Student life at its best
Eating, socialising and living your way
Enjoy quality food and drink right on your doorstep. Campus has it all: street food, coffee shops, cafes, bars and restaurants. You'll also find Costa and Starbucks here too.
With world-class sport and fitness facilities on campus, it’s easy to keep active. Our Sport & Fitness club boasts a 50m swimming pool, gym, steam room, climbing wall, and more.
With over 250 student societies and a thriving Guild of Students, campus is a hub for student social life. Every day you’ll have the chance to meet new people and try new things.
Birmingham is one of the UK’s greenest cities and the University is also flying the flag for nature. Our leafy campus is made up of 276 acres of Green Flag Award-worthy space.
Food at Birmingham
Introducing Student Living Plus, our flexible food package
Wave goodbye to the stress of meal planning and prep, and hello to fresh, quality food and drink. Student Living Plus offers you a convenient way to eat well for less whilst living in accommodation. Every week, your student ID card will be loaded with cash for you to spend at food and drink outlets on campus, including Costa and Starbucks. With over 30 of them in total, you’ll be spoilt for choice every day of the week.
We’re proud to be a Fairtrade University and are passionate about offering you feel-good food that’s not only great for you but the planet too. That’s why we deliver food and drink that’s made from the freshest local and sustainably sourced ingredients.
10% discount
on campus food and drink
Over 30 eateries
to choose from
Balance weekly roll-over
so you don’t miss out
Fully equipped kitchen
so you can also cook when you want
Credit every week
to spend during term time
Full flexibility
so you can eat with friends
Looking at self-catered accommodation?
All our flats have well equipped kitchens that will see you cooking up a storm in no time, plus comfy lounge areas where you can eat and relax with friends.
Food at Birmingham
Introducing Meal Plan, our flexible food package
Wave goodbye to the stress of meal planning and prep, and hello to fresh, quality food and drink. Meal Plan offers you a convenient way to eat well for less whilst living in accommodation. Every week, your student ID card will be loaded with cash for you to spend at food and drink outlets on campus, including Costa and Starbucks. With over 30 of them in total, you’ll be spoilt for choice every day of the week.
We’re proud to be a Fairtrade University and are passionate about offering you feel-good food that’s not only great for you but the planet too. That’s why we deliver food and drink that’s made from the freshest locally and sustainably sourced ingredients.
10% discount
on campus food and drink
Over 30 eateries
to choose from
Balance roll-over
so you don’t miss out
Fully equipped kitchen
so you can also cook when you want
£58.50 to spend
each week during term time
Full flexibility
so you can eat with friends
Looking at self-catered living?
All our flats have well equipped kitchens that will see you cooking up a storm in no time, plus comfy lounge areas where you can eat and relax with friends.
Sport and Fitness
If sport is important to you, you’ll love Birmingham.
On campus you’ll find our sports centre, Sport & Fitness, which is home to our world-class sport and fitness facilities, including Birmingham’s only 50m swimming pool . Whether you’re a sports devotee or enjoy going to the odd fitness class now and again, you’ll find everything you need to get active, all under one roof.
We also have a strong sporting community, made up of over 2,000 student sport clubs and player leagues, and have a proud sporting heritage dating back to 1900.
100 cardio stations
Climbing wall
Personal trainers
Free weights
50m swimming pool
180+ classes a week
Sport and Fitness
If sport is important to you, you’ll love Birmingham.
On campus you’ll find our sports centre, Sport & Fitness, which is home to our world-class sport and fitness facilities, including Birmingham’s only 50m swimming pool . Whether you’re a sports devotee or enjoy going to the odd fitness class now and again, you’ll find everything you need to get active, all under one roof.
We also have a strong sporting community, made up of over 2,000 student sport clubs and player leagues, and have a proud sporting heritage dating back to 1900. It’s no wonder then that we’re an Official Partner of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, and will be hosting the largest Athletes’ Village, plus the Games’ hockey and squash competitions, on campus. When you join us next year, you’ll be able to follow in the footsteps of some of the world’s greatest athletes.
100 cardio stations
Climbing wall
Personal trainers
Free weights
50m swimming pool
180+ classes a week
Mindful living
Sustainability is at the heart of what we do at Birmingham.
We know how important it is to live sustainably and we’re here to help you do just that. As a civic university, where students from all social and cultural backgrounds are welcomed and treated equally, we’re committed to shaping a better, more sustainable future for us all. This informs everything we do, from our research through to our accommodation.
All our residences encourage green living and come well-equipped with a range of recycling facilities and energy saving features (e.g., solar panels). Your student life will be powered by low carbon energy and we have campus e-scooter and bike schemes to help you get around sustainably. We also have our very own train station, University, making it easy to embrace low-carbon travel.
Birmingham’s also home to The Green Community, which is made-up of likeminded students that share a passion for sustainability, and there’s plenty of green initiatives to get involved with. For example, there’s the ‘Grow with Joe’ community garden, where you can grow your own fruit and veg and turn your leftovers into quality compost to reduce food waste.
Mindful living
Sustainability is at the heart of what we do at Birmingham.
We know how important it is to live sustainably and we’re here to help you do just that. As a civic university, where students from all social and cultural backgrounds are welcomed and treated equally, we’re committed to shaping a better, more sustainable future for us all. This informs everything we do, from our research through to our accommodation.
All our residences encourage green living and come well-equipped with a range of recycling facilities and energy saving features (e.g., solar panels). Your student life will be powered by low carbon energy and we have campus e-scooter and bike schemes to help you get around sustainably. We also have our very own train station, University, making it easy to embrace low-carbon travel.
Birmingham’s also home to The Green Community, which is made-up of likeminded students that share a passion for sustainability, and there’s plenty of green initiatives to get involved with. For example, there’s the ‘Grow with Joe’ community garden, where you can grow your own fruit and veg and turn your leftovers into quality compost to reduce food waste.
Sustainable heating
powered by Combined Heat and Power stations
Sensor lighting
helping conserve energy
Mixed recycling
on your doorstep
Bottle amnesty
over 13,000 bottles recycled
Water-saving
like shower time monitors
Eco cups and water bottles
no need for single-use disposables
Dubbed as one of the UK’s coolest neighbourhoods, Digbeth is Birmingham’s creative heart, buzzing with quirky bars, independent shops, and creativity.
Birmingham is one of the UK’s most multicultural cities. It’s home to over 180 nationalities, making the city one of the most vibrant and diverse places to live.
Enjoy a stroll along Birmingham’s canal, where you’ll find plenty of restaurants and bar, plus some of Birmingham’s top tourist and heritage attractions.
Famous for being the birthplace of the balti, Birmingham’s a food lover’s paradise. Discover independent cafes, extraordinary street food and hundreds of cuisines.