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Life at UNE

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UNE's unique location and outstanding academic, sporting and support facilities guarantees you the best start at university.

If you do choose to live at UNE you will also benefit from a traditional and vibrant community experience. At UNE, you have a great time getting your degree.

Everything You Need

  • You're in an inspiring place in a perfect location. UNE's campus - one of the most impressive in Australia, is situated on 74 hectares of heritage parklands, overlooking the beautiful city of Armidale.
  • All faculties, residences and recreational facilities are set in idyllic surroundings, within easy walking distance from each other.
  • Anywhere on campus, you're only 5-10 minutes bus/ bike ride from Armidale's city centre.
  • UNE is home to an outstanding learning and research environment, boasting internationally-recognised academics, many high profile Cooperative Research Centres and collaboration with leading research organisations such as CSIRO.

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First Class Facilities

You get what you want AND you get what you need at UNE. You're the centre of things on campus:

Academic Facilities

Along with extensive resource facilities UNE's academic campus offers the best in:

  • Academic support; easy accessibility to UNE's helpful and approachable academic staff.
  • Libraries; the reknowned Dixson Library, plus intensive specialty libraries.
  • Advanced computing facilities
  • State-of-the-art clinics and laboratories
  • Museums in Zoology and Antiquities
  • Co operative research centres in numerous Agricultural fields
  • Research centres in other specialty areas including Psychology, Small Business and Rural Futures.

Essential Services and Facilities

Essential services and facilities on campus at your convenience, include:

  • Restaurant
  • Cafes
  • Newsagent
  • Post office
  • Bookshops (new and secondhand)
  • Hairdressers
  • Credit Union
  • ATMs
  • Long Day Child Care Centre
  • Free professional Counselling service
  • Financial Advice
  • Careers Advice
  • Medical Centre
  • Chaplains and Mosque

Sporting and Fitness Facilities

Sport UNE offers world-class indoor and outdoor sport and fitness facilities, centrally accessible to both faculties and residences. Your facilities and services include:

  • Fully equipped gym
  • Wide range of comprehensive health and fitness programs
  • Personalised training programs
  • Indoor heated pool
  • Sports shop/ kiosk
  • Rock-climbing
  • Basketball
  • Squash
  • Tennis
  • Netball
  • Volleyball
  • Soccer
  • Athletics
  • UNE's sporting clubs/ teams/ competitions cater to every interest from martial arts to mountaineering; from football to water polo.

Recreational Facilities and Opportunites

UNE's Student societies/ clubs/ associations provide social opportunities for students to become involved in a diverse range of interests and activities, including areas such as: *Astronomy *Film *Drama *Music  *Literary *Games *Business *Religion *Internationality *Gender and *Media/Broadcasting (UNE has its own radio station: tune.fm).

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Living @ UNE

Living on campus at UNE maximizes the benefits of attending Australia's most popular university. Over half of UNE's internal students enjoy the full advantages of the "overall educational /lifestyle experience" which has placed UNE at the top.

Living in one of UNE's eight residences, you're at home from the start, socially and academically in the centre of things, and economically a long way ahead.

The Residences

UNE's residential accommodation is made up of 7 residential colleges and a village of self-contained units. Each college has its own distinct character and all welcome students into incredibly friendly, inclusive and supportive communities:

Social Advantages

  • Instant social life
  • Residential environment of rapport and camaraderie
  • Privacy of own bedroom/ study
  • Shared common/ living rooms
  • Fully equipped entertainment areas
  • Readily accessible companionship
  • Immediate and enduring friendships
  • Full calendar of social events
  • Walking distance to campus and sporting/ recreational facilities
  • 5 minute bus/ bike ride from CBD

Academic Advantages

  • Ready access to all on-campus educational resources and facilities
  • In-house computer labs connected to the university network
  • Resident tutors available for advice, support and assistance
  • Quiet study areas and tutorial rooms
  • Course work and library resources in colleges
  • Inspiring, motivational and supportive student environment
  • Economic Advantages
  • No transport costs to get to class
  • No transport costs to get to campus facilities
  • No need to own/run a car to get around
  • Choose your own accommodation/options to suit
  • Fully catered option covers everything in one cost; including meals, cleaning, fresh bed linen and utilities
  • All rooms centrally heated
  • Own phone in your own room
  • Option for computer connection in own room
  • Only pay for when you stay in college; there’s no charge while you’re away on vacation breaks.

How To Apply For Residential Accommodation

With 90% of first year students choosing to live on campus every year, there's great demand for residential placements. More information is available on the On-campus Accommodation page.

If you wish to apply for a placement, you need to fill in the online application form and submit it with the application fee, by 30 November. Applications lodged after 30 November will be processed in order of receipt. Please note that the application fee is higher after 30 November.

You will receive your offer of on-campus accommodation after you have received an offer of a university place from UAC or QTAC.

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