Hillhead Student Village (formerly Hillhead Halls of Residence) is a group of buildings that provide accommodation for students at the University of Aberdeen. [1]
Hillhead Halls was built in response to the post-war expansion of the university. [2] The first phase of the Hillhead Halls of Residence was opened in 1968 and as a result this was the first year that the university could offer accommodation to every female applicant and a majority of male applicants. The previous year, five out of six applicants were refused. The first blocks to open were Adam-Smith House, Fyfe House, and Wavell House. When combined with the existing Crombie, Johnston, and Dunbar halls, the university had a total of 1168 places available. [3] [4]
Hillhead has since been expanded with the newest accommodation block, New Carnegie Court, opened in 2008. [1]
Hillhead Student Village is situated beside the River Don and Seaton Park. The Kings College campus is accessible by walking through Seaton Park.
The central building at Hillhead contains a franchised Co-op Food shop, [5] a community kitchen, café bar, and an Amazon parcel locker. Next to the central building, there are bike storage sheds and a launderette. Free parking is also available. [6] [7]
Starting in late 1968, the number 20 bus service which ran from Marischal College to Old Aberdeen was extended to serve Hillhead. [8]
The number 20 bus route connects Hillhead to the city centre. [9] Route 13 also extends to Hillhead during evenings and weekends. The 9U runs between Hillhead, the Sir Duncan Rice Library, and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. [10] [11] It was also historically connected by routes 21 and 60. [12]