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Safety
Living in a student community should help with homesickness and make you feel less alone. Student communities can be targets for criminals, so for your own safety please follow these guidelines.
Stay safe in the home
- Make sure your flat / room is secure and locked at all times
- Always close and lock windows and grills at night, even while you are in your property
- Keep your keys and swipe cards close to you at all times
- Use the intercom system to identify callers at all times
- If in doubt, ask for identification before allowing anyone you do not know into your building
- Do not feel pressured into giving access to people you do not know
- Always let a friend know when you are going out and what time you are expected to return
Stay safe in the city City centres are great fun but it pays to take care of yourself whilst out and about. All our properties are close to the city centre, but at night try to take a taxi rather than walk home - especially if you are out alone.
- Book a mini cab by telephone rather than flagging one down on the street. Only black cabs should pick you up at the roadside
- Don’t walk around with mobile phones and/or personal stereo systems on display
- Never resist if someone demands that you hand over an item. Your safety is more important than money or possessions
Attack alarms are available from the student union and our staff can give you details of local safety awareness and self defence classes.
