Refer a friend and both receive £100!
24 April 2024
Have you thought how nice it would be to have a friend or two living close by? If yes, we are offering you a very special refer a friend offer!
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CODE Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
Making mental health your priority
13 March 2024
This University Mental Health Day (Thurs 14th March), CODE are dedicating a day to raise awareness of self-care and wellbeing among students. We’re holding a free event between 11am and 5pm, looking at all the ways you can boost your mental health. This includes a petting zoo, ice bath and free nutritious snacks that will all […]
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CODE Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
Self-Love on Valentine’s Day
12 February 2024
Valentine’s Day is almost here! For everyone who gets to celebrate with a partner, it can be a romantic day. But at CODE, we believe it’s also a day to show a little extra love to yourself. Which is why our FREE Valentine’s event is all about treating yourself with the same love and kindness […]
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Lunar New Year Celebration
05 February 2024
Lunar New Year – often called Chinese New Year in the UK – is an important event for our students, with more than 20% of our tenants coming from countries which will welcome in the Year of the Dragon on February 10th 2024. Because of the cultural importance, CODE will be celebrating with parties at […]
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CODE CLOTHES SALE – NEW, PRE-LOVED & VINTAGE
19 January 2024
Join us for this amazing sale! We have nearly 1,000 clothes, shoes and accessories all ready to be bought. All proceeds from the sale will go to Women’s Aid Leicestershire (CODE’s chosen charity for 2024). The charity supports women and young children escape often life-threatening domestic abuse situations. Coventry – Thursday 25th January, First floor […]
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Health and Well-being in Coventry
01 December 2023
If you’re finding university life a bit harder than normal, you’re not alone. Worry about exams, loneliness or money problems can make you feel overwhelmed. Or you might want advice on eating well, home sickness or a range of physical and mental health issues. Luckily, there are lots of places in Coventry to find support […]
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Father’s Day Gift Ideas
12 June 2022
Picture this – Father’s Day is around the corner and you don’t know what to do? What do dad’s even like? We may not know everything, but we do know a few places you can begin the hunt for the perfect Father’s Day gift! For those who aren’t celebrating Father’s Day, why not send something to […]
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Happy Holi!
25 March 2022
CODE Student accommodation teamed up with Events by KD to promote Rang Barse, a Neon Hollywood Bash to help celebrate Holi. Holi is a two-day Hindu festival that originates in India. On the first day, people will gather around a bonfire and celebrate good triumphing over evil. But it’s the second day that most people […]
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CODE Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
5 Blue Monday tips
17 January 2022
January is the time for New Year’s resolutions, getting fit and starting a new chapter in the book that is 2022. But this can also put a lot of pressure on you. That pressure is why the third Monday in January is sometimes referred to as ‘Blue Monday’, aka the “most depressing” day of […]
Find out moreCODE Community – Events in lockdown
01 June 2021
When the announcement came to lockdown the country on March 23rd last year, no one thought we would still have been in a similar situation 9 months later. But, on 4th January 2021 the Prime Minister put the country back into full lockdown. Here at CODE we used this opportunity to adapt our social event […]
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UK Pride Month
01 June 2021
Pride Month is dedicated to the celebration of LGBTQ+ communities, both globally and locally, pride month occurs in June and is designed to encourage a sense of pride and achievement for how far we have come with the acceptance and inclusion of people of all different sexualities. Being gay was a crime until 1967 in […]
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Protect yourself from spam emails and scam calls/texts
06 May 2021
Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, there has been a rise in scams targeting victims online. These scams could be sent to you in emails, texts and phone calls. Well known ones that are currently circulating include texts claiming you need to pay Royal Mail a delivery fee, calls from HMRC saying you need […]
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CODE Community, CODE Competition
CODE’s great big monthly quiz!
12 February 2021
Here at CODE, we know you love a good quiz! That’s why we’ve brought our great big CODE online quiz back once a month. Taking place on the third Monday of the month, you can put your knowledge to the test and take part! Join in May – Monday 10th May at 7pm! Now open to non-CODE residents, why […]
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CODE Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
CODE Community Support Group – Week 14 – Living in the present, moving on from the past
12 February 2021
Taking place once a week, our support group has been specialised designed to help our residents during this difficult time Coventry – Wednesdays 1pm – 3pm – Book Here Leicester – Thursdays 2pm – 4pm – Book Here “The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, […]
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CODE Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
CODE Community Support Group – Week 13 – Exercise
04 February 2021
Taking place once a week, our support group has been specialised designed to help our residents during this difficult time Coventry – Wednesdays 1pm – 3pm – book here Leicester – Thursdays 2pm – 4pm To some, the thought of exercise is enough to put them off for life! However, even the smallest amount of […]
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CODE Community, CODE International
Chinese New Year 2021
01 February 2021
The Biggest event in the Chinese calendar, Chinese New Year is centuries old and has only gained in its significance because of several myths and customs. As it is tied into the lunar calendar, the date changes each year. Typically, it begins with the new moon that occurs between the end of January and the […]
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CODE Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
CODE Community Support Group – Week 12 Routines
29 January 2021
Now in its 12th week, the support group is still going strong and adapts to suit you and the guidelines! Sessions run every Wednesday in Coventry and every Thursday in Leicester, and they are led by a qualified psychotherapist. This way, you know you are getting expert advice, when you need it! CODE Coventry – codestudents.co/support […]
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Burns Night – A Scottish Tradition
20 January 2021
Burns night is the celebration of the life of Scottish author Robert Burns. Scots, and those around the globe, hold annual celebrations on the anniversary of his birth – 25th January. Traditionally, those wishing to rejoice would gather with their friends and family and either host a burns supper or go to a local pub […]
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CODE Community, CODE Lifestyle, Mental Health & Wellbeing
How to focus on having a happy January
07 January 2021
After the fantastic feedback we received we are continuing on with our support groups so you can share and learn positive ideas and methods to promote wellbeing during these strange times. Sessions will be running every Wednesday and we can only allow a maximum of 15 students whilst we continue to abide to lockdown rules […]
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The CODE Cat Codey
03 December 2020
Our Leicester site team started noticing this very friendly and inqusitive furry friend frequenting our CODE site towards the start of term. Since then they have made good friends with this furry friend who has been enjoying it’s daily treats from the maintenance and cleaning teams! We ran a poll on Instagram to ask our […]
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CODE Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
CODE Community Support Group
27 November 2020
We’ve created a new support group so you can share and learn positive ideas and methods to promote wellbeing during these strange times. A qualified psychotherapist will be hosting a support group twice a week for CODE at both Leicester & Coventry. We can allow a maximum of 15 students (if there is more demand […]
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Looking after your wellbeing
12 November 2020
The CODE Promise CODE are committed to making sure you have a positive experience at University and have a range of resources to support you. Should you ever feel you are becoming stressed, isolated, homesick or if you just need someone to chat to, we are here. You can email us at welfare@codestudents.co.uk or call us […]
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Keep Fit with our Online CODE Fitness Classes
12 November 2020
We know how important it is to keep active and healthy – exercise improves your brainpower, gives you confidence, is fun, great for your mental health, and, oh, you’ll look good too 😉 This year we’ll be hosting a range of fitness classes both in personal and online. These include HIIT workouts and Yoga sessions! Our […]
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Everything you need to know about ‘lockdown 2’
05 November 2020
England’s new Lockdown – 5 Nov to 2 Dec COVID-19 case numbers are rising rapidly so the Govermnment is introducing a new ‘lockdown’ – with new laws telling you must stay home as much as possible. The lockdown will run from Thursday 5th November (12.01am) – Wednesday 2nd December. The good news is that at […]
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Mexican Themed Wednesday Giveaway!
07 October 2020
Your welfare is very important to us and we know it’s important to relax and take time off. During your time here at CODE we want you to have the most fun and the best experience possible. Which is why we run weekly socials events – either online or in person depending on the Covid […]
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Events In October
01 October 2020
We know how much you all want to enjoy your university experience and given the current circumstances we want to try and provide this for you, which is why for October we have a comprehensive events plan for you, include a mix of online events and safe, in person events. CODE Events: w/c 5th October […]
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The Great Big Fruit & Veg Giveaway
30 September 2020
Your welfare is very important to us and we know it’s important to relax and take time off. During your time here at CODE we want you to have the most fun and the best experience possible. Which is why we run weekly socials events – either online or in person depending on the Covid […]
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CODE Community, CODE Lifestyle, CODE News, Moving In
Living with CODE in 2020-21
04 August 2020
Covid-19 is changing the way we think about the world. Some of you may also be thinking about the next academic year and wondering what this will bring. We are confident that any student who is living with us next year can still have a great experience. Our accommodation consists of self-contained studio flats – […]
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CODE Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
Protecting our students’ physical and mental well-being
09 July 2020
When lockdown began at the start of March, we knew that the impact on the physical and well-being of our students could be immense if we did not put the right measures in place. We immediately surveyed all our students and nearly half of them said they would be staying – maybe because our accommodation […]
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Travel and visa updates for International Students
06 July 2020
If you are an international student and will be arriving or returning to the UK to start studying in September/October you may be wondering what new Government announcements around visas and 14-day, self-isolation mean to you. Also, which countries don’t require you to quarantine. The important thing to remember is that the Government is dedicated […]
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CODE Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
Coronavirus and how you feel
29 June 2020
At the start of this year, most of us hadn’t even heard of Coronavirus. Now, it has changed the way we all look at life. There’s no doubt Covid-19 has had a massive impact on us all – but you might be wondering if what you are feeling is “normal”. Which is why the Office […]
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Coming soon… the CODE Cookbook
19 June 2020
Lots of our residents have been using lockdown to perfect their cooking skills. So we challenged them to share their favourite starter, meal or dessert. The result… our very own CODE Cookbook, featuring more than two dozen, mouth-watering recipes from our students! We’ll be revealing the recipes day by day on Instagram, starting on Monday […]
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Support bubbles and what it means to you
11 June 2020
You may have heard the government announcement that, from the 13th June, adults living alone will be allowed to create a "support bubble" with another household. If you're living in one of our studios, this now means you can potentially have one friend or partner stay in your flat. You could also travel back and […]
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Deciding to travel to the UK
08 June 2020
Andreea* is a CODE resident but initially decided to return home to Eastern Europe when the first Covid-19 cases started to occur. However, a few months later she returned to the UK and her studio. Here she explains why she decided to come back and what it was like travelling with restrictions. By the point […]
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Well done to our Website Scavenger Hunt winners
03 June 2020
At CODE, we pride ourselves on our free weekly social events. And even in the times of lockdown and social distancing, we have kept them going – just online. Our latest was a digital scavenger hunt. We hid 10 “CODE footsteps” around our website and challenged our residents – and 2020/21 tenants – to find them […]
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