Polden Accommodation

Polden Court (Quiet Residence)

- Westwood, University of Bath, BATH, BA2 7AY

Accommodation Details

Polden Court offers accommodation of a high standard providing ensuite rooms with full en-suite facilities (bath, shower, toilet and washbasin) and the rooms also have their own televisions (licence included).

Polden Court consists of three levels. The ground floor is used for commercial short-stay business and is not part of student accommodation. On the second and third floors there are three first year undergraduate kitchen groups on 38 week contracts and 7 senior undergraduate/postgraduate kitchen groups on 51 week contracts.

Any student applying for Polden Court must recognise that they are agreeing to show a higher degree of respect and consideration for their fellow residents, especially with regard to noise levels.
Elsewhere, our regulations state that “after 11.30pm it is expected that no noise or music should be heard in adjacent corridors or rooms”. In Polden Court it is expected that all noise and/or music should be contained within individual study bedrooms and should not prove disruptive or annoying to any other resident at any time. Any student found to be breaking this rule, after the appropriate warning, could be asked to move to another residence.

Mailing address

Resident Tutors

Each residential area has a Senior Resident Tutor and a team of resident tutors who live in the residences and who are available to give advice and guidance to all residents. They help foster a good living environment with special regard to student welfare, discipline and safety. More information is available from the Resident Tutors' web pages.

Accommodation Smoking Policy

University Accommodation Complexes are completely non-smoking from September 2009 intake, that includes communal areas and individual study bedrooms, and means that you should be at least 4 metres away from any building when you smoke. For further details of our smoking policy please click here

Location

General Facilities

Study Bedrooms

Most rooms measure approximately 10-12 square metres but there are variations. Beds are equipped with pillows, mattresses and duvets. A pin board and waste paper bin are provided in each room. Bed linen - comprising 2 cotton sheets, 2 pillows, 2 pillow cases, 1 underblanket, 1 duvet and 1 duvet cover - is provided on loan for all rooms. Students need to bring their own hand and bath towels. ^ top

Kitchens

The kitchens, which include dining areas, are equipped with a cooker, one or two large fridge/freezer(s), food cupboards, electric kettle, an iron, ironing board, chairs, tables and a sink unit. Rice cookers are provided in off-campus communal kitchens and are available on request on-campus. Students need to provide their own crockery, cutlery and cookware. In front of most of the terrace kitchens there is a paved area for sitting out in Summer.

Computer Facilities

On campus, all residences are networked. The Learning Centre, conveniently situated within the Library, has nearly 400 PCs which are available for use 24 hours a day. Other PC labs situated within departments provide further facilities.

Residential Networking: ResNet allows students to connect their own computers to the University Campus LAN. Facilities available over ResNet include access to email, the web, the Library printers, and your own filespace on the central file server. Many other facilities will also work across the Internet, although there are some restrictions. Whilst primarily intended for academic use, modest personal use is permitted. Further details of the service, and how to apply, will be provided with your offer of accommodation.

Please note that you will need to have accepted your offer of University residence and given us your payment details BEFORE you are able to apply for ResNet access. It is also important to realise that if your residential fees' account falls into arrears, ResNet access will be withdrawn.

Freewire Telephone

The Freewire Telephone service, with a handset now available in bedrooms at Woodland Court/Marlborough and Solsbury Court/Westwood/Polden Court/Osborne House/Carpenter House and Thornbank Gardens, lets you make FREE calls to any of your fellow residents within the University of
Bath’s halls of residence or to anyone on the Freewire Network.
The system is based on the latest VoIP technology and provides you with the following
benefits:
• Free calls to other Freewire Telephone users anytime, anywhere in the world
• Free subscription to the service for friends and family
• Free voicemail, teleconferencing and call screening facilities
• Extremely competitive rates when calling other networks and mobile phones
And, if your bedroom does not have a Freewire handset, you can still access the Freewire
service by downloading the free and easy to use software that lets you enjoy the same
benefits via a “softphone”.
For further information on how to get started, just refer to your handset instruction guide. Or,
to download the software and find out more about Freewire, just visit
www.freewiretv.com

Freewire TV

Using your PC and Freewire’s latest TV software, you can now enjoy over 30 of your favourite
TV and radio channels in full digital quality absolutely FREE on your PC. The software works
like any satellite or cable TV service, with now/next information about programmes, a full
seven-day TV and radio guide and easy channel selection.
Watch even more TV channels with the Freewire Extra premium TV package. For a small
monthly subscription, you can get access to many more channels including E! and MTV, as
well as live Premiership and SPL football on Setanta sports.
For more information on how to use the service, just refer to the information sheet in your
bedroom. Alternatively, visit www.freewiretv.com

Electrical Supply

All the residences on campus are fitted with normal domestic square pin electrical sockets in the study bedrooms. However, the sockets will not allow you to draw a current of 13 amps, but are restricted to 5 amps. This is sufficient to power most computers, televisions, audio equipment and hairdryers, but not items such as fan heaters and kettles. The cost of electricity is included in your rent.

Campus Facilities

Cars and Parking

Students living in University accommodation on or off-campus may not park cars on the University site, unless granted a permit, or on public roads within the City of Bath boundaries. Permits will only be issued in exceptional circumstances.