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Commuting to campus?
At Middlesex, many students live in other parts of London, or even further away, and travel onto campus. Criminology student Helen makes the journey by train a few times a week — but still feels part of the university community. She’s also part of our Commuter Group, which offers advice and support to commuters.
What’s your journey like?
It’s OK! I travel from Croydon and it takes me about an hour and a half to get in by train and tube, but I don’t have to do it in commuter hours when the trains are packed.
Can you do work on the train? I get to think things over. Sometimes I’ll have a ‘light bulb moment’ while I’m travelling and work out an idea for my essay.
Do you feel part of the campus? Because Middlesex is a London university there are loads of people who commute. So you bond over that in lectures — you all talk about your journeys in.
How important is being able to work from anywhere?
Because I commute, being able to study remotely is important to me. That’s something Middlesex is very good at — you have a lot of access to online articles. For example, there’s online learning systems that give you essential reading for
modules, and it’s a way to communicate with course leaders. So I can work from my local coffee shop, which is useful. Or I’ll go to the 24/7 library between lectures.
Need to know: To help you study anywhere you’ll receive:
— free e-textbooks and digital resources including e-journals
— access to spaces for group work and private study
— 24/7 library access and 24 hour laptop loan — including on weekends — free printing and photocopying.
You can also get a rail discount from Transport for London, and may be able to apply for a Young Persons’ Railcard to save money on the cost of travel.
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Helen Downham, criminology student and member of the MDX Commuter Group
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