Town / City Centre Universities - where?

[ClumpingKate]

So I know Oxford and Cambridge, many London unis and Manchester are all city based universities with their buildings on public streets in the centre of town. Anywhere else that largely matches this description?
Failing that, am looking for campuses that are located in the central area, say less than a mile (30 mins walk) from the centre of town.

Where have I missed?

Newcastle and Northumbria universities are both in the centre of Newcastle.
Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam are both in the centre of the city.
The main campus for Nottingham Trent is central too, though one campus is further out.

Bath, Bristol

My daughter has just started at Lincoln and it's directly in the city centre - no need for buses. All the shops (including McDonald's!) are within 5 minutes of her accommodation. She loves it!

UEA - University of East Anglia is in Norwich but is a campus

(Norwich is in a smaller city than others on this list, but does have nightlife and shops, easy to get around walking, cycling or bus)

Sheffield as others have said

Glasgow
Manchester
Liverpool
Sheffield
Birmingham (vibrant student area near campus, train to shops)
Newcastle
Lincoln
Leicester
Newcastle
Goldsmiths (London, cheaper part of London also vibrant)

It;s also worth looking at where students live, where are the halls and where do students live after the first year. In London students can live a long way from where they are studying.

NTU
Portsmouth
Plymouth

All right in the city with Halls also located in the city.

TBH I'd have thought it might be easier to list the unis which are 'out in the sticks'. Though people's definition of that doubtless varies.
Definitely not Lancaster then ~3 miles out of town, and it's pleasant town more than 'city'.

Leeds is good. You could get a bus but it's about two stops!

I think that lots of students don’t hang out in city centre shopping areas. However city universities have a greater range of entertainment, sport to watch and amenities many campus universities don’t have nearby.

Sheffield, for example, has all of the above but has its own area of Sheffield. It’s a short tram ride if you want the city centre. Bristol is based in the Clifton area of the city but that is well connected to the city centre, theatres and riverside area. Maps of cities are available.

Some universities really are based in the countryside. Some towns are very quiet. It’s not too difficult to imagine Bangor might be quiet! So just look at where the universities are within the city area and decide if it’s walkable to the city attractions, or whatever she wants. However many students don’t do this all the time and as long as they can get to facilities near the university, they are happy. Bristol has a lot available in Clifton, for example, so going into the centre for shopping isn’t a big deal.

Birmingham and Edinburgh (DD is at the latter and it's a lovely city)

"I think that lots of students don’t hang out in city centre shopping areas."

They do in Newcastle. I see loads of students in Meadowhall in Sheffield - a lot of them have jobs in Meadowhall as well.

York St John - literally just outside the city walls. You can see the Minster.

Exeter’s main Streatham campus and the smaller St Luke’s campus are both 10/15 minutes’ walk from the centre, though in different directions.

Cardiff. DS is in his third year and really enjoys it there. There are more opportunities for finding work alongside studying if needed.
The SU is supposed to be something special too. Can't remember what exactly.... possibly very big?

What does your DD want to Study Op?

Nottingham/ Nottingham Trent ( There is a student rate for the buses and trams there)
Southampton is on the edge of the city but had a good subsidised bus service when DS1 was there. I vaguely recall that students in halls off campus had a bus pass supplied in the first year.
Sheffield, Leeds.

Lichfield campus of stafford uni is near the town centre.

Plymouth Uni is bang in the centre of the City and the halls of residence are mostly there too.

Bath, Bristol

Bath University isn't in the town centre. It's on Claverton Down: a big hill to the east of Bath.

Birmingham and Edinburgh (DD is at the latter and it's a lovely city)

The University of Birmingham isn't in the city centre. Birmingham City University and the University of Aston are pretty central but the University of Birmingham is in Edgbaston/Harborne, two stops on the train south from New Street (just over 2 miles).

UEA - University of East Anglia is in Norwich but is a campus

The University of East Anglia's main campus is 2½-3 miles west of Norwich city centre.

I went to Sheffield, it's not quite in the city centre but only a 10 min walk away. Most accommodation is in Broomhill and Crookes.

Agree with Strathclyde. Two minutes walk from George Square and one of Glasgow's main rail station.

Liverpool

How do you know they are Sheffield University students in Meadowhall? Do they have it written all over them? Good for jobs though.

First year halls in Sheffield are Endcliffe/Ranmoor.

Because DD worked in Meadowhall and got talking to quite a few of them. Actually most of them were at Sheffield Hallam. Also Meadowhall does a couple of student nights where they open extra late, lay on some entertainment and offer extra discounts to students. Obviously they get students from local 6th form colleges as well, but it is very popular.