Dumfries Hall rooms have small double beds. Brooke House and Laurieknowe have single beds.

You will receive your full room and address details upon checking in.

Upon arrival, you must complete your room inventory (which will be sent to your email address).

There will be two flat and room inspections carried out during your stay and you will be provided with further information on this when you arrive.

Yes, Wi-Fi provided by Glide is available in all Dumfries residences. You can find out how to get connected with ourUofGLiving Quick Start Guide.

Any issues with the internet should be raised with Glide directly. You can report your issues directly, 24 hours a day 7 days a week, by contacting;

• Email: studentsupport@glide.co.uk

• Telephone: 0333 123 0115

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

Yes, outside of arrivals weekend and Freshers Week, you are able to invite a friend to stay overnight in your bedroom for a maximum of three nights, per calendar month, free of charge. 

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

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

You should notify staff as soon as possible and a spare key can be issued via the School Office with a charge of £25 per key being made for its replacement. For additional security please avoid labelling your key with any specific room details.

Mail is delivered directly to the main door. If an item is too big for the letter box and no one is available to collect it in the flat, a card from the delivery company will be left advising you how to collect it.

When you move into the residences you will be provided with your full postal address. Please be very careful and specific when issuing your address to avoid any confusion/incorrect deliveries.

All repairs must be reported through the on-line repair form.

In an emergency outside of office hours you should contact the duty Residence Life Assistant who will call the relevant member of the maintenance team. This is in an extreme emergency only.

You are responsible for cleaning your own bedroom and keeping all shared areas such as kitchen, toilets and shower clean and tidy throughout the week.

University of Glasgow has arranged contents insurance cover for you with Endsleigh, the number 1 student insurance provider.

Input your policy number HH1357 at www.endsleigh.co.uk to check your policy details. Here you will find more information on how to check what is covered, some key exclusions and limitations, how to check your policy excess, how to extend and personalise your cover and most importantly, how to make a claim.

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

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 flat.