Ipswich

University in Ipswich

University of Suffolk, which gained independent university status in 2016, has its main campus on the Ipswich Waterfront, around a 15-minute walk from Ipswich railway station. It covers arts, business, social sciences, technology, health and sciences across two schools. The campus is compact and self-contained, with all principal teaching buildings, the student centre and on-campus accommodation within a short walk of each other. Find student accommodation close to campus on Hallbookers.

Where do students live in Ipswich

Most first-year students live in Athena Hall, the university’s on-campus hall of residence on the Waterfront, which accommodates around 590 students in en-suite rooms and studio flats. Returning students typically move into private housing in the town centre or the surrounding residential areas within walking distance of the Waterfront campus. The streets between the campus and Ipswich town centre, around a 10-minute walk away, are the most common areas for private student housing.

Getting around Ipswich

The Waterfront campus is walkable from most student areas in Ipswich. Ipswich railway station, around a 15-minute walk from campus, has direct services to London Liverpool Street in around an hour and to Norwich in around 45 minutes.

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