University of Warwick Halls of Residence

The University of Warwick provides the majority of accommodation to first-year undergraduate and first-year postgraduate students in purpose-built halls of residence. There are 6,283 student bedrooms on campus.

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Internet service

All bedrooms in campus accommodation are outfitted with a network port. 2048/512 kbit/s (Download/Upload) shared with other students at 50:1 contention ratio.[1]

Undergraduate residences

Arthur Vick

Three halls, 396 single en suite rooms, undergraduates, high speed network/internet access, shared kitchen and lounge facilities, 30 week lets. The hall is named after Sir Arthur Vick, former Vice-Chancellor of Queens University, Belfast and Pro-Chancellor of Warwick.

Benefactors

One hall, 22 single en suite and 24 twin en suite rooms, undergraduates. The hall was named after Helen Martin of Kenilworth, who during her life insisted on anonymity and was referred to by the university as "the benefactor". Students resident at Benefactors have recently attributed it the name 'Beneraptors' on account of the missing letter 'f' on one of its signs. This witty group are now known as the 'raptors'. It is also arguably the best halls on the warwick university campus.

Bluebell

Four 4-storey blocks of eight-person flats for first year undergraduates only. The 2011/2012 academic year will see the first intake of students in the 505 single en suite bedrooms.

Claycroft

Three blocks of eight-person flats, final year undergraduates and postgraduates allocated to separate blocks by type.

Cryfield

Three halls, 286 single study bedrooms, undergraduates. Named after the adjacent Cryfield Farm.

Heronbank

701 single en suite study bedrooms of eight person flats for final year undergraduates and postgraduates.

Hurst

50 six-person flats in eight blocks, final year undergraduates.

Jack Martin

Four halls, 428 single en suite rooms, undergraduates. Jack Martin was owner of Heublein, producer of Smirnoff, and the source of his sister, Helen Martin's wealth that enabled her to be the university's anonymous benefactor.

Lakeside

574 single en suite study bedrooms in four blocks of eight-person flats, first year undergraduates and postgraduates allocated to separate blocks by type.

Redfern

45 five-person flats in five blocks, final year undergraduates.

Rootes

921 single rooms in blocks A-H and M-P, undergraduates. These residences, amongst the oldest in the university, were named after Lord Rootes. Rootes was chairman of the promotion committee which founded the University of Warwick.

International House

Referred to as 'I block' or 'I house', the smallest hall of the Rootes residences was originally founded by Mildred Woodcroft, "So that brotherhood may prevail". Originally exclusively for the use of all international students, but now home students occupy the building too. 51 single rooms on 3 floors and a large common room.

Tocil

60 six-, nine- and twelve-person flats in ten blocks, first year undergraduates and final year undergraduates and postgraduates, students are allocated separate blocks by type. Named after the nearby Tocil Woods.

Westwood

Eight halls, 460 single study bedrooms (in most instances), undergraduates.

Whitefields

17 houses of 12 single rooms, kitchen and bathroom facilities in each house, ground floor lounge in each house.

Postgraduate residences

Claycroft

Three blocks of eight-person flats, first and final year undergraduates and postgraduates allocated to separate blocks by type.

Heronbank

701 single en suite study bedrooms of eight person flats for final year undergraduates and postgraduates. The name was selected from an 1834 Ordnance Survey map of Warwickshire.[2]

Lakeside

574 single en suite study bedrooms in four blocks of eight-person flats, first year undergraduates and postgraduates allocated to separate blocks by type.

Tocil

60 six- and twelve-person flats in ten blocks, final year undergraduates and postgraduates, students are allocated separate blocks by type.

Future residences

Currently under construction is a new residence, located adjacent to the Lakeside staff apartments. The new hall, due to be completed for the 2012/2013 academic year, will consist of 6 blocks.[3]

Off-campus accommodation

The University of Warwick's Accommodation Service acts as landlord on a large number of properties in Leamington Spa, Kenilworth and Earlsdon in Coventry. It also acts as an agent for Union Court in Leamington Spa and Liberty Park in Coventry.

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