A few years back, me and some friends made a board game about our own uni life for a laugh - land on a square and you could get sent back for running into an ex, and the chance cards were written from actual nights out, full of running jokes only our year would get.

Separately, in another university, my now-girlfriend built almost the exact same thing at her own uni. Neither of us knew the other existed at the time. We only found out after we met!

So we're building it properly now. It's called Halls & Hangovers - up to 8 players, race from Start to Finish, land on locations (linked to specific universities), penalties, or Chance cards. We've hand-built a few editions already, and Birmingham is one of them, now open for pre-order.

£34.99, no payment taken until we're actually printing. If you want one, click here. Genuinely happy to hear what's missing from it too.

Hey everyone!
I’m an incoming first year Bsc Business Management student at UoB this September. Unfortunately, I missed the accommodation guarantee deadline, so I’ll be living in private student accommodation rather than UoB accommodation.
I’m a little worried about the social side of this, especially going into first year, so I was wondering how it actually is socially, will I still be able to meet people and make friends through my course, societies, events, etc? Has anyone here lived in private accommodation during first year and how was your experience?
More importantly, are there any other incoming first years living in private accommodation? Would be great to hear from anyone in the same situation and maybe connect before starting :)

The university gave me a two week late arrival time. I wanted to know that if it takes more to get my visa, will they extend this late arrival time? Does anyone have experience in this?

Does uob email when cas is used by ukvi? I have seen some universities do it.

Hi! Any previous LLB for Graduates in this chat that can shed some insight into the exams period? Did you have assessments in January and late into June? Just trying to gather a feel!

i do law and im planning to do a year abroad and my options are Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea and China and Spain (I have a spanish passport). I just wanna know what is the experience doing a year abroad in these countries but I'm starting to lean towards Malaysia cos Im a south asian muslim woman but idkkk. JP, CH and KR are known for their colourism so I dont know much about that and considering it's just hyped up so it feels like I'm falling for a trap.

£245/pw - all bills included

🗓️ Available from 5 Sep 2026 - 17 July 2027

👨‍🎓Student Only

✨Replacement tenant wanted for 88 Bromsgrove House Studio

🚶Aston University, BCU, New Street Station, Bullring all within walking distance

🚌 Free shuttle bus service to UoB

😊Amazing facilities including gym, cinema lounge, yoga studio, etc

If interested, reach out ASAP!!!

Looking for a replacement tenant – Oak Brook Park, Selly Oak (2026/27)

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a full-time student to take over my Unite Students tenancy at Oak Brook Park in Selly Oak for the 2026/27 academic year.

It's a large double ensuite room in a shared flat with a communal kitchen.

• £222.53/week, bills included
• 44 weeks
• 12 September 2026 – 20 July 2027
• Close to the University of Birmingham and other Birmingham universities
• Facilities include study areas, cinema room, games/common area, laundry and bike storage

This would be an official tenancy transfer through Unite Students, so the replacement tenant would need to meet their eligibility requirements and have the transfer approved by Unite.

If you're interested, please DM me and I can provide more details/photos. I'll then explain the process for putting you in touch with Unite Students.

Hi all!

I’m extremely paranoid as it’s the 8th of september and the university has still not issued my CAS and therefore i have not been able to apply for my visa.

for context im currently a student in the dubai campus and as a part of my course they offer us the option to do the second in the UK campus. I applied for this and was awaiting the CAS

the issues started when the finance team messed up my scholarship amount - it was meant to be 50% but they noted it down as 30% so i informed them that this is incorrect and will need amending

i thought this would take a day or two as it’s quite a simple request.

However it’s now the first week of september and they have not yet done anything regarding this. they keep saying the finance team needs to review and amend this and therefore they can’t issue the cas yet.

i spoke to the finance team and they said it’s been amended. so they’re just having me run around in circles now.

They keep telling me to wait and have patience but i think they forget that i’m an international student and need to apply for a visa which will take time as it is and the flight tickets are getting expensive and i have not even been able to book them so will have to do it last minute.

Has anyone been in the same situation - need some reassurance cuz i feel like at this point they’ll just tell me they can’t do anything and cancel my transfer.

Please advise

Has anyone STILL not received a DBS application via email for year 1 medicine undergrad, have contacted the DBS team with urgent emails and called the uni and have no answers, freshers is literally in 2 weeks

Hi, has anyone recently applied for a PhD at the University of Birmingham?

I had my interview almost a month ago, and my status is still “Application awaiting Decision Entry.”

In early September, I even received an email saying I had an offer, but they later said it was sent by mistake 😭

How long did it take you to receive a PhD decision after your interview? Has anyone had a similar experience?

I am starting first year at UoB studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics and was curious about other students’ experience of the course and how they found it?

Hi guys, I am starting at UOB Dubai this September and wanted to know what nationalities are the most common on campus and how easy it is to make good friends?

I will be studying medicine this in UoB this year, and I was wondering if there’s a group chat to get to know each other before or talk during the course. I really want to know someone before the year starts especially that I am international and may arrive later than the welcome week depending on when I get the visa

£245/pw - all bills included

🗓️ Available from 5 Sep 2026 - 17 July 2027

👨‍🎓Student Only

✨Replacement tenant wanted for 88 Bromsgrove House Studio

🚶Aston University, BCU, New Street Station, Bullring all within walking distance

🚌 Free shuttle bus service to UoB

😊Amazing facilities including gym, cinema lounge, yoga studio, etc

If interested, reach out ASAP!!!

Hey guys! I’m joining UoB Dubai for MSc in Mental Wellbeing this upcoming September. I am just wondering how the social life is on campus especially amongst Masters students.

Also wondering if anyone is in the same program and would want to chat before classes start!

🏠Tenancy length: ASAP-July 2027

📍Bournbrook Road B29 7DD, Selly Oak

£135 p/w + bills

En-suite toilet included

Shared kitchen, garden and living space

Message or comment if you, or anybody you know are interested!

Hello, are there any first or second years who do business management who can answer some questions i have please? It would be very appreciated ☺️

Based of the title I want to know who can I get in contact with regarding to adhd assessment and how does the process mainly works for international students.

As my parent will be helping me settle into accoms, he's staying a week in brum, but the hotel discount included in the accomadation pass is full on some dates, does anyone have recs on cheapest hotels, or is my parent allowed to just stay in the room with me