Southampton Solent University

Solent marched into the university fold in 2005, hence the modern, shiny surface propping up Southampton's city centre. Propping up the drunken sailors is a merchant navy training site four miles up the coast at Warsash...more detail The Solent campus bustles along to a huggy, community tune thanks to its small size and specialises in vocational subjects like business, media and maritime courses...more on academic Students with seasick-proof hangovers are well catered for with some nifty specialist tanks, simulations and the English Channel on their watery doorstep. Watersports are predictably popular and sailing masts its flag high above the rest. The 'the fresh air will do us good' crowd donning their sporting caps has catapulted Solent into the top third of the student sports league too...more on sports The SU’s up for a mild craic, running three bars and a small bundle of clubs...more on the SU Southampton’s got plenty of entertainment to plug gaps, with a wide selection of pubs and sweaty clubs...more on entertainment Accommodation’s pricey, but it’s as plush as a cruise liner and all near the Uni...more on housing A wide range of financial safety nets available, with bursaries and small grants for those from poorer backgrounds, the local area and those living in halls.

Woohoo: Water, water everywhere and plenty of booze to drink
Boohoo: Warsash campus is as isolated as Navy life without the waves
Tel: (023) 8031 3039
E-mail: enquiries@solent.ac.uk
Website: www.solent.ac.uk