Things to do when you arrive

There are lots of things to get sorted when you get here

  • Fill in your inventory form and return it to your Hall Manager

  • Complete your emergency contact form and return it to your Hall Manager

  • Attend the Welcome Meeting at your halls
  • Sort out storage for your bike or canoe with your Hall Manager

  • Ring home to let your family know how you're getting on

  • Find out your room telephone number by calling 175 on your handset
  • Set up your computer and internet connection
  • Get a TV Licence 
  • Register with a doctor and dentist
  • Enrol on your course
  • If you haven't already got one, open a bank account
  • Organise a flat meeting to get to know your flatmates
  • Draw up a cleaning rota with your flatmates
  • Go to the Freshers' Fortnight if you are moving into halls in September
  • Find your way around Derby or Buxton
  • Woman signing a form

    Electoral register and council tax

    Electoral registerIt's time to make sure you are registered to vote. Students can be included in the electoral roll in both their home and ...

    Students in the Dome

    TV licence

    Watching television in hallsPlease don't bring a TV to halls as there are no aerial points in student bedrooms. The best way to watch television ...

    Male student working on his laptop

    Insurance

    Insurance is included in your hall feesYour hall fees includes room contents insurance from Endsleigh Insurance Services - the UK's largest ...

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