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Your Life. Your Home. Your Essex.

It's more than just a room. It's your place to connect and thrive, make friends for life, and embrace the moments that make you. It's your chance to live at the heart of a vibrant campus community with shared values and diverse interests, in an environment where you will succeed.

Your student profile can take up to 72 hours to activate from the point of accepting your offer, please allow enough time for this to process when booking your accommodation.

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For enquiries about accommodation or about an application you're making, contact us at the Student Services Hub. Quote your full name and PRID or PG number on all correspondence.

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Join us at an Offer Holder Day

Offer Holders, check your emails to book your place at an Offer Holder Day, and we'll make sure you have all the information you need to make the most out of your day.

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