The Guides
We believe that we're the FIRST and ORIGINAL redbrick university in the country!
We have a high level of academic excellence and a reputation for strong research encouraging our students to learn by enquiry. We also have the first established Students Union (Guild of Students) in the country. We have high levels of excellence in Sport having remained in the top three in the BUSA inter-university sports teams rankings for over the past 15 years. We also have a strong tradition in music and have the Barber Institute of Fine Arts (one of Europe's best small art galleries) based on campus.
The University is known to be a friendly community - our students frequently comment on the advantages of being a campus University, so close to the heart of a city and offering a strong campus based social life which is enhanced by the offerings of the city nearby.
facilities... 
for recreation
Go@OLRC
Go@OLRC is a great new coffee shop facility located in the foyer of the Orchard Learning Resource Centre, on the Selly Oak campus, home to the BBC Drama village. The coffee shop provides a wide range sandwiches, panini's, jacket patatoes, pasta salads and speciality coffee's.
The Vale
Vale Village, Shackleton, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, B15 3SZ
15-20 minutes walking distance from the main campus and approximately 3km
from Birmingham city centre. It currently comprises of 5 residence sites, the village houses
approximately 1,900 students and offers a variety of types of accommodation. At the heart of the village is The Hub which boasts fantastic facilities for
all residents and non residents. It comprises of 'Fusion' - dining area; 'Bar One' - main bar and nightclub ; 'Upper Rio's' -
contemporary coffee bar ; 'Lower Rio's' bottle bar and nightclub.
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Library services
The University printed collections are housed in the main library and nine site libraries and resource centres. There is also a growing electronic collection of resources, books, periodicals, databases available via the campus network and externally through the internet.
By continually investing in technology, facilities, resource and people, we aim to support the high quality research and learning environment the university aspires to. A range of services are available at the library service points, including book loans, stationary sales. There is help for students in the library as well an online support.
