Accommodation
Halls of residence
As a new student we guarantee you a place in our halls of residence. This does not mean that you must live in halls, just that if you want to you can.
If you do chose to live in halls of residence we can also guarantee students with autism that you will be able to return to the same room each year that you are studying at the university.
Halls of residence are organised into flats - this means that you will be sharing a kitchen with other students. In some of our flats it also means that you will be sharing a bathroom. We do, however, have some rooms with en-suite bathrooms that you would not have to share. If you decide to live in halls and think that you would need an en-suite please email studentwellbeing@derby.ac.uk and tell us.
Sharing a flat with other students can be fun but it can also be challenging. You will need to consider whether or not you would enjoy sharing with other people and whether you might need some support to do this.
Renting
If you chose not to live in halls of residence you can decide to rent a room in a house or a flat. We check lots of houses and flats to make sure they are suitable for students - you should only live in a house or flat that we have approved. You can find a list of the houses and flats that we have approved here.
In many of the houses and flats you would also be sharing with other students.
It is important to remember that in halls of residence you only have to pay your rent. In a house or flat you will also have to pay for electricity, gas, water internet access and telephone.
Of course, if you live close to the university already, you may instead chose to carry on living at home and commute into university every day. If your home is not very close to the university you may be eligible for some funding to help pay your transport costs. You can find details about this here.
