Your room will have been deep cleaned before you arrive, once here, you will see signs and posters directing you around the accommodation and showing you how to use stairwells and lifts safely. 

 You will get to know the friendly faces of our residences team as they clean high traffic areas such as staircases, lifts and common rooms frequently. There will be hand sanitiser available at the entrance to every building, too. If your room has shared washroom facilities, these will be regularly checked, cleaned, and sanitised. But we encourage you to develop a new life skill and clean too! After all, it’s working together and helping one another that’ll help to keep us healthy and safe. 

Although it is tempting to bring as many of your belongings as possible, you should consider the amount of storage space available in your room and communal areas – filling most of the cupboards with your things before anyone else arrives might not be the best way to meet your flatmates! 

Bedding and crockery isn't automatically included in your accommodation, but you may have the opportunity to purchase items when you accept your accommodation contract depending on where you will live. You can also do so via UniKitOut (with a 10% discount with the code NEWC10). If you order before 12.00 midday UK time on Monday 21 September, UniKitOut deliveries will be placed into your room. Any order placed after this time will be delivered to reception and we will hold these for you until your arrival. 

If you are planning to order essential items such as crockery, bedding, etc from any other retailers, please ensure that these will be delivered after your arrival as we will be unable to take deliveries of parcels before your contract start date. 

Some items can also easily be purchased once you’ve arrived, such as stationery, books, food, etc. There are plenty of shops in town, and you will be able to find most of the things you need there. 

Typically, the things that new students find most useful to bring with them are: 

• Documents – ID, passport, bank card, etc. 
• Your National Insurance number 
• Clothes (don't forget your fancy dress!) 
• Necessary medicine, plasters, etc. 
• TV licence - if you'd like to watch TV as it's being shown on any of your personal devices (TV in your bedroom, PC, laptop, tablet, phone), or use BBC's iPlayer, you'll need to be covered by your own licence! 
• Hygiene products (toothbrush, hairbrush, soap, etc.) 
• Towels  
• Bedding (pillow, duvet, sheet) 
• Tea towels 
• Laundry basket 
• Cutlery, a pot and a pan - although to make moving in easier, we'd recommend that you buy these once you're in Newcastle! 
• Coat hangers 
• Laptop/desktop PC 
• Chargers 
• Alarm clock 
• Things that will remind you of home – e.g. photos of friends and family, a cuddly toy  
• Items to personalise your room with – cushions, bed throw, battery-operated fairy lights, photo frames 

We wouldn’t recommend bringing anything that might take up too much space, be a potential hazard (either to you or the property) or cause disruption to your flatmates and neighbours. Some examples are: 

• Your pet (sorry!), no matter how small  
• A drum kit 
• BBQ 
• An inflatable pool 
• Candles  
• Kettles, toasters, microwaves – your kitchen will be equipped with electronics which have been tested and proven to be safe 
• Portable heater 
• Mains-powered fairy lights 
• Mini fridge (if you need a mini fridge for medical reasons, please contact us) 
• Furniture - your room and flat will be fully furnished  
• Vacuum cleaner - your University-owned residence will provide you with this (for Managed Partnership residences, please check with them directly) 
• Ironing board - as above