REF:66-2111-1172710 - Smoking near accommodation

Your comment: Although people aren't meant to smoke within 10m of the accommodation blocks, this isn't reinforced so people are standing right outside the door, meaning that if my vent is open then the smoke frequently blows into my room, which isn't pleasant. Is it possible to either have people checking and reinforcing this rule, or building a dedicated smokers area which is at least 10m away from any buildings and encouraging people to go there to smoke so this problem doesn't happen?

Our response:

Many thanks for raising this issue, we are sorry to read of the issues you are encountering with people smoking directly outside your room. Should you experience this issue again, please can you contact the University 24/7 Helpline on 01970 622900 as the Security team will be able to respond accordingly at the time and we can then follow up with the individual(s) in question. If you also have any information in terms of the names/room numbers of those who may be smoking too near to the building, please let us know by e-mailing accommodation@aber.ac.uk as we can look to investigate further. If you could also confirm which block you are living in, we can then ask Campus Security to increase foot patrols where possible.