Explore Birmingham
A friendly, welcoming place to study
As soon as you arrive here, you’ll be made to feel welcome and included. You’ll also find a friendly, diverse community of students and lots going on around campus. Here’s just a taste of what to expect.
Guild of Students (Student Union)
When you study with us, you’re automatically a member of the Guild of Students. With more than 500 groups and societies to choose from, you’re sure to find people like you, who love doing the same things as you.
As a member of the Guild of Students on campus, you’ll have access to a whole world of events, activities, advice and support.
Shopping and eating on campus
If you love to eat and shop, there are lots of food and retail stores on campus. When it comes to the eating and drinking here, it’s all prepared by Food Fellows.
Find your Fairtrade favourites
In the UK, we have a reputation for drinking huge amounts of tea and coffee, often while snacking on delicious, sweet treats. That’s why we’re committed to selling delicious Fairtrade products in our University shops.
Where to shop and eat on campus
There’s lots to do on campus when you’re not studying. Once you’re here in Birmingham, take a look at our exciting shops and food outlets on campus:
Make life easier with the MyUoB app
We know there’s a lot to plan and think about when you first start university. That’s why we created an app to help you settle in much easier and faster. It’s called MyUoB and has everything from timetables, to emails, relevant information about your course modules and much more. All on your phone, whenever you need it.
Best of all, it has a live campus map built in, making it easy to find your way to lectures and anywhere else you might be going. Simply search ‘MyUoB’ in the App store on iOS or Android.
Shopping and eating in the city
Once you’ve explored our campus locations, the fun doesn’t stop there. You’ll find hundreds more shops and eateries in Birmingham city centre. From familiar high street names to local independent shops and restaurants, you’ll never run out of options.
More helpful advice
There’s so much going on at the University and in the city, we can’t cover it all here. So take a look at some more useful links to help you make the most of student life.