Thanks for the advice Optimo, I'll look into Lodz in Your Pocket.
As for Lodz looking bad, I live near Glasgow and study in Paisley, scenery or non-attractive cities are a norm for me so not too bothered about that part. The most important things for me are good universities and a good student atmosphere which I've heard is meant to be the case at Lodz.
Thanks again, Graeme
The buildings are a mixture of new buildings as alot of companies have set up offices in Lodz (Which is what I do) and undeveloped buildings from before the war.
The story I got told was this was due to the owners being un-known after the war, the buildings remain untouched. Couldn't tell you if this is true or not. The only thing which let's Lodz down is the amount of graffiti everywhere. On the way to work I do see lots of people looking after the place where ever I go.
If you survived a night out in Paisley, Lodz will be a breeze! I found the atmosphere to be very good when I was out most weekends and saw very little trouble. I didn't have any bother getting into bars/clubs either.