Who Are We

R-Space is “our exclusive space”, a safe haven for university students to build a community - by us, for us

Here we can exchange ideas, items and stuff.

Get to know our neighborhood and get access to friendly and verified local outlets.

Find out about events and happenings around you

  • R-Community is getting us back to a simpler and friendlier pin board, connect and build your community

  • We have R-Bazar, a closed campus space for us to exchange, buy or sell stuff that we no longer need

  • Not to forget R-Society to access nearby businesses, get deals, find out about events and happenings around us. All verified and assured

Where It All Began

It all began with a group of 1st year university students trying to pass their assignment. ‘Create a business plan that needs to solve a real problem and be viable’. We came up with a simple idea born from our struggles as 1st years, an attempt to get a 1st.

So, did we manage to get the 1st? Check out the images of the our Uni attempt and grade us.

As we refined the idea, we realised just how just common these problems were for students. Things like:

1st year

  • Struggling with the newness of independent living

  • Finding it difficult to form cohesive groups, especially for us who were not local

  • Challenges with finance management and access to local deals

  • Not knowing our new neighborhood and what’s around

Moved to year 2

  • Finding a place with friends after moving out of halls, and furnishing it with what little money we had

  • What do I do with all the books and study materials that I collected over my 1st year – bin it? Or can I do something better with it?

  • With tougher assignments, is there anyone in the year above who can give me advice?

Leaving Uni

  • I have so much stuff that I cannot take home with me. What do I do with it?

  • Get the support I need from my peers to close assignments

  • Finding places to work and plan my gap year

By trying to solve these problems with our app idea we managed to pull together a 1st and in our 3rd year launched the first version of the app. Just for us to go into lockdown a week later.

With financial struggles getting tougher during lockdown, we had to shit focus, which meant full time jobs. But the idea continued to grow, it solidified seeing the same problems as new students joined uni.

Our space (R-Space) is the new and improved avatar, backed and build in consultation with current students. An advanced version with a lot more offer.

Our Mission

Our goal is to create a secure space that belongs to students. A place where students interact with the full student body, the university societies, the university and local businesses in the neighbourhood.

Our social mission

  1. Reduce waste and create a circular economy within student communities

  2. To increase social activity and interactions between students

  3. Help create an inclusive and diverse space for all students