Re-applying to halls

Your easy guide for re-applying to halls with key information on different student types.

Making an application

Making an application to return to halls is easy. Log into the and preference what room/location you want. When you put in an application to return to halls, there is no commitment at this stage. Offers for rooms will be sent out from March. When you receive an offer, you will then have 5 days to accept or reject your offer.

International students - 2 year guarantee

  • Students paying full international tuition fees are guaranteed a room with campus accommodation for any two years of study, providing they submit an application prior to the February deadline. We will try to place you within the same hall but in some circumstances we may move you to another hall on campus.

Information for disabled students

  • If you need a room for a disability-related reason, please note this under ‘do you want a particular room’. If you wish to return to an adapted/wheelchair accessible room, you should also email us your request.

Hall committee

  • If you have been elected onto the hall committee your warden may put a room on hold for you, however you MUST still apply before the deadline to secure your accommodation.

When to re-apply for halls

Undergraduate students

Applications for undergraduate students open on 10:00 on Thursday 7 November 2024 and close at 14:00 on Thursday 13 February 2025. Room offfers will be sent out from March.

Art and Design Foundation students

If you are currently an Art and Design Foundation student, you will not be able to apply as a returning student. You should apply for your accommodation via UCAS as a new Undergraduate student, you will receive more information on how to apply from May 2025.

Postgraduate students

If you will be graduating and intend to return to 海角社区 as a postgraduate student, you can apply online for accommodation from February 2025 as soon as your academic place is confirmed by the university.

If you are a PhD student wanting to return to halls again, you can also apply online from February 2025.

Room allocation

As we can only reserve a third of our rooms for returning students, on years with particularly high numbers of applications, we will not be able to offer accommodation to all students that re-apply.

Your Hall Warden is responsible for deciding who is returning to halls and where you’ll be placed in the hall. We are usually able to offer rooms to the majority of returners who apply, but if we are oversubscribed for a particular hall we will do our best to offer a suitable alternative.

In halls that are over-subscribed, Wardens will prioritise students who have demonstrated themselves to be good members of the hall community and shown an active role in hall activities.

Can I live with my friends in halls?

  • If you want to live with your friends in halls next year, make sure to include their name and student ID number in the 'additional information' box when selecting room preferences in your application.
  • Returning students are allocated a room at the warden's discretion. We do our best to put you together with your friends, but this is not guaranteed.

Thinking of going on placement?

  • If you are going on placement but have not yet received an offer, we suggest that you apply for a hall place. Your room contract will be cancelled upon completion of an accommodation cancellation form and proof of your subsequent placement (within the required timescale).
  • If you have arranged to go on placement for Semester 2, please note on your application that you will require a first semester licence only. If you have arranged to go on placement for Semester one, please contact us in November 2025 to apply for second semester accommodation.

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Please note: Students that have accepted halls accommodation with outstanding accommodation fees on 1 August 2025 will have their contract cancelled. If you have accepted a room but wish to cancel an accepted Licence due to finding alternative accommodation, you may only do so prior to 1 June 2025 and you will be liable for cancellation charges.