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Living in Dundee
Learn more about living in Dundee - Scotland's fourth largest city.
Learn more about living in Dundee - Scotland's fourth largest city.
Dundee is听vibrant and friendly, cosmopolitan and cultural, compact and affordable.听, so even in winter we get more sunshine than the rest of the country.听
And it's not just us that thinks it's a great place to be.听 put Dundee in its top 10 list of best places to live in the UK - twice! This covered areas like good employment, cost of living, great schools and community spirit, and we have all that and more in abundance.
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Dundee is perfectly located on the banks of the River Tay, on the East Coast of Scotland. Here's is in the world.听
With a population of 140,000, Dundee has the big city feel, but is small enough for you to get around easily.听
Visiting the rest of Scotland is simple, too: you can be in the countryside in 20 minutes, and we're only a听90-minute drive away from 90% of Scotland. Even London is only听a 1.5 hour direct flight, or a six hour train ride away.
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So when you need a culture fix, the choice is endless.
罢丑别听听puts on听amazing听design exhibitions听twice a year.听 Or there's ,听art and films at听and even听. Recently, the Eden Project chose Dundee to host the first-ever ecological attraction in Scotland. all about the cultural life here.
and we couldn't put it better ourselves.
Dundee is one of the safest cities in Scotland, according to .
the cheapest city in Scotland for students. Monthly听household costs are roughly听20% cheaper than听the national average, so Dundee offers听great value for money.
Not听only is Dundee incredibly safe, your money will go further here too!
Wherever you're from, and whatever you choose to study, we'll do our very best to make you feel welcome.听
Dundee is international听and multicultural, much like the university itself. There are over 40,000 students studying in the city, making it home to people from many different countries and ethnic groups.
You鈥檒l easily find places of worship听for religions听 including Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism, Judaism, as well as many Christian denominations. Many Abertay staff members are from听outwith Dundee, so they understand what moving to a new city or country feels like.听With this much support available,听we're sure that Dundee will quickly become your home away from home.
There鈥檚 all the usual food choices here, but why not try Japanese, Thai, Mexican, New Zealand or Lebanese cuisine for a change?听Or visit听our artisan coffee shops听and, of course, there are great restaurants and听cafes right across the city.
We have international food shops such as Chinese, Indian, Polish and Russian supermarkets, as well as halal butchers. Tesco and Lidl are very near to Campus, and Dundee is famous for its amazing bakeries.听So And find out why National Geographic called Dundee
If听you like to live an active life, then you鈥檒l love听it here. In fact, will be your only challenge.
Locally there are many miles of coastline, trails and forests to explore. Water sports like听open water swimming and stand-up paddle boarding happen at the local beaches. There鈥檚 even a skate park about 10 minutes鈥� walk from Campus.
The sea, mountains and forests are so close you can visit all three in a day. And you鈥檒l often have the place to yourself 鈥� apart from the odd seal, deer or dolphin, that is.听
Photo credit: Dundee One City, Many Discoveries
Whether you like chatting in a cosy pub, seeing bands, drinking听coffee or clubbing, Dundee鈥檚 nightlife always delivers.听
Our pubs are second to none. The biggest nightclubs regularly host some of the UK鈥檚 most well-known DJs, and there are lots of live music venues, too. In fact, if that's your thing.
If听movies听are your passion, then you've got two cinema chains and an arthouse cinema to choose from, so you'll be spoilt for choice.
However you like听to relax, it's all here when you need it.
Abertay is located on a buzzing city centre campus, with all of our buildings within a quarter of a mile of each other.
Check out the student accommodation. Lots of different rooms, exclusive discounted rents and plenty of information to help you decide.
Scotland is a very welcoming country, we’re genuinely happy to see newcomers. Find out why we recommend studying here.
A lot of our students live locally, and we know it can be different for you. Abertay is where you'll make friends AND get your degree.
