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Students come from all over the world to attend Universities and Colleges in Glasgow.  Scots are well known for their hospitality and friendly nature, and there are lots of interesting things to see and do when your are not too busy studying.   pad is designed to help you find a suitable and secure place in which to live, in good and tenantable condition, and ensure that you enjoy the student experience.   It is aimed at students who are considering renting flats, houses and bedsits in the private sector, where the accommodation is rented directly from the owner or his agent and the University or College has no direct control over the agreement.  The Accommodation Officer at your University or College will be pleased to receive feedback on your experiences in the private rented sector.

PAD
To help you find accommodation in Glasgow, the five higher education institutions in the Glasgow area have set up pad:

Contact Details
Glasgow Caledonian University tel: 0141 331 3980 email: accommodation@gcal.ac.uk
Glasgow School of Art tel: 0141 353 4509 email: welfare@gsa.ac.uk
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama tel: 0141 270 8272 email: registry@rsamd.ac.uk
University of Glasgow tel: 0141 330 4544 email: k.hanlon@admin.gla.ac.uk
University of Strathclyde tel: 0141 548 4328 email: j.macaskill@strath.ac.uk

pad is a centralised database of private sector accommodation available for rent to students attending all five institutions.  In the interest of student safety, accommodation is not registered with pad unless the landlord has confirmed that it conforms to the standards required to meet the pad Safety Policy.  Furthermore, the partner institutions have the right to verify the information provided and have sole discretion in advertising properties or including their details on the database and reserve the right to refuse to do so. The accommodation is not, however, inspected and your University or College accepts no responsibility if the accommodation registered with pad is found to to be deficient in any respect.

University of Glasgow

University of Strathclyde
Glasgow Caledonian University
RSAMD
Glasgow School of Art
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Date Last Modified: 30 June 2008