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Application information

How to apply for accommodation

Once you have applied, you can log into the application portal with your registered email address as the username and your RISIS password. 

Read our helpful 10 steps to apply guide or watch our handy video on this page.

Key information


Accommodation guide 2022-23 (PDF 6.71MB)

Families, couples and mature students accommodation guide (PDF, 1.20MB) 

Accommodation charges for 2022-23 (PDF, 220KB)

Accommodation charges for 2023-24 (PDF, 222KB)

Specific requirements

Frequently asked questions

What pathway should I pick?

There are several pathways available. View the table in this section for further information.


Application type  Student type   Available pathways 
Part year application 
 New undergraduate 
Autumn term contracts
 Returner individual 
Autumn term contracts
 
Full year application
 New undergraduate
 Standard contracts
 Families and couples   Transition contracts 
 Early arrival 
 New postgraduate
 Standard contracts
 Families and couples 
 Transition contracts
 Early arrivals 
 Very early arrival
 Returner individual  Returner individual  DAS supported students    
 Returner group 
 Returner group

 

Not sure what student type you are? Get in touch with the Accommodation Office: 0118 200 5011 or accommodationonline@reading.ac.uk who will be happy to help. 

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Application information

For more pictures of our accommodation, visit our Flickr gallery or take a virtual tour of our accommodation. Visit our webpages on catered accommodation, self-catered en-suite accommodation, self-catered shared facilities accommodation for more information on our particular room types and halls. The University offers accommodation for families, couples and mature students. We also have a dedicated page for information for parents, supporters and students that you may find useful.

For specific information around dates for accommodation applications, check out our accommodation timeline. 

Accommodation Guarantee


Prospective students are guaranteed a place in halls if they are:

  • A new full-time undergraduate who holds Reading as a Firm UCAS choice and applies for accommodation by 1 August** and satisfies any conditions of their academic offer by 6 September of their year of entry*
  • A new full-time postgraduate who has accepted an offer from the University and applies for accommodation by 1 August** and satisfies any conditions of their academic offer by 6 September of their year of entry*

*Subject to restrictions, please see:

  • 2022/23 Accommodation Policy (PDF, 141 KB)
  • 2023/24 Accommodation Policy (PDF, 142 KB)
  • 2022/23 Accommodation Application Terms and Conditions (PDF, 114 KB)
  • 2023/24 Accommodation Application Terms and Conditions (PDF, 114KB).

**Please note, applications need to be received by 23:59 British Summer Time (UTC+1) on 1 August.

How to apply for accommodation

Watch our guide on how to apply for accommodation.

How to accept your accommodation offer

Watch our handy step-by-step guide
Students talk in a Benyon Hall room

Returning to halls in 2023/24?

If you are a current student looking to stay in halls of residence for your second or third year, find out more information about the process of applying.

Returning to halls.

Important documents

Student Residence Agreement 2022-23

Student Residence Agreement 2023-24

Contact us


Speak to our accommodation team and we'll happily answer your questions:

+44 (0)118 200 5011
accommodationonline@reading.ac.uk

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Subjects A-B

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Subjects C-E

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  • Economics

Subjects H-M

  • International Foundation Programme (IFP)
  • International Relations
  • Law
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  • Museum Studies

Subjects N-T

  • Politics and International Relations
  • Surveying and Construction

Subjects A-B

  • Business (Post-Experience)

Subjects H-P

  • Healthcare
  • Pharmacy
  • Physician Associate

Subjects A-B

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture
  • Ancient History
  • Animal Science
  • Anthropology
  • Archaeology
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
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  • Business and Management

Subjects C-E

  • Chemistry
  • Classics and Classical Studies
  • Climate Science
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Management
  • Consumer Behaviour and Marketing
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminology
  • Drama
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  • Film & Television
  • Finance
  • Food
  • Foundation programmes
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  • German
  • Graphic Communication and Design

Subjects H-M

  • Healthcare
  • History
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  • International Foundation Programme (IFP)
  • International Relations
  • Italian
  • Languages and Cultures
  • Law
  • Linguistics
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Sciences
  • Meteorology and Climate
  • Museum Studies

Subjects N-T

  • Nutrition
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Physician Associate Studies
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Psychology
  • Real Estate and Planning
  • Spanish
  • Speech and Language Therapy
  • Surveying and Construction
  • Teaching
  • Theatre & Performance

Subjects U-Z

  • Wildlife Conservation
  • Zoology

Subjects A-C

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture
  • Ancient History
  • Animal Sciences
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Business (Post-Experience)
  • Business and Management (Pre-Experience)
  • Chemistry
  • Classics and Ancient History
  • Climate Science
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Management and Engineering
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Creative Enterprise
  • Creative Writing

Subjects D-G

  • Data Science
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Energy and Environmental Engineering
  • Engineering
  • English Language and Applied Linguistics
  • English Literature
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Film, Theatre and Television
  • Finance
  • Food and Nutritional Sciences
  • Geography and Environmental Science
  • Graphic Design

Subjects H-P

  • Healthcare
  • History
  • Information Management and Digital Business
  • Information Technology
  • International Development and Applied Economics
  • Languages and Cultures
  • Law
  • Linguistics
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Meteorology and Climate
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  • Nutrition
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Physician Associate
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Project Management
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy

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  • Real Estate and Planning
  • Social Policy
  • Speech and Language Therapy
  • Strategic Studies
  • Teacher training
  • Theatre
  • Typography and Graphic Communication
  • War and Peace Studies
  • Zoology

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