Northumbria University offers highly-rated accommodation. Over 5000 rooms provide a range of options to suit all tastes and budgets including catered, non-catered, en-suite and standard. The City campus is only a 5 minute walk from the heart of Newcastle city centre, while the Coach Lane campus �C home to education, nursing and social work students �C?is a 15-minute bus journey. Students can book accommodation online within 10 minutes, selecting the exact room, floor and residence based on real-time availability and flat occupancy. Rent includes high speed Internet, utility bills and contents insurance. Please refer to the university website, accommodation pages, for further details.

You can take part in sport and exercise at a number of different levels. It's up to you! Some level of participation is good for your general well-being and, knowing this, universities are working hard to offer the best facilities and opportunities they can to meet your needs. See a summary of exercise and sport provision below, or search the Sports Table to discover which sports and activities are offered at each university. Performance sport (varsity level, which is competition between universities through BUCS �C British Universities & Colleges Sport). Intramural sport (competition level within your university). Social and recreational sport (informal participation). Health and well-being or lifestyle (e.g. gym, fitness, yoga and pilates classes, swimming pool). Summary Student sports club members: 1,600 Number of sports offered through student-run sports clubs: 28 Teams in non-BUCS leagues: 9 Performance Sport BUCS (British Universities & Colleges Sport) is the national governing body for sport in higher education in the UK. BUCS ranking (2015�C16): 8th Teams in BUCS leagues: 68 Teams in BUCS premier leagues: 13 Intramural Sport Intramural sport is sport played between students at a university or college. Teams are generally made up from halls, societies, or groups of friends. On offer there could be 5-a-side, soccer 6s, 11-a-side football, rugby 7s, badminton and squash leagues. Indoor intramural sports: 5 Indoor intramural sports teams: 32 Outdoor intramural sports: 1 Outdoor intramural sports teams: 16 Social and Recreational Sport This is more casual, requiring no regular commitment. Hours per week of timetabled informal participation sports programmes: 60 Sports and physical activity programmes per week: 28 Beginner/improver sports classes: 50 Beginner/improver sports class student capacity: 1,000 Hours of timetabled drop-in sessions for informal sports coaching: 10 Health and Wellbeing This is not to do with chasing the prize and winning the race, but physical exercise as an end in its own right �C for personal benefit and well-being. Go at your own pace. Health and wellbeing programme Yes Health and wellbeing referrals Yes Health and wellbeing assessments Yes Fitness classes (bookable, instructor-led): 72 Fitness class student capacity: 1,475 Sports Bursaries and Scholarships Sports scholarships (or equivalent) programmes Yes Number of students supported (2015�C16): 178 TASS or Winning Students sports scholarships* Yes Sports scholars (2015�C16): 188 *Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) helps athletes in education (16+) in England. Winning Students scholarships are awarded annually to students in Scotland. The figures above are responses to a survey based on the 2015�C16 academic year. The numbers of classes are per week in term-time.