Posted 6 months ago
Mon 15 Sep, 2025 12:09 AM
Whether this is your first time living away from home, your first time staying in University accommodation or even your first time living in the UK, we're confident that life in your UofG home will be exciting, inspiring and filled with fantastic opportunities to learn and grow.
That being said, combining your studies, socialising and student life with independent living isn't always straightforward and can bring its own unique demands and challenges. To help take away some of the uncertainty and get you settled in quickly, we've created our Stress Free UofGLiving page that will provide you with all the information you'll need for daily living in University accommodation.
You'll find that most of the advice contained in the articles is mainly common sense but feel free to bookmark them or dip in and out as you need them.
In the Kitchen
🔵 Appliance Guide: Fridges and Freezers
🔵 Appliance Guide: Ovens and Hobs
🔵 Cleaning, Bins and Recycling
🔵 Cooking Guide: Your Food Safety Essentials
🔵 Fixture Guide: Sinks and Drains
🔵 Recycling in UofG Accommodation
🔵 Water: Your UofGLiving Guide
In the Bathroom
🟠 Cleaning Guide: Toilets and Showers
🟠 Fixture Guide: Bathroom/Ensuite Sinks and Drains
🟠 Top tips for ventilating your ensuite bathroom
In the Flat
🟣 Appliance Guide: Vacuum Cleaners
🟣 Flat and Bedroom Inspections
🟣 Got your period? We've got you!
🟣 Keep your flat in great shape with a Cleaning Rota
🟣 Keeping the noise down in halls
In the Laundry
🟡 Make your laundry day a breeze with Circuit
🟡 Top tips for doing the laundry
Looking for more info?
We've tried to include all of the key bits of information for stress free living in halls but, if there are any additional topics that you would like to see covered, just drop us a line at accom@glasgow.ac.uk or have a chat with your site team😀
