Bradford University (Student Life)

Accommodation: Halls reasonable. Plenty of inexpensive housing in city; check shop windows and Unipol.

Eating: You can't starve in Bradford. The best curry houses in Britain; get a meal for about £3. Union bars and loads of international restaurants.

Drinking: Usual suspects eg Revolution, Walkabout and Wetherspoons; lots of local student bars and real ale pubs in town. JBs local brew.

Nightlife: SU nights: cheese, hip hop, D&B; Rio's close by.

Locals: Quite friendly. Some dodgy areas (as in any large city).

Sports: Very good, cheap sports centre on campus. Astroturf pitches on campus; playing fields 3 miles away on direct bus route.

Travel: Well placed to reach eg London, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield. Student travel agent provides great cheap deals.

Annual living costs: The minimum amount students say you need to live on each year (covering all living expenses but excluding tuition fees) is £60 per week - reckoned to be the cheapest in the country.

Financial help: Excellent; union and university funds.

Jobs: Lots of casual work, in SU and locally (bars, shops etc). University-run JobShop helps find work. Most tutors now expect students to have jobs.

Best feature: Friendly, cosmopolitan community atmosphere.

Worst features: The atmosphere tends to suck people in - you might never leave!

More info: Enquiries to SU Communications Officer; Tel: 01274 233300, Fax: 01274 235530, email: ubu-comms(at)bradford.ac.uk

Past students: Dr Barry Seal MEP, Roland Boyes MP, Ian Bruce MP, David Hinchcliffe MP, Alice Mahon MP, Ann Taylor MP. Tony O'Reilly (chairman of Heinz International), John Hegley (poet), Ifem Onura (Gillingham FC), John McGregor (author).