity Ltd. You may All Cranfield University students are connect up to two of your own personal entitled to join the Officers’ Mess, and devices including PCs, laptops, smart it is compulsory for military phones, tablets or games consoles. students. There is a small amount of Access is available on a daily, weekly administration that needs to be carried or four weekly basis starting at just out before mess membership can be over 50p per day with no minimum achieved and a small fee applies. contract. Wifinity provides service to over 45 military sites throughout the UK

40 Meal and Bar times

Kitchener Hall Meals Breakfast Lunch Dinner Mon - Fri 0730-0845 1230-1345 1900-2000 Sat/Sun closed closed closed

Bar Times Midday Evening Mon - Fri 1230-1400 1800-2300 Sat / Sun closed 1800-2300

Roberts Hall Meals Breakfast Lunch Dinner Mon - Thu 0730-0845 1230-1345 1900-2000 Fri 0730-0845 1230-1345 closed Sat/Sun closed closed closed

Bar Times Midday Evening Mon - Thu 1230-1400 1800-2300 Fri 1230-1400 closed Sat / Sun closed 1800-2300

JSCSC – Victory Dining Room Meals Breakfast Lunch Dinner Sat/Sun 0800-0900 1230-1330 1830-1930

All dining arrangements at weekends are In the JSCSC Victory Dining Room. There is no brunch facility and Germany, so if you already have an To connect to the service, simply open agreement with Wifinity, you can bring up your wireless settings and connect your devices to Shrivenham and connect to the “Wifinity PAYG” network. On straight to the network at no extra cost. opening a web browser, you will be

41 Dress Code 0730 -1900 1900 onwards Weekdays Uniform. Collared shirt or polo Open neck shirt/polo shirt (not shirt (not rugby shirt, tee shirt rugby shirt) and clean, long or vest-top) and clean long trousers (no denim jeans or trousers (no denim jeans or shorts). shorts). Female equivalent applies. Female equivalent applies. No sports kit. No sports kit. No Uniform (Unless on Duty). Weekends, Shirt, polo shirt, tee shirt Shirt, polo shirt, tee shirt Public (no vest-tops) and long (no vest-tops) and long Holidays trousers, including jeans. trousers, including jeans. and Stand No sports kit. No sports kit. Downs No Uniform (Unless on Duty). No Uniform (Unless on Duty). Outdoor coats, jackets, hats, scarves, gloves, umbrellas and large bags are NOT to be taken into the public rooms at any times. They should be left in the cloakrooms provided. If you are concerned about the security of your possessions, it is recommended that you lock them in your office, car or room. If not required, blazers or sports jackets and pullovers should also be left in the cloakroom rather than hung over chairs. Note: Public rooms are the bar, dining room and ante room. prompted to log in or create an account. Internet. There is no direct access Payment can be taken on-line with a to the Defence Academy network credit or debit card. If you experience through the Wifinity service. More any problems, you should contact information can be found on the Wifinity directly on +44 (0)208 090 Defence Academy Intranet (DAIS). 1290 or e-mail [email protected]. Your agreement is between yourself Personal portable equipment and Wifinity and no support can be All power leads and adaptors used on- provided by the Defence Academy or site must be CE (Conformité Européenne) Cranfield University IT departments. marked and meet Bristish standards. The Wifinity network is connected Power leads that do not meet this directly to the Internet and access requirement should not be used on-site. to Defence Academy resources is PAT testing sessions and more advice limited to those available via the will be available during induction week.

42 Accommodation

Cranfield University does not have also provides a place for students to University owned or managed recommend letting agents in the area. accommodation at Shrivenham. Please note that the premises TV licence listed have not been inspected by You may require a TV licence; check university personnel and, as such, the website below. Failure to hold no guarantee, warranty, condition a TV licence can result in a fine or recommendation is given by the of up to £1000. www.tvlicensing. University that the premises are co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/ safe and properly maintained. The for-your-home/students-aud1/ safety of the premises is the legal responsibility of the landlord. Letting agencies International students are strongly There are many letting agents urged not to bring their families to the who have details of property to let UK before satisfactory accommodation in Swindon, which is roughly 25 arrangements have been made. minutes away from Shrivenham. Many of our students live in rented Letting agencies provide help locating houses or rooms in shared houses, a suitable property for you to rent either in the nearby villages of and they cannot charge you for just Shrivenham or Watchfield, or in local conducting a search. However, they can towns such as Faringdon or Swindon. charge a fee if you decide to accept Rooms and accommodation are any accommodation they find for you. advertised on the Student Pad website A reputable letting agency should www.shrivenhamstudentpad.co.uk only let properties which have heating Cranfield Students’ Association also and which are safe for occupation. has a Facebook page - if you ask to If you decide to register with a be a friend they will automatically letting agent, make sure they are add you, and you will be able to ask accredited with the National Approved other students about accommodation Letting Scheme or that they belong options. www.facebook.com/ to a professional body such as the groups/CSAShrivenham Association of Residential Letting The CSA provides a discussion Agents or the Royal Institution board on our intranet page where of Chartered Surveyors. students can advertise available Do not be pressured into signing rooms in their accommodation, or up for a property. Take your time to try and find housemates to rent a make sure the property is right for house with. The discussion board

43 you. Most agencies will charge an Certificate on display if the property administration fee of between £150 has gas. This shows that the - £300 for dealing with the letting. gas fire/cooker/boiler has been serviced and is safe to use. You should check any paperwork thoroughly, especially the terms You should also ask about electrical and conditions so that you appliances, as they should be understand what you are signing. inspected and checked for safety by an approved contractor regularly. There should not be any excessive If there is a gas fire, the landlord charges - if there are, do not sign the does not legally have to provide a paperwork. If you sign an agreement in carbon monoxide detector (although the offices of the letting agency, you do it is good practice to do so). not have a cooling off period and will be committed to the lease agreement, unless you can prove that the letting Deposits agent has behaved in such a way that Deposits paid for most tenancies can be deemed a Breach of Contract. have to be protected under a Tenancy Deposit Protection scheme. Renting private These schemes are designed to stop accommodation landlords from wrongly withholding Do not hand over any money until part, or all, of your deposit and can you have had a good look around help to resolve any disputes. the property: check for obvious Landlords often ask for a deposit to signs of disrepair, damp, badly fitting cover missing rent or damage to the doors or windows, or anything that property. They cannot use the deposit could compromise your security. to cover ‘normal wear and tear’. A checklist, which you could use Always get a written receipt for money when you view a property, is included paid to a landlord or letting agent. on page 49. Do not be pressured Your deposit should be returned to into renting the property and always you if all fees have been settled and get a receipt for any money which the property has not been damaged you hand over. It might also help beyond normal wear and tear. to take someone else with you to If you feel that it is being withheld get their views on the property. unfairly, contact them by letter and All properties, whether they are ask for the deposit to be refunded. Say privately let or let through a letting that you require written reasons for agency, should have a Gas Safety the full deposit not being returned.

44 Keep all copies of your Take photographs when you move in correspondence, as you will need and give the landlord a copy for future them if you decide to go to court. reference. Your landlord will usually be responsible for anything that If you do not get a reply, or you are requires repair, such as the structure unable to resolve the dispute between of the property, its heating, hot water yourselves, you may need to contact and sanitary installations, but you the Citizens Advice Bureau. You can should check the terms of your lease take action through the small claims to make sure that you understand court but this can be a lengthy process. who is responsible for what. Guarantor You should report any defects or damage to your landlord Your landlord may ask for a guarantor as soon as possible. who agrees to cover costs if you do not pay the rent, or cause If your landlord is acting unreasonably, significant damage to the property. seek legal advice immediately. As a tenant, you have legal A guarantor will usually be a parent or protection from illegal eviction. guardian. If you have a joint tenancy with another student, the guarantor will For advice, contact the Citizens also be jointly liable for overdue rent or Advice Bureau or, in exceptional damage caused by the other tenants. circumstances, the police. Your Local Authority will also Joint tenancies are not recommended be able to give you advice. as it can place you in severe hardship if other students move out and you are unable to find alternative students Houses in multiple to replace the ones who have left. occupation Guarantors can try and limit their If you want to live with friends in a liability by writing it into their guarantor house, check with your local authority agreement - to do this, you or they to see if your landlord needs to get should seek independent legal advice. a ‘House in Multiple Occupation’ (HMO) license for the property. Landlord The house must be licensed as a Ask your landlord or letting agent ‘House in Multiple Occupation’ if it has if they will provide an inventory five or more unrelated people sharing of the contents of the house, and is three or more storeys high. including kitchen goods such as Some local authorities may also the microwave, fridge and toaster. choose to license houses with smaller

45 numbers of occupants or storeys. If a Types of tenancy property is a HMO, the license requires landlords to be capable managers Tenancies usually run for a set period, and to ensure the house is occupied normally of six months or longer by a limited number of people. (fixed-term tenancy), or on a month- by-month basis (periodic tenancy). Types of Tenancy Agreements There are different types of Tenancy Assured Shorthold Tenancy (ASTs) Agreements, which give different levels Most people who rent from a private of protection during the time that you landlord are assured shorthold are in a rented property. It is important tenants. You automatically have you are aware of which type of tenancy an assured shorthold tenancy you have, as it can affect your rights if all of the following apply: over the property and how you use it. A tenancy is a contract between a • you moved in on or after landlord and a tenant that allows the 28 February 1997, tenant to live in a property as long as • you pay rent to a private landlord, they pay rent and follow the rules. • you have control over your It is the document agreed between home so that your landlord a landlord and tenant which sets and other people cannot come out the legal terms and conditions in whenever they want to, of the rent contract. A tenancy • your landlord does not live in agreement should be prepared the same building as you. before anyone rents the property. You will also be an assured Tenancy agreements can be either shorthold tenant if you moved in written or verbal but you should use between 15 January 1989 and 27 a written tenancy agreement where February 1997 and your landlord possible. This will avoid any problems gave you a notice saying that you at a later date, as all the tenancy have an assured shorthold tenancy information will be in writing. before your tenancy started. Check you understand any terms Some types of tenancy before agreeing to them. If you cannot be assured shorthold have any doubts or concerns, seek tenancies. These include: legal advice or further advice from • business tenancies, the Citizens Advice Bureau. • tenancies where no (or a very low) rent is paid, • tenancies that started on or

46 after 1 April 1990 and where month’s notice will be required, even the current rent is more if you have paid rent in advance. than £100,000 per year, Regulated tenancies • tenancies of agricultural land or holdings, You may have a regulated tenancy • college accommodation, if all of the following apply: • holiday lets. • you moved in before 15 January 1989, Assured tenancies • you live in a different building from your landlord, You may have an assured tenancy if the tenancy began • you do not get other services before 28 February 1997. included, for example, cleaning. This has similar legal rights to an Regulated tenancies give you more AST but the tenant can stay in the rights than an AST, like increased property for an unspecified period protection from eviction. of time. There is no automatic right You also have a legal right to apply for the landlord to repossess the for a fair rent to be registered for the property at the end of the tenancy. property. A fair rent is an amount set The landlord must show the court that by a rent officer and is the maximum they have a good reason for wanting amount your landlord can charge. possession, using one of the grounds If your tenancy was arranged for possession in the legislation. between 28 November 1980 and Assured periodic tenancies 15 January 1989 it may be a protected shorthold tenancy. This type of tenancy runs from This is a type of tenancy with the same rent payment to rent payment. The legal protection, though it usually notice period for a tenant to end runs for a shorter period of time. this type of tenancy will be a period equal to that of the rent period. Rights and obligations The exception is when the rent is paid weekly, when the notice under a tenancy agreement period will then be 28 days. All types of tenancies include the following rights and obligations. If the rent is paid on a termly basis, a student will need to give the property Tenants’ rights should normally include: owner a ‘term’s notice’. If the rent is • freedom to live in the paid on a monthly basis, then one property undisturbed,

47 • the right to live in a property • details of the rent, in a good state of repair - your • the amount of deposit and landlord should make repairs how it will be protected, and maintain the property, • the start and end date • the right to access information of the tenancy, about your tenancy at any time, • any tenant or landlord obligations, • protection from unfair eviction. • which bills the tenant You also have the right to protection is responsible for. from unfair rent, to challenge It may also include details about: excessively high charges and to have your deposit returned • how to pay rent, when your tenancy ends. • if and how the tenancy If you do not pay rent or break other can be ended early, terms of your tenancy agreement you • responsibility for minor repairs, can lose your legal rights as a tenant. • whether the property can be let to someone else (sub- Landlords’ rights under let) or have lodgers. a tenancy agreement Once agreed, you and the agent/ Your landlord will also have landlord should both sign the rights. They can: agreement. You will receive a • repossess the property copy of your agreement which you when the tenancy ends, should keep somewhere safe. • take back the property Do not forget that, at the end of the if it gets damaged, lease, you will probably have to give • access the property by your landlord notice that you wish giving 24 hours’ notice, to end the tenancy agreement. • take legal action to evict the If you have any doubts about the tenant in some instances – for Tenancy Agreement at any time, seek example, for non-payment of rent. legal advice before you sign it. More information can be found The tenancy agreement at www.direct.gov.uk A Tenancy Agreement should include: • the names of all people involved, • the address of the property,

48 Checklist for use when viewing rented accommodation

• How much is the rent? deductions from a deposit) • How much is the deposit and do you • Any cooking equipment provided? have to pay rent in advance? • Does the cooker work? • Do you have to pay Council Tax? • Does the fridge work? Location and transport • If there is a bed, is it clean? • How far is it from friends or the Health and Safety University? • Look out for any fittings, plugs, etc, • Are shops or a supermarket close by? loose from the wall. • Is there good access to regular public • Are the electrical appliances, transport? provided by the landlord, safe? There • Where is the nearest doctor’s surgery should be a sticker on the electrical or Health Centre? goods showing that they have been inspected and are safe to use. Condition of the property • Is there enough ventilation and light? • Is it furnished or unfurnished? • Is a certificate of gas safety provided • What sort of heating does it use? by a Gas Safe Registered engineer • What’s an average monthly heating bill? within the last 12 months? This • Where is the meter? should be displayed for inspection if • Is there hot and cold running water? there is gas central heating, gas fire and/or gas cooker. • Where is the stop cock? • If there is a gas fire, there should be a • Are any of the gutters broken? carbon monoxide monitor. • Are there any broken roof tiles? • Is there a working smoke or fire alarm • Are the windows double glazed? system? • Are there signs of damp or mould? • Is there a fire blanket in the kitchen? • Do the windows and doors open and • Is there an alternative escape route in close properly? case the front door is blocked? Furniture and fittings • Does the furniture comply with Fire • What (if any) furniture is provided? Safety Regulations? Items such as sofas and mattresses should have • Is there enough storage space? labels on them to show they pass the • Is there a washing machine? regulations. • Is a vacuum cleaner provided? • How secure are locks on doors/ • Condition of the curtains and windows? carpets? (cleaning is one of the main • Does the door have a bolt or chain?

49 Accommodation useful contact details The Citizens Advice Bureau M Lettings 1 Faringdon Road, Swindon SN1 5AR www.mlettings.com +44 (0)844 499 4114 Martin & Co www.citizensadvice.org.uk www.martinco.com/estate- Shelter agents-and-letting-agents 88 Old Street, London EC1V 9HU Matren.co.uk +44 (0)808 800 4444 www.tcob.uk/estate-agents.htm 8am-8pm Mon-Fri and 8am-5pm Sat-Sun Minerva Property Management http://england.shelter.org.uk (Local to Shrivenham area) www.minervaproperties.co.uk Wiltshire Law Centre Temple House, NFJ Property Management 115 - 118 Commercial Road www.nfj.co.uk/html/properties.asp Swindon SN1 5PL Paul Vitti Residential / Richard James +44 (0)1793 486 926 www.paulvitti.co.uk www.wiltslawcentre.org.uk Perry Bishop and Chambers [email protected] www.perrybishop.co.uk Letting agents Ridgeway Student Pad (Shrivenham) www.ridgewayestateagents.co.uk www.shrivenhamstudentpad. Right Move co.uk/Accommodation www.rightmove.co.uk Andrews Strakers www.andrewsonline.co.uk www.strakers.co.uk Carter Jonas Swindon Advertiser www.carterjonas.co.uk www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/homes Charles Harding To Rent www.charleshardinglettings.co.uk www.torent.co.uk/Flats-To- Dewhurst & Co Rent-In-SWINDON-SN.htm www.dewhurstandco.com In House (Swindon) Ltd www.inhouseproperty.co.uk Kemp & Kemp Residential Ltd www.kempandkemp.co.uk

50 Search engines Local guest houses 192.com and hotels www.192.com/atoz/business/ We cannot take any responsibility for swindon/letting--agent/ external sites. Apply direct to Hotel/ Lettingweb Guest House for tariff, bookings etc www.lettingweb.com Cranfield students – special rates Zoopla www.upmystreet.com/properties-in-uk.html Best Western Plus Blunsdon House Hotel Rooms to let The Ridge, Blunsdon Easy Roommate Swindon SN26 7AS www.easyroommate.com T: +44 (0)1793 721701 Gumtree www.blunsdonhouse.co.uk/ www.gumtree.com/swindon Quote “Cranfield University” RoomBuddies.com for special rate www.roombuddies.com Car/taxi required to get to Defence Spareroom.co.uk Academy (11.1 miles – 21 min) www.spareroom.co.uk De Vere Village Hotel SwindonRooms.com Shaw Ridge Park, Whitehill Way www.swindonrooms.com Swindon SN5 7DW +44 (0)871 222 4620 Guides www.village-hotels.co.uk Defence Academy Quote “Cranfield University” www.da.mod.uk/Student-Services/ for special rate Studying-at-Shrivenham Car/taxi required to get to Defence Swindon Information On-Line Academy (12.5 miles – 27 min) www.britinfo.net/index_Swindon.htm Sudbury House Hotel Tour UK London Street www.touruk.co.uk/wilts/wilts_swind.htm Faringdon SN7 8AA TouristNetuk England +44 (0)1367 241272 www.touristnetuk.com/ www.sudburyhouse.co.uk southern-england/wiltshire Quote “CDSSTU” for special rates Visit Wiltshire Car/taxi required to get to Defence www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/swindon/home Academy (6.0 miles – 12 min)

51 Other local establishments The King and Queen Longcot Barrington Arms Oxfordshire SN7 7TL 25 High Street, Shrivenham Swindon SN6 8AN +44 1793 784348 [email protected] +44 (0)1793 784692 www.thebahotel.com/ Car/taxi required to get to Defence Academy Walking distance to Defence Academy Rose & Crown Hotel & Restaurant Highlands of Highworth 3 High Street, Ashbury, Swindon Road, Highworth Swindon SN 6 8NA Swindon SN6 7DE +44 (0)1793 710222 +44 (0)1793 765131 www.roseandcrownashbury.com +44 (0)7974 468619 [email protected] Car/taxi required to get to www.highlandsofhighworth.co.uk/ Defence Academy Car/taxi required to get to Stanton House Hotel Defence Academy The Avenue Stanton Fitzwarren Holiday Inn Swindon SN6 7SD Marlborough Road Swindon SN3 6AQ T: +44 (0)870 084 1388 Booking.com/StantonHouse T: +44 (0)871 9429079 www.stantonhouse.co.uk/ http://www.hiswindonhotel.co.uk/ restaurant.php Car/taxi required to get to Car/taxi required to get to Defence Academy Defence Academy Jury’s Inn The White Horse Inn Swindon Hotel Woolstone Fleming Way Faringdon Swindon SN1 2NG Oxon SN7 7QL +44 1793 445 600 +44 (0)1367 820726 http://swindonhotels.jurysinns.com/ www.whitehorsewoolstone.co.uk On the 66 bus route to Defence Academy

52 The Fairway Inn Carswell Golf & Country Club Faringdon Oxfordshire SN7 8PU T: +44 (0)1367 870472 http://carswellgolfclub.co.uk/ On the 66 bus route to Defence Academy Weston Farm B & B Buscot Wick, Nr Faringdon Oxfordshire, SN7 8DJ +44 (0)1367 252222 http://www.country-accom. co.uk/weston-farm/ Car/taxi required to get to Defence Academy White Horse View B & B Cherry Bungalow, Station Road Shrivenham SN6 8JL Colin Edenborough +44 (0)7967497926 or +44 (0)1793 780301 www.thewhitehorseview.com Walking distance to Defence Academy

53 Travel and maps of the local area

Travel (Please also see 'Local amenities' section on page 12). Bus The number S6 bus stops at various points in Shrivenham and Watchfield and will take you to either Swindon or Oxford (via Faringdon). Timetable - www.swindonbus. info/tts/066.htm V Cars Stagecoach Bus Passes (charge approximately £11-15 from www.stagecoachbus.com/ Shrivenham to Swindon train station) +44 (0)1793 701701 Train United Radio Cars (Swindon) The nearest railway station is T: +44 (0)1793 611111 Swindon and is a short signposted walk from the Swindon bus station. Car Hire Trains leaving from Swindon go Enterprise Rent-A-Car to London Paddington, Reading, Unit 1, Ravenseft Park Cheltenham Spa and Bristol. Cheney Manor Industrial Estate Parking at Swindon Railway Station Swindon SN2 2QJ +44 (0)1793 512266 Taxi www.enterprise.co.uk Black cabs are available at the railway station and are the only taxis which can Hertz Car Hire be hailed by the side of the road. The Cheney Manor Industrial Estate cheaper option is private hire vehicles. Darby Close Swindon SN2 2PN Brian’s Hire are the only taxi firm which +44 (0)843 309 3074 is permitted to access the Defence Academy, however, they are a little more www.hertz.co.uk expensive than some other taxi firms. Post Office Ltd Brian’s Hire (Shrivenham) 32 High Street T: +44 (0)1793 827100 Shrivenham M: +44 (0)7812 162 567 Swindon SN6 8AA +44 (0)1793 782260 www.brianshire.co.uk www.postoffice.co.uk

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58 59 Useful contacts

On-Site Registry [email protected] Cranfield Switchboard +44 (0)1793 785810 Cranfield Defence and Security Reception Main Gate Information Services +44 (0)1793 785615 [email protected] Cranfield IT Service Desk Churchill Reception +44 (0)1234 754199 +44 (0)1793 785548 [email protected] +44 (0)1793 785542 DACIAccommodation.ess@ Serco IT Service Desk Defenceacademy.mod.uk +44 (0)1793 788444 [email protected] MOD Accommodation Manager +44 (0)1793 785929 Barrington Library +44 (0)1793 785743 Student Advice Centre [email protected] +44 (0)1793 785444 [email protected] Families and Welfare +44 (0)1793 785786 Jubilee Community Centre, Watchfield +44 (0)1793 780793 Chaplaincy Centre +44 (0)1793 785515 Jubilee Community Centre Administrator Community Centre T: +44 (0)1793 785927 +44 (0)1793 785927 Station Welfare Office: JCC Medical Centre (Military) +44 (0)1793 314791 +44 (0)1793 785552 [email protected] 96161 5552 (mil) [email protected] Dental Centre (Military) [email protected] +44 (0)1793 785223 Cranfield Students’ Association (CSA) 96161 5223 (mil) Slim Building 23 Out of hours incident T: +44 (0)1793 785444 +44 (0)1793 785616 E: [email protected]

Police MOD Other on-site information resources +44 (0)1793 785616 Postgraduate Handbook – Emergency (on-site) available via Moodle - login details +44 (0)1793 782222 issued at registration

60 Cranfield (CDS) website www.cranfield.ac.uk/cds VLE: https://vle.cds.cranfield.ac.uk

For all course related enquiries - Swindon Borough Council Student and Academic Support (SAS) Civic Offices +44 (0)1793 785810 Euclid Street Swindon SN1 2JH Off-site +44 (0)1793 445500 [email protected] Elm Tree Doctors’ Surgery www.swindon.gov.uk/ High Street, Shrivenham, SN6 8AG Vale of White Horse District Council +44 (0)1793 782207 Abbey House www.elmtreesurgery.co.uk Abbey Close Abingdon OX14 3JE Out of hours Primary Care Centre +44 (0)1235 520202 Swindon +44 (0)1793 541111 [email protected] http://www.swindonccg.nhs.uk Oxfordshire County Council NHS Direct County Hall 0845 4647 New Road Oxford www.nhs.uk OX1 1ND +44 (0)1865 792422 Accident and Emergency Great Western Hospital The Citizens Advice Bureau Marlborough Road 1 Faringdon Road, Swindon SN1 5AR Swindon +44 (0)844 499 4114 +44 (0)1793 604020 www.citizensadvice.org.uk Swindon Police Force Wiltshire Law Centre Gable Cross Police Station Temple House, 115 - 118 Commercial Shrivenham Road Road, Swindon SN1 5PL South Marston +44 (0)1793 486 926 Swindon SN3 4RB www.wiltslawcentre.org.uk +44 (0)845 4087000 [email protected] Citizens Advice Bureau 1 Faringdon Road See also useful contacts Swindon SN1 5AR lists at the end of individual +44 (0)844 4994114 sections of this booklet.

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