Top Reasons to Attend University in Liverpool

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• University of Liverpool
• Liverpool John Moores University

GETTING AROUND

Merseyrail (the Metro) supplements an efficient bus service. JMU operates a free shuttle bus between its sites. Cycling is possible but not popular. London is 197 miles away, and trains take 3 hours. National Express coaches operate to many destinations. Flights from Liverpool Airport are expanding, and there are flights to many European cities. Manchester International Airport is less than an hour away for other destinations.

ATTRACTIONS FOR STUDENTS

Sport

Home to both Liverpool and Everton Football Clubs, Liverpool also offers Rugby Union, golf, cricket, gymnastics and basketball. Rugby League teams such as St Helens, Widnes and Wigan play nearby. Water sports enthusiasts are catered for close to the Albert Docks and climbing is available at the Awesome Walls centre. Aintree Race Course, home of the Grand National, has a visitor centre.

Culture and nightlife

Liverpool has a reputation as a lively city and there are many clubs, bars, cafes, restaurants, music venues and pubs. The city has many cinemas and five theatres, including the Liverpool Empire and the Everyman. The Philharmonic Hall is the venue for classical concerts. The RLPO is led by the youthful, charismatic Russian chief conductor Vasily Petrenko, who was awarded the Classical BRIT Awards Male Artist of the Year in 2010 and whom Liverpool has adopted as one of their own. National Museums Liverpool represents the eight museums and galleries in and around the city. Tate Liverpool is famous for its modern art exhibitions and the Maritime Museum gives an account of Liverpool's seafaring history and houses the International Museum for Slavery. The Waterfront and the redeveloped Albert Dock with its shops, cafés and bars are popular, as is the Fact art house cinema and multimedia gallery in the developing Ropeworks.

Shopping

As well as the usual high street stores, Cavern Walks and the newly developed expensive Met Quarter caters for those who like designer gear. St John's Centre is popular with bargain hunters, while Bold Street offers a more bohemian range. Liverpool ONE, which opened in 2008, is the largest city centre regeneration project in Europe and has given Liverpool shopping a whole new dimension. It is a stunningly designed centre that is home to more than 160 famous high street names.

Proximity to the city centre

• University of Liverpool, modern campus in the city centre.
• Liverpool John Moores University, two main sites on opposite sides of the city centre.
• Liverpool Hope University, the main campus is at Hope Park, with another site at Everton. 

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Cost of Living – Facts for Students

• Liverpool students spend the most on CDs/DVDs per week, £13.65.
• Only 3% of students pay rent from £76–£90, the majority pay less than £75.
• Only 15% of students work in order to gain some extra money for socialising. Most work in order to pay for university or to save money for travelling.
• Overdrafts contribute £103.60 a week to the average Liverpool student, the highest amount in the UK.
• The average mean of the total amount received per individual per week is £279.50, the highest average in the UK.
• 7% are receiving £500-£1,000 less this year from their parents.
• The cost of living is why 10% of students picked Liverpool.

Facts are sourced from NatWest/RBS Student Living Index 2009, for more useful financial information from NatWest click here >