APPLICANTS’ EVERYTHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY NEED TO KNOW FOLLOWING GUIDE YOUR GLASGOW OFFER WORLD CHANGERS WELCOME Contents What happens next: your steps to Glasgow 2 Glasgow: the friendly student city 4 Accommodation: your Glasgow home 6 Enjoy student life 8 Support along the way 10 Fees and funding 12 Pre-arrival and arrival 14 Visit us 16 Ask a student 17 Connect with us 18 CONGRATULATIONS! We are delighted that you have applied and received an offer from the University of Glasgow Starting life at university is a hugely exciting time and a wonderful adventure. This guide will help you and your family understand what happens next, giving you a glimpse of the huge array of opportunities that await. If you have any further questions, please contact us using the details on the back page. We would be delighted to hear from you and hope to welcome you to Glasgow in September 2016! Good luck with your studies Rachel Sandison Director, Marketing, Recruitment and International Office Joint Ranked in the 26,000 Russell Top 5 250 92.9% Top 3 62nd top 1% students Group for quality of clubs and of students in in the Russell Group QS World University of universities from over A member of the Russell student life societies employment/further for student satisfaction Rankings 2015 in the world 140 countries Group of research- (Lloyds Bank Quality of study 6 months after (NSS 2015) intensive UK universities Student Life Survey 2015) graduation WHAT HAPPENS 23 JUNE 22 NEXT: YOUR STEPS AUGUST If you receive all university decisions Deadline for TO GLASGOW by 8 June, accommodation reply by 23 June applications 31 8 9 12-16 MARCH JUNE AUGUST SEPTEMBER If you receive all APPLICANTS’ university decisions SQA HIGHERS FRESHERS’ VISIT DAY by 5 May, RESULTS DAY WEEK reply by 8 June Apply for NOW accommodation Apply Registration Induction & Check out once you’ve for student & Enrolment Orientation glasgow.ac.uk/ accepted your finance ugapplicants offer 16 18 19 JUNE AUGUST SEPTEMBER OPEN A-LEVEL SEMESTER 4 RESULTS DAY STARTS MAY DAY If you receive all university decisions by 31 March, reply by 4 May 22 JULY If you receive all university decisions by 14 July, reply by 22 July 2 3 UK’s 3rd Around largest 700 bars, pubs and GLASGOW: nightclubs 130 music events THE FRIENDLY city every week STUDENT CITY International sporting With a wealth of cultural attractions, impressive architecture, World’s fantastic shopping and a year-round programme of world-class friendliest events, Glasgow is one of the world’s top student destinations, 10+ events and has loads to offer you. annual Getting around Culture It’s easy to travel around Glasgow, whether For culture vultures, the city is home to festivals you choose to walk, take the bus or use the more than 20 world-class museums and city(Rough Guides 2014) subway. Our subway system connects our art galleries; and is proud to have Europe’s main campus in the West End to the city largest civic arts collection available to view centre in under 10 minutes. free-of-charge in venues around the city. Shopping Eating out It’s no surprise that Glasgow is consistently The city’s fantastic range of restaurants voted the top place to shop in the UK and cafés reflects its diverse population. outside London. The city’s retail centre has Whether you’re after an amazing Asian a ‘style mile’ containing big-name shops as kitchen or a scoop of the creamiest Italian well as designer outlets and quirky vintage ice cream, Glasgow won’t disappoint. Many boutiques. eateries offer student discounts too. Sports Nightlife Our sports facilities have never been better; From catching global superstars at the from the Chris Hoy Velodrome and national 12,000 capacity SSE Hydro, to local indie football stadium Hampden Park, to an bands at legendary King Tut’s, Glasgow indoor snowboard and ski slope and ice caters for all music tastes. Glasgow’s arena, you’ll be spoilt for choice. nightlife is unrivalled, with the city boasting more than 700 bars, pubs and nightclubs Parks and seven cinemas. There’s also an Glasgow has more green space per head impressive mix of theatres and comedy of population than any other European city, clubs. with over 90 parks and public gardens. Find out more Plenty of options to take your study materials or a good book outside! For more information on Glasgow, check out peoplemakeglasgow.com SSE Hydro, the world’s second-busiest live entertainment arena (Source: Pollstar) 4 5 See for yourself Our Applicants’ Visit Day on 31 March is the perfect opportunity to visit University accommodation. ACCOMMODATION: For more information, see page 16 or YOUR GLASGOW glasgow.ac.uk/avd HOME Living in residences is a great way to make new friends and settle in quickly to university life. The accommodation office is here to help and, providing you’re eligible, you’ve applied for residence and met the conditions of your offer before 22 August, we can guarantee a place in our university residences. Am I eligible? Benefits include: Most new full-time students outside · trained pastoral staff living on-site commuting distance of Glasgow are · group insurance cover for your belongings guaranteed accommodation (subject to our · automatic membership of the University’s admissions policy), see sport and recreation facilities glasgow.ac.uk/accommodation · 24/7 internet access incorporating wi-fi in all bedrooms How much does it cost? · managed on-site coin-operated laundries Fees range from around £3,520 for a shared You can compare the facilities online at room in a self-catered residence or £5,360 glasgow.ac.uk/undergraduate/ for a single en-suite room in a self-catered accommodation residence, to around £6,950 for an en-suite Free minibus service single bedroom in catered accommodation for a 39-week contract. To assist students, some residences are served by a limited shuttle bus service at See video tours and up-to-date prices certain times during first and second for all our residences at glasgow.ac.uk/ semesters. undergraduate/accommodation/fees Frequently asked questions What kinds of residences are available? To find out the answers to your questions, We have six student residences for from when you can apply and move in, undergraduate students, in convenient to sharing with friends, when to pay and locations within walking distance of our other special requests, visit glasgow.ac.uk/ main campus. accommodation/faqs Tel: +44 (0)141 330 4743 Email: [email protected] Murano Street Student Village; our largest self-catered residence 6 7 ENJOY STUDENT LIFE Our main campus is located in the vibrant West End of the city, just two miles from the city centre. Home to cafés, restaurants and bars hidden down cobbled lanes, a mix of boutique shops, museums, art galleries and parks, the West End’s blend of bohemian and cosmopolitan provides a unique backdrop for your time in Glasgow. Two locations Sport for everyone As well as our main campus, we have From the serious to the social side of sport, teaching and research facilities at another we love it all at Glasgow. We have over Glasgow location. Our School of Veterinary 15,000 members and approximately 4,000 Medicine is part of the Garscube campus, students participate in our 51 different located just four miles from the University. sports clubs. Our two purpose-built exercise centres include: Choose from two unions · A six-lane, 25m heated swimming pool Glasgow University Union (GUU) has · Sauna and steam room everything you need within the stunning old · Squash courts Union building and purpose-built extension · Pulse – cardio and resistance gym nightclub, with no fewer than nine bars, two · PowerPlay – weights, conditioning and libraries, a debating chamber, snooker and functional training gym pool hall, convenience store and coffee · Sports hall with Fanzone (the home of shop serving Starbucks Coffee. indoor sport) · Activity hall The GUU runs weekly games and · Studios entertainment, and is the most successful · Six grass and two all-weather synthetic debating institution in the world, with five pitches World University Debating Championships · Cricket oval to its name. For more information, see · Tennis courts guu.co.uk To get involved, check out Queen Margaret Union was 125 years old in glasgow.ac.uk/sport 2015. It hosts new music, local bands, big name acts, student-run club nights and a Study abroad variety of events from quizzes to open mic Studying abroad can be an inspiring, nights and a monthly poetry night ‘Aloud’. confidence-boosting and even life-changing It’s a welcoming and inclusive space experience for students. If you are interested well known for charity fundraising and in studying part of your Glasgow degree in campaigning on campus. It also provides another country, our long-established study space for clubs and societies to meet and abroad programme can offer you exciting now houses the University’s eco hub. For opportunities. more information, visit qmunion.org.uk You can study either a semester or a year at one of our partner institutions throughout the world with no additional tuition fees to pay to the host university. From Europe and the USA, to Asia and Australia, the world is yours to explore. For more information, visit glasgow.ac.uk/abroad Glasgow is one of only 4 UK universities with a highly rated all-round extracurricular experience (Which? University Student Survey 2014) 8 9 SUPPORT ALONG THE WAY We’re committed to connecting you with the right resources, from dedicated teaching staff and your own Adviser of Studies, to an excellent library with long opening hours.