Hi Pheonix, my first time at this, so it may end up in the ether! I'm just finishing my first year at warwick, pretty much everything you need is available through the uni. The onsite nursery has a really good reputation and the accommodation service is good. Local areas vary, go for Earlsdon if off campus, lots of staff live there and good schools! Have a good trawl of the website, you should find pretty much everything you will need. There is an onsite temp agency if you or your other half want to work. Which dept are you going to? I'm at the medical school but 1st degree was sociology and project is cross disciplines!