Category: CODE Lifestyle

CODE Lifestyle

Keeping Cool Over the Summer

25 June 2018

Britain is set to be hotter than the Sahara desert this week as the country experiences the first of up to eight heatwaves predicted this summer! A 10-day ‘Spanish blowtorch’ heatwave will send the thermometers  soaring to 33C from Wednesday – making it potentially the hottest day of the year so far. As such we […]

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CODE Lifestyle, Mental Health & Wellbeing

Expert Mental Health & Wellbeing Training

14 June 2018

CODE recognise the importance of student’s mental health and wellbeing and proactively take steps to ensure that this is continually promoted throughout a student’s tenure at our accommodation by initially making sure the design of the accommodation has natural light and outdoor spaces, then to giving peace of mind with 24/7 security and an on-site […]

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CODE Caribbean Party

25 April 2018

Spring had sprung, the sun was out and it was the perfect opportunity to indulge in the CODE Caribbean Carnival before it’s time to get heads down and study! The scene was set with DJ Andy pushing out the calypso rhythms, the Island Street Band played with loud shirts and even louder drums getting everybody […]

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CODE Lifestyle

2018 London Marathon

23 April 2018

Our intrepid Tina Torrington, CODE Sales Manager completed the gruelling 26.2 miles of the “hottest on record” London Marathon in a fantastic non-stop time of 4 hours & 35 minutes of blistering effort to raise her target of £2000 for an inspiring Children’s Disability Charity – Get Kids Going!   We are looking forward to […]

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CODE host Careers and Employability Event

12 April 2018

CODE were pleased to give a warm welcome to Unitemps (the University owned employment service) who set up shop on Wednesday 11th April to offer guidance to our 1000 students on finding full time and part time temporary work within the University and also with local Leicester business’s – including CODE who were also on […]

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CODE Supports University Mental Health Day 2018

05 March 2018

The staff and students of CODE braved the freezing conditions and gathered indoors to raise awareness of University Mental Health Day 2018 an event run by Student Minds, which is the national campaign to focus efforts on promoting the mental health of people who live, work and study in Higher Education. We would like to […]

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#UNIMentalHealthDay Event 1/3/18

26 February 2018

Preparations are underway for the CODE Mental Health & Wellbeing Event to fully support the University Mental Health Day on the 1st March in collaboration with Students Minds the UK’s student mental health charity dedicated to develop new and innovative ways to improve the mental health of students. With 1000 students in the CODE Community […]

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CODE Lifestyle

Kickstart 2018 Health & Well-being Event

18 January 2018

What better way to get rid of the January Blues than Kickstart 2018 at CODE’s Fitness and Wellbeing Event !   Everybody was invited to meet the CODE Wellbeing Team and sign up for the FREE Fitness classes put on by Andrew and the PT-7 Personal Trainers – not only is it a great workout […]

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CODE Lifestyle

Rent A Bike for less than £1 a day

12 January 2018

CODE are now working in partnership with Rent-A-Bike to provide an affordable long term cycle hire scheme for all our students from the on-site Sales Office at Western Road.   Founded by enterprising DMU students and cycling enthusiasts Nathan & Oliver, Rent-A-Bike offers students the opportunity to becoming healthier, fitter and more active through cycling. […]

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Student Minds

08 December 2017

At the recent Student Accommodation awards evening, CODE were so impressed with all the important work that the team at Student Minds do to support CODE’s mission to nurture the “physical mental and social needs of our students” we are delighted to announce that we will be fundraising for Student Minds – the UK’s Student […]

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End of Term BBQ

25 May 2017

To celebrate the glorious weather and the approach of the end of term we hosted a flaming Summer BBQ so our students could relax in the fresh air after an intense period of studying. We had a range of free food and drinks on offer as our Head Chef Rob showed his expertise on the […]

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CODE Lifestyle

The CODE Bollywood Party

16 March 2017

CODE does Bollywood When the students were asked what party they wanted to lift the winter blues and bounce into spring they choose Bollywood and a festival of dance, colours and flavours! CODE didn’t disappoint and the stage was set with a centerpiece performance of DMU’s own Bollywood Dance Society with students and staff alike […]

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Our Blogger reviews The CODE Cafe

04 November 2016

At CODE they believe that one of the most important parts of running a good and successful student accommodation is allowing everyone to come together in a comfortable environment, especially as all the flats here are self contained. Even though students have the freedom to live on their own, it’s seen as very important that […]

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CODE Lifestyle

CODE Fitness Classes

27 October 2016

Whilst at Uni it’s important to remember the little things, such as healthy eating, hard work and keeping fit. At CODE there’s ways to keep up with all of these things with the great Café food, private study spaces and fabulous free exercise classes. I want to talk more about the exercise classes as they’re […]

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