Moving into accommodation and starting your first week

Moving into accommodation

If you’re moving into RAU accommodation, please ensure you have received an email from us with a link to the application form, and have returned it to us within 10 days, then paid the £300 deposit, read and signed the contract, and set up your payment plan.

Moving in will take place on Sunday 20 September from 10:00am - 5:00pm. If you need to arrive outside of this window please contact Accommodation with your expected arrival time so we can make arrangements.

Upon arrival, please park in the car park relevant to your accommodation:

• Stroud Road car park - West Lodge, Coad Court, Bledisloe and Main Building
• Woodlands car park - Vic Hughes 1 and 2, Woodlands 1 and 2

Car park barriers will be open and you will not require a permit for moving in day. Click here for a map of our campus, including car park entrances.

Once parked, head to the Emrys Jones Block and Atrium café, and you will be greeted by our friendly team of staff.

If you completed all the registration and payment steps prior to arrival, you will receive your accommodation access and student card.

More information on accommodation

What to bring

Bring things to make you feel at home – your own duvet, duvet cover, 2 pillow slips and a sheet (single bed), towels slippers and dressing gown (in case of fire drills!), snacks for your room, waterproofs, wellies (if needed), decorations and pictures.

Catered rooms -  bring a mug for a cuppa and a plate and cutlery for snacking in your room if you want to.

Self-catered rooms - bring additional pots pans, crockery and cutlery for meal making and utensils for washing up – yes you have to do your own!

We ask that if you bring items to put on walls you must use fixings that can be removed without damage – i.e. glue dots or white tack. Do not use anything on the walls or furnishings that cannot be removed without leaving a mark.

We do not allow cooking appliances/pets/smoking/vaping in bedrooms.

More information on what to bring can be found here. 

Starting your first week

Induction for all new students starts on Monday 21 September 2026 with a variety of sessions and activities taking place.

Check the schedules below to see dates and timings for all the academic sessions and social activities we have planned for you.