Kelvinhaugh Residences FAQs

Approximately 10 minutes’ walk to the main campus and a 20-minute walk to the city centre.

There are local bus services from Sauchiehall Street and Argyle Street which will take you to Byres road, near the University. A few minutes walk from the residences there is a bus stop where there is public transport taking you directly into Glasgow City centre.

The office telephone number is 0141 221 9334.

After 6pm there is always a Living Support Assistant available to assist with any problems.

The residence also has security based at Cairncross House reception every night from 5pm until 8am that will be happy to assist with any queries you may have.

You must arrange any additional nights before you arrive by applying for pre-term accommodation via your online accommodation account. The cost of this extra accommodation will be added to your MyCampus account. We will do our best to arrange for you to be allocated to your normal term time accommodation though we cannot guarantee this will be possible. Students who arrive prior to the commencement of their contract without a pre-term booking cannot be guaranteed accommodation with the University and may be required to find themselves alternative accommodation until their contract begins.

It may be possible to extend over the summer months, but places are limited. You will be asked to complete a form in third term indicating that you wish to extend. Please note that you may be required to move flats.

There are several doctors' surgeries near KHR; we will supply further information on your arrival in our accommodation. There is also a medical centre within the university, further information can be found at http://www.universitybarclay.com/

Upon arrival, you must complete your room inventory (which will be sent to your email address). There will be 2 flat and room inspections carried out during your stay, you will be provided with further information on this when you arrive.

You have two plastic boxes in your flat (black or grey, with handles) that are for your recycling. These can then be taken to the blue recycling bins which are situated near each block. Paper, cans, tins and plastic bottles can all be recycled in these.

There is a private car park on site. Anyone wishing to use the private car park during term time must register their car details at reception

Yes, but it must be fitted with a correctly rated fuse, correctly wired plug and a cable in good order. Students must obtain their own TV license. See http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk for more details.

No, your contract includes holiday periods, you do not have to remove your belongings.

Please refer to the Accommodation Services Overnight Guest policy and procedure.

Please note that overnight guests are not permitted during Freshers' Week and Arrivals Weekend.

All repairs must be reported to the office and staff will take appropriate action. In an emergency outside of office hours you should contact the duty Living Support Assistant who will call the relevant member of the maintenance team. This is in an extreme emergency only. If the repair is non-urgent and the office is closed please complete an on-line repair form at: www.gla.ac.uk/services/residentialservices/maintenancereporting/

A taxi will cost you approximately £20. If you wish to use public transport it is possible to get a bus from Partick Bus Station to take you to the Airport. Please allow yourself plenty of time to get to the Airport if you choose to use this service. Alternatively there is an airport shuttle bus that will take you directly to the airport from Buchanan Bus Station, a single ticket costs £6.50 and an open return lasting 28 days is £9.

Everything that is needed for independent living! This includes; crockery, cutlery, cooking utensils, saucepans, towels.

If you would like to pre-order some of these items before you come to Kelvinhaugh Residences we have teamed up with UniKitOut to help you order all your bedroom, bathroom and kitchen essentials and have them waiting for you when you arrive. Just head to www.unikitout.com, select your items and remember to enter the discount code GLASGOW10! when making your purchase to get 10% off your order.

A Glasgow Street Guide, tea towels, a padlock for the food lockers and warm clothing for the winter months.

Kelvinhaugh Residences office is based at Caincross House and is open from 8am - 6pm, Monday to Friday. Living Support Assistants – pastoral staff members appointed by the University – are responsible for the flats outwith office hours. There are also night security staff based at Cairncross House who are on duty each night from 5pm to 8am.

Once you have settled into your flat you will be invited to a site induction and welcome talk at Cairncross House. Here you will meet members of the management and pastoral team and representatives from Police Scotland and Scottish Fire and Rescue who will all pass on some helpful hints to ensure you get the most out of your stay.

All students must complete the financial registration though the MyCampus system but if you experience problems setting up a Direct Debit, selecting a Manual Payment Plan or making a payment you can contact the Student Services Enquiry Team for further information and support.

Room Transfer forms will be available from 9am on the Monday of Freshers week. The transfer form will be available on your accommodation account, this is the on- line portal you used when creating your application. You will need your user name and password in order to log on. If you would like more information on this please contact accommodation services directly at accom@glasgow.ac.uk or 0141 330 4743.

Please contact KHR reception, we will do our best to answer all your questions! We can be reached on 0141 221 9334 or at khr@sanctuary-students.com