Liverpool John Moores University - Student Life

Housing: Uni accommodation in city centre, mostly excellent and much less than private; Liverpool Student Homes co-ordinates off campus accommodation.

Eats: The Cooler and Sanctuary in the Haigh Building, various site canteens; meal for £2-£3, less for a sarnie. All sorts of food in city; excellent Chinatown; try Cafe Tabac, Hub (veggie), El Macho, Uncle Sam's. Caesar's Palace - lunch from £2, dinner £4.50.

Drink: From £1.60 a pint in SU (and lots of weekly promotions); Haigh Building, Medication(at)Cream, Concert Square; Slaters Street. All city centre bars cheap Mon-Thurs.

Nightlife: Haigh Building, The Cooler on campus; excellent ents 7 nights/week, bands include Freestylers, Dub Pistols, Artful Dodger. Royal Court, Neptune Theatre (off-the-wall comedy). Garlands is best student club.

Locals: City centre bars are good mix of locals and students (kids can be mouthy). Most student areas are in high insurance brackets.

Sports: Everton, Kirkby and Toxteth sports centres. SU St Nicks sports centre (gym £120/year, £14/month). Travel: STA travel, student discounts locally.

Jobs: In city - bars to clothes shops (only minimum wage). SU employs 150 students (bars, admin, cafe). Successful SU job shop (3700 students registered); max 17h hours a week.

Financial help: Considerable uni access fund (advice free); quick and available for those in serious need.

Informal name: JMU.

Best features: Excellent SU; good mix of students; location.

And worst: Some parts of Admin.

More info: Contact President, Tel: 0151 231 4900, Fax: 0151 231 4931.

Past students: Debbie Greenwood, Martin Offiah, Julian Cope, Con McConville, Desmond Pitcher (chairman of North West Water), Mrs Merton, Stephen Byers MP, Philip Gayle (Big Breakfast).