Queen Mary - Student Life

Housing: Self-catering halls at Mile End overlooking Regents Canal. Also purpose-built student village on site with 1000 beds, cafe bar, shop, multi-gym and laundry. Plentiful local private accommodation. Uni accommodation £80-£105, private £70-£110 pw.

Eats: Meal costs £2-£2.50 on campus; £3-£3.50 in local pubs. Excellent local Indian cuisine; many cheap local restaurants; cheap bagels and curry in Brick Lane.

Drink: SU bar has wide range of drinks, regular promotions; pint from £1.10. Good east end pubs. London Pride good local brew.

Nightlife: Regular weekly ents in top SU nightclub (club el), including regular dance nights, 70s/80s night, swing, hip-hop, R&B, garage nights; big-name DJs (eg Tim Westwood, K-Klaus, Dan One); bands (eg Space, Groove Zone, live salsa bands); popular comedy and sports nights. London clubs, bars, pubs, theatres, cinemas all accessible with lots of student discounts available.

Sports: Sports hall. multigym and squash courts on campus; excellent range of sports from men's rugby to the London renowned women's football.

Travel: STA branch on campus. Good tube and bus links. Coaches to halls on club nights and nightbuses from central London.

Financial help: Some funds available.

Jobs: SU has a job shop with lots of posts. Over 150 students work in SU.

Best features: Campus based college, great location with lots of cultural diversity, friendliness of students and staff, community atmosphere.

And worst: Distance to sports grounds.

Informal name: Queen Mary, QMUL.

Past students: Peter Hain, Geoffrey Drain, Sir Roy Strong, Judge Alan Lipfriend, Rhys Williams, Dr Adam Neville, Lady Falkender, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Malcolm Bradbury, Andrea Newman, Simon Gray, Christopher Holmes, Mel Gingell, Patrick Moore, Dr Paul Dean, Sir Norman Lindop. Elizabeth Andrews. Bruce Dickinson (formerly of Iron Maiden).