Food and essentials

• Supplies to last you two days
• Same-day delivery if you submit your form within the following deadlines:
  • 2 - 9 December, 5pm
  • 10 - 18 December, 4pm
  • 19 December - 3 January, 12pm
• Includes all your essential staples including bread, milk, cereal and a selection of home-made frozen meals
• You'll also receive a small box of condiments and there'll be more items in the box during the Christmas break.

View our instagram story to see what's inside the box.

This box is provided to you and your flatmates free of charge.

• Per person, with supplies to last for 6 days
• Delivered the day after you submit your form.  All deliveries take place between 12pm and 6pm.
• Contains bread, jam, fruit, cheese and salad for a healthy breakfast or light lunch
• See a full breakdown of what's included

The cost of this box and the condiments (£28.00) will be deducted from your Meal Plan balance.

If you run out of any of the above, you can get in touch with the team directly via food@conferences.bham.ac.uk

• Per person, with supplies to last for 6 days
• Delivered the day after you submit your form.  All deliveries take place between 12pm and 8pm.
• Contains home-cooked frozen ready meals: just oven cook or microwave and enjoy
• See a full breakdown of the different options

The cost of this box (£24.00) will be deducted from your Meal Plan balance.

If you run out of any of the above, you can get in touch with the team directly via food@conferences.bham.ac.uk

To help you eat well, we’ve put together some suggested, simple recipes. These can be made easily with items that are readily available from any supermarket or grocery store or from one of the University's Meal Plan boxes.

When you tell us that you are self-isolating, we will deliver you with a free box of groceries.

The grocery box will contain all of your essential staples including bread, milk, cereal and a selection of home-made frozen meals. We provide same-day delivery if you let us know that you are self-isolating within the following deadlines:

• 2 - 9 December, 5pm
• 10 - 18 December, 4pm
• 19 December - 3 January, 12pm

This box should keep you going in the short term, but you’ll need to arrange food deliveries after this. Only one box will be provided.

View our instagram story to see what's inside the box.

Making your food arrangements

There’s a wide range of options available to you whilst living in accommodation. Some options need to be arranged for in advance, whilst some options can be delivered to you within one hour of ordering. 

If you would like to get your fresh groceries and food on demand, we’d recommend using the services below. They work alongside local supermarkets and convenience stores such as Londis, the Co-op, and Marks & Spencer and charge a relatively small delivery fee. 

Larger supermarket chains such as Tesco, Asda, and Ocado can facilitate larger deliveries of groceries. However, you will need to book at least a day in advance, there’s usually a minimum spend, and delivery costs can be a little bit higher.

Iceland and Morrisons are offering priority delivery to students.

Find out more

To help you eat well, we’ve put together some suggested, simple recipes. These can be made easily with items that are readily available from any supermarket or grocery store.