Applying for halls

Once you have accepted an offer for an undergraduate or postgraduate course from the University, you will be sent a confirmation letter. The Accommodation Letter which contains a password that will enable you to apply online for halls of residence. If you require a paper application form, please contact the Accommodation Officeon 01865 484660 or email hallapplications@brookes.ac.uk. International students will use the International Pre-arrival Guide, which provides detailed information about visas and immigration, along with a hall application form and the application deadlines.

Please note: Study Abroad, Exchange and Erasmus students. Accommodation is arranged differently for these students. Please see the information here www.brookes.ac.uk/international/studyabroad_exchange/coming/living

English and Pathway Courses: Accommodation is arranged differently for students on Oxford Brookes International courses Oxford Brookes International pathway courses.

For those students who are arriving in January 2012 to commence a full-time undergraduate or post-graduate course, please email hallapplications@brookes.ac.uk in November 2011, when we will be able to provide more information about availability and will be able to start taking applications.

The deadline is the 30th August 2011.

For information regarding hall allocations please see our halls allocation policy page.

Exceptions to the Allocation Policy

Exception to the Allocation Policy are shown below:

Students with certain disabilities
Students who will be under the age of 18 on 30 September 2011

If you fit either of the categories above you will be offered a room in one of the hall types of your choice. If your place at the University is conditional at the time of the July allocation, your hall application will be entered into the allocation process that takes place towards the end of August and will be subject to the allocation criteria set out in the Allocation Policy.

Medical Conditions

If you wish to have a medical condition taken into account for hall allocation purposes you must supply the following with your paper application (do not use the on-line process). Please contact the Accommodation Office on 01865 484660 or email medicalhallapplications@brookes.ac.uk to request a form.

A letter confirming your condition written in English from a certified medical practitioner; it is insufficient for this letter to simply state your condition. It must also support your need to be accommodated in any or a specific type of residence. If you do not provide this information with your initial application it will not be possible to consider any information supplied at a later date. If you are unsure please call or email us at the Accommodation Office.

Healthcare Students

Please be aware some Nursing courses have different semester dates to other programmes of study and therefore require extended contract lengths. These courses are shown below:

Adult Nursing Degree and Diploma
Childrens Nursing Degree (pre-registration only)
Mental Health Nursing Degree (pre-registration only) and Diploma
Midwifery (pre-registration only)

The prices and dates for these courses are shown below:

Crescent Hall from Saturday 17 September to 27 July 2012 at a cost of £4217.85
Paul Kent Hall from Saturday 17 September to 27 July 2012 at a cost of £5358.15
Alternatively you may prefer Cheney Student Village from Saturday 17 September to the 31 August 2012 at a cost of £6137.50 plus £200 deposit.

The above arrangements are not intended for those Nursing students based at Swindon.

Any students who require the use of a car for placements such as Paramedic / Nursing students may wish to consider Shared Housing as an option. You can apply as a group or individual. If you choose to live in halls keeping or using a car within Oxford city is NOT permitted. Please contact Shared Housing on 01865 484617.

Art Foundation Students

Please be aware the Art Foundation course has different semester dates to other courses and therefore extended contract lengths and costs as shown below:

Crescent Hall from Saturday 3 September 2011 to 11 June 2012 at a cost of £3789.37
Paul Kent Hall from Saturday 3 September 2011 to 11 June 2012 at a cost of £4812.62

You may also wish to consider taking a room in Oxford Brookes University Shared Housing. These contracts begin on Saturday 3 September 2011.

PGCE and BA Primary Students

Please be aware that the PGCE and BA Primary course have different semester dates to other courses and provision in hall for these different dates is ONLY made at Westminster Hall. The extended contract lengths and costs are shown below.

PGCE Primary starts Saturday 3 September 2011 to 6 July 2012 at a cost of £5624.64.
PGCE Secondary (one year) starts Saturday 10 September 2011 to 29 June 2012 at a cost of £5345.96.
PGCE Secondary (two year) starts Saturday 17 September 2011 to 16 June 2012 at a cost of £4969.86.
PGCE Post Compulsory starts Saturday 17 September 2011 to 23 June 2012 at a cost of £5102.75.
BA Primary starts Saturday 17 September 2011 to 23 June 2012 at a cost of £5102.75.

LPC and GDL Students (Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Courses)

Please be aware the LPC and GDL courses have different semester dates to other courses and therefore extended contract lengths and costs as shown below:

Crescent Hall from Saturday 17 September 2011 to 18 June 2012 at a cost of £3695.64
Paul Kent Hall from Saturday 17 September 2011 to 18 June 2012 at a cost of £4693.58
Alternatively you may prefer Clive Booth Hall Postgraduate Centre En suite (50 weeks) from Saturday 17 September 2011 to 31 August 2012 at a cost of £6893