How to get an oyster card
Now that you’ve enrolled, you should be able to apply for your student oyster card which can save you a fantastic 1/3 on travelcards. Once you've applied it usually takes about a week to get to you. Unless you live in Duchy House, getting one is more than worth it. To get one you will need to go to https://photocard.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gotoApply.do?type=student&from=home and to complete your application you'll need:
- Your university/college enrolment number (the barcode on your Courtauld card)
- Your course dates
- A digital photograph
- A credit/debit card to pay the £10.00 application fee (which you have to pay each year upon renewal)
16-25 Railcard
You can apply for your 16-25 Railcard, which entitles you to discounted train travel both on the overground and outside of London, online or by picking up an application from a National Rail station. If you are over 25 and are a full-time student, you are still eligible for this but you will need to bring a hard copy of the application form to Student Services for certification.
TV licenses
To stream TV live on your laptop you will need a TV license—you are not usually covered by your halls for this and so you definitely need to get your own if you want to watch things live on BBC iplayer etc. But don't get your TV license until the beginning of October. Then you can claim back for the quarter of the year that you're not at university (July/August/September). When you get your TV license it automatically backdates it to the beginning of the month - so if you buy it on the 30th September it starts from the 1st September!!
Cost of Living
Please consult your acceptance pack from the Registry for estimates for the cost of London living
Medical treatment
During Freshers’ week the Academic Registry will organise a
sign up session for Gower Street medical practice.
Student Services
Opening Hours
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Monday –
Friday 9.30-10.30am; 12.30-1.30pm; 4.30-5.30pm
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Students
should ring the bell during these hours and wait for a member of staff to come to
their assistance. Students should not disturb the Student Services staff in
their office.
Services
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Council tax
and railcard authentication can be obtained here
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Replacement
ID cards can be obtained here for £10 (free if it was stolen and you have a
crime number)
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Transcripts,
library letters, student status letters, bank letters for international
students, etc. can also be obtained here
VLE
The Virtual Learning environment (http://vle.courtauld.ac.uk/) is where you can find student
handbooks, timetables, course information, request forms, and lots of other
useful information for students.
Action for M.E. Student
Hub
Action for M.E. last year created a Student Hub which provides
online information and support for students and potential students with M.E.
entering higher education - http://www.actionforme.org.uk/children-and-young-people/student-hub.
This is a key part of their Online M.E. Centre, which launched last July (www.actionforme.org.uk). They
have recently also announced the launch of a free interactive Student Hub Forum http://www.actionforme.org.uk/get-involved/join-a-discussion-forum/student-hub-forum which gives students with M.E. valuable
access to peer support and friendship.
Free Courtauld Counselling Service
The Courtauld also has its very own in-house Counsellor. Jackie Webber has years of experience in one-to-one psychotherapy and is an expert in helping students with their mental health needs.
Confidentiality and anonymity is completely assured. To book an appointment, email jwebber7475@gmail.com. (Please bear in mind that Jackie cannot conduct counselling sessions over email)
Council Tax
As a student, you are exempt from Council Tax. However, you need to make sure that your council is aware that you are a student. At enrolment you need to ask for a council tax letter from the Academic Registry which you must send to your council in order to provide proof that you are exempt .
John Hayes Travel Fund
Useful numbers and emails
The John Hayes Travel Fund* provides undergraduates with funding to experience original artworks outside of the UK.The purpose of this fund is to provide undergraduates with promising academic qualifications the opportunity to further their knowledge of the history of art through the examination of original works of art situated outside the UK. A small number of grants (of up to £1,500) will be awarded to students whose projects show originality and a commitment to the direct experience of works of art.
Applicants should apply using the application form attached or available on the VLE (under Registry à Fees and Funding), with a statement outlining their proposed trip, the works of art that they would plan to see, their motivation for the trip and a full budget. Award holders will be required to submit a report on the completion of the project.
2012 DEADLINE:
Completed applications must be received by the Dean’s Assistant both by email (deans.assistant@courtauld.ac.uk) and in hard copy (which can be left in Professor David Solkin’s pigeon hole) on or before Tuesday 8th May 2012
*Dr John Hayes, an alumnus of the Courtauld, died in 2005 having latterly been Director of the National Portrait Gallery for over twenty years. He always appreciated the benefit he derived from a travel scholarship and he generously donated funds in his Will so that other students might enjoy a similar benefit.
· Addison Lee 08448006677 (a very reliable private hire taxi company)
· Nightline is a registered charity offering listening, support and information to higher education students by way of a confidential helpline. Open between 6pm and 8am every night of term 02076310101
· Courtauld SU office 020 7848 2717 (Aicha holds office hours 2-4 every day - drop in for a cup of tea or a chat!)
· Courtauld SU email students.union@courtauld.ac.uk
· Courtauld Institute main reception 020 7848 2777
· The Courtauld Association website is an invaluable resource for potential internships and jobs as well as much, much more! Use your Courtauld Association card to join which you will get at enrolment. http://www.courtauldassociation.org/
· Royal Literary Fund Fellows We are incredibly lucky to have free acces to fellows of the Royal Literary Fund who are available to help students with their writing skills .To make an appointment, please email michelle.lovric@courtauld.ac.uk or pascale.petit@courtauld.ac.uk. Meetings take place in Study Room 20 (West Wing) Office hours are 10am – 5pm. Tel: 020 7848 1639.
-Lux is an international arts agency for the support and promotion of artists’ moving image practice and the ideas that surround it. LUX exists to provide access to, and develop audiences for, artists' moving image work; to provide professional development support for artists working with the moving image; and to contribute to and develop discourse around practice. http://www.lux.org.uk/
-Lux is an international arts agency for the support and promotion of artists’ moving image practice and the ideas that surround it. LUX exists to provide access to, and develop audiences for, artists' moving image work; to provide professional development support for artists working with the moving image; and to contribute to and develop discourse around practice. http://www.lux.org.uk/
Brunch
Indian
Japanese
Italian
BEST MARKETS
· Borough Market - join us on the last day of Freshers’ week to sample some of the tasty treats that Borough market has to offer—go on, treat yourself to something amazing after a week of hungover eating! Borough Market, Stoney St, SE1 (www.boroughmarket.org.uk). London Bridge tube/rail. 11am-5pm Thur; noon-6pm Fri; 8am-5pm Sat.
· Broadway Market—Broadway market is notorious for its uber-trendy clientele (as illustrated by the ’Being a Dickhead’s cool’ video) but if you’re after a cracking pork pie to go with your leopard print balaclava it’s a winner! Broadway Market, E8 4QL (www.broadwaymarket.co.uk). London Fields rail. 9am-5pm Sat.
· Portobello Road—Immortalised by David Tomlinson in Bedknobs and Broomsticks, the ‘tokens and treasures of yesterday’s pleasures’ are still available for purchase! Portobello Rd, W11 (www.portobelloroad.co.uk). Notting Hill or Ladbroke Grove tube. 8am-6.30pm Mon-Wed; 8am-1pm Thur; 8am-6.30pm Fri, Sat.
· Columbia Road Flower Market—just because you’re a student doesn’t mean you can’t have lovely flowers! Columbia Road Flower Market, Columbia Rd, E2 (http://columbiaroad.info). Old St tube. 8am-2pm Sun
· Brick Lane— You can get anything at this hip East End Market from vegetables to furniture—while you’re there head to Moos Boosh on Dray Walk for a brilliant burger. Brick Lane (plus Dray Walk), E1. UpMarket & Backyard market: The Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL (7770 6028/www.sundayupmarket.co.uk). Aldgate East tube or Liverpool St tube/rail. 10am-5pm Sun.
· Red Market—London’s first late night food market. 88-299 Old St, EC2 (www.redmarketlondon.com). Old St tube/rail or Shoreditch High St Overground. 7pm-3am Sat, noon-midnight Sun
· Battersea Carboot— at 30p for entry Battersea carboot is definitely worth the trip down there! Battersea Tec College, Battersea Park Rd, (entrance in Dagnall St) SW11 (07941 383 588) Queenstown Road/Battersea rail, Sunday from 1.30-5pm except Christmas and New Year
HOUSING HELP
For specifically Courtauld friendly housing, please take a look at the 'Courtauld Housing Group' which can be found at http://www.facebook.com/groups/137812606252356/permalink/289682027732079/
For those of you looking for somewhere other than Duchy House at the start of the year, this information might help you out!
1. University of London (Intercollegiate Halls) waiting list
The Intercollegiate Halls run a waiting list, for all students who have not managed to secure accommodation during the initial application stage or via other routes. We must stress that there may not be a large number of rooms available through the waiting list so you should not turn down any accommodation in order to be considered on the waiting list instead, as this is by no means guaranteed.
In order to apply for accommodation on the waiting list, you need to apply directly to the Intercollegiate Halls on 9th September 2010 for all halls. Further details will be posted on the University of London website in early September 2010...You will be invited to apply to the waiting list by fax, email or in person. At the beginning of September, the University of London will provide an address, a fax number and an email address, which can be used in order to apply and they will place this on their website at www.london.ac.uk/accom.
No emails, faxes or visits will be considered for the waiting list if they are received outside the times stated above. Applications to the waiting list will be considered for whichever rooms are available and will be prioritized according to need.
2. University of London Housing Services (for Private Sector Housing)
The University of London Housing Services provides help and advice about renting accommodation in the private sector. They do not deal with halls of residence. If you would like to speak to them call 020 7862 8880. However, you will find much of the information you need on the web sites below:
http://housing.lon.ac.uk/
www.studenthousing.london.ac.u
3. International Students House (accommodation for all students; 'Home', 'EU', or 'International')
International Student's House (ISH) is an independent charity and has served London's universities since our establishment in 1965. Students from more than 100 countries including the UK, reside in this lively multicultural environment. Those who live at ISH are part of an international community and share in an experience which enriches their stay, whether they are from overseas or the UK.
We are situated in zone 1, near to the Royal Academy of Music and the University of Westminster, and within walking distance of many of the colleges of the University of London and London's other educational institutions, which helps to save on your travel costs.
Admission to live as a long-term, student resident at International Student House (ISH) is open to any individual who is affiliated with an educational or professional institute as a full-time student, trainee, intern (conditions apply), visiting scholar or researcher doing a minimum of 20 hours study per week. Applications are judged on an individual basis with preference given to those who demonstrate a willingness to participate and become involved in the life of the house.
Contact ISH
If you have any queries or require more information, please contact the accommodation office.
t: +44 (0) 20 7631 8310
f: +44 (0) 20 7631 8315
e: accom@ish.org.uk
w: www.ish.org.uk
International Students House,
229 Great Portland Street,
Regent’s Park, London, W1W 5PN
Registered Charity number: 31351
4. Goodenough College (accommodation for postgraduate students only)
Postgraduate students can apply for single, couples’ and family accommodation at Goodenough College. The application procedure and allocation is entirely managed by Goodenough College and not the Courtauld Institute or the University of London. You will find the application notes and an application form in this acceptance pack. If you wish to apply, please direct any queries and return your application form directly to Goodenough College, Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1N 2AB (Tel 020 7837 8888).
5. On-Line noticeboards
You may make contact with other students who are looking for accommodation, through the University of London find a flatmate service, as well as the Courtauld Housing Group listed above and sites like gumtree . . .
Find a Flatmate on University of London Housing Services website:
http://housing.london.ac.uk/
I do have to add though that The Courtauld cannot be held responsible or liable for the accuracy or reliability of information on external websites.
Hope this helps! Any more questions, don't hesitate to email me at students.union@courtauld.ac.uk.
The Intercollegiate Halls run a waiting list, for all students who have not managed to secure accommodation during the initial application stage or via other routes. We must stress that there may not be a large number of rooms available through the waiting list so you should not turn down any accommodation in order to be considered on the waiting list instead, as this is by no means guaranteed.
In order to apply for accommodation on the waiting list, you need to apply directly to the Intercollegiate Halls on 9th September 2010 for all halls. Further details will be posted on the University of London website in early September 2010...You will be invited to apply to the waiting list by fax, email or in person. At the beginning of September, the University of London will provide an address, a fax number and an email address, which can be used in order to apply and they will place this on their website at www.london.ac.uk/accom.
No emails, faxes or visits will be considered for the waiting list if they are received outside the times stated above. Applications to the waiting list will be considered for whichever rooms are available and will be prioritized according to need.
2. University of London Housing Services (for Private Sector Housing)
The University of London Housing Services provides help and advice about renting accommodation in the private sector. They do not deal with halls of residence. If you would like to speak to them call 020 7862 8880. However, you will find much of the information you need on the web sites below:
http://housing.lon.ac.uk/
www.studenthousing.london.ac.u
3. International Students House (accommodation for all students; 'Home', 'EU', or 'International')
International Student's House (ISH) is an independent charity and has served London's universities since our establishment in 1965. Students from more than 100 countries including the UK, reside in this lively multicultural environment. Those who live at ISH are part of an international community and share in an experience which enriches their stay, whether they are from overseas or the UK.
We are situated in zone 1, near to the Royal Academy of Music and the University of Westminster, and within walking distance of many of the colleges of the University of London and London's other educational institutions, which helps to save on your travel costs.
Admission to live as a long-term, student resident at International Student House (ISH) is open to any individual who is affiliated with an educational or professional institute as a full-time student, trainee, intern (conditions apply), visiting scholar or researcher doing a minimum of 20 hours study per week. Applications are judged on an individual basis with preference given to those who demonstrate a willingness to participate and become involved in the life of the house.
Contact ISH
If you have any queries or require more information, please contact the accommodation office.
t: +44 (0) 20 7631 8310
f: +44 (0) 20 7631 8315
e: accom@ish.org.uk
w: www.ish.org.uk
International Students House,
229 Great Portland Street,
Regent’s Park, London, W1W 5PN
Registered Charity number: 31351
4. Goodenough College (accommodation for postgraduate students only)
Postgraduate students can apply for single, couples’ and family accommodation at Goodenough College. The application procedure and allocation is entirely managed by Goodenough College and not the Courtauld Institute or the University of London. You will find the application notes and an application form in this acceptance pack. If you wish to apply, please direct any queries and return your application form directly to Goodenough College, Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1N 2AB (Tel 020 7837 8888).
5. On-Line noticeboards
You may make contact with other students who are looking for accommodation, through the University of London find a flatmate service, as well as the Courtauld Housing Group listed above and sites like gumtree . . .
Find a Flatmate on University of London Housing Services website:
http://housing.london.ac.uk/
I do have to add though that The Courtauld cannot be held responsible or liable for the accuracy or reliability of information on external websites.
Hope this helps! Any more questions, don't hesitate to email me at students.union@courtauld.ac.uk.
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