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I’ve had amazing talks with the VP Welfare regarding some issues I was going through. The best aspect of my uni experience was that all us international students came together through shared experiences. I love how inclusive the uni is and how considerate it is about students and student life be it financial be it homesickness the support you get from Essex is incredible. The only worst aspect I can think of is probably exam dates and times and how far it is from home. Since i’m an international student i have to book my tickets to back home pretty early and since we don’t know our dates for the exams until November it gets really difficult for my to go back home to enjoy christmas and new years with my family. Last year i was in the A&E and my family wasn’t here to make sure i was okay it’s just really difficult sometimes.

The lecturers are helpful of going through the concepts and giving relevant examples. They provide useful resources to support our learning.

Best aspects are the people,clubs and societies involved. The worst is the location of the university. Wish it was somewhere on a better and more lively city

The society life is very supportive and comfortable Some of the course organisation is not the best including time tableing

Practical learning: We work on real-world business projects, presentations and group activities that prepare us for the workplace. re practical experience: Provide more internships, live business projects and opportunities to work with real companies

The university is small so everyone knows each other which is both a positive and negative. The facilities are good but teaching at points could be tailored to the needs of different students

There really supportive and helpful. My course is really good and insightful. Communication is good as well. Improvements could be that they teach more helpful lectures or know when something is actually important or not.

Best: The variety of societies and groups available, a good nightlife scene, some of the course modules are very interesting Worst: Things outside of university

I have always felt very welcome and supported at strath, the staff and student are very down to earth and kind and the facilities are fantastic

When I was looking at which University to go to, I spent hours browsing courses, module content and University awards. However, after I went to an open day at the University of Exeter, I instantly knew my search had concluded. Not only is it in the top-15 most-targeted universities by UK employers, but the campus itself is something out of a movie (literally... it appears as the set in many films).

The amounts of resources, equipment and space available. An improvement to be made is a 24h facility for art and humanity students, so that they have more time to complete their work, especially in final year.

Friendly people and a great student community. Some of the buildings (Hicks building) could look more appealing to make them a more enjoyable place to study and a nicer environment to be in.

We had lots of cuts to the budget ended up losing great lectures. Also the main part of the Holloway campus entrance has been under construction since my first year of uni and it’s now my last year, crazy when you think about it. It’s been good and bad the good are the lecturers who are doing their best. The bad is the greed of it all.

One of the things that makes the university stand out is its supportive learning environment. The lecturers and staff are approachable and encourage students to ask questions and engage with their studies. The university also provides opportunities to gain practical knowledge and develop skills that can be useful for future careers. I have also enjoyed being part of such an international and diverse student community. Meeting people with different cultures, experiences, and perspectives has made my university experience more interesting and enjoyable. It has helped me expand my way of thinking and build meaningful connections. Overall, the University of Westminster is a great place to study because it combines academic learning with personal development, diversity, and a supportive student environment. Based on my experience, it has been a place where I have been able to learn, grow, and make valuable memories.

This is not a typical university experience. Which I love. The teaching spaces most used by the degree are in an old Victorian school (recently upgraded/modernised to include 2 teaching spaces, staff offices and a small library) and farm building (converted to classrooms, these get quite cold in the winter but do have log fires!). Facilities are basic and alot smaller compared to other uni's but they try to improve access to things like classrooms outside of teaching time to make up for the lack of dedicated student space (there is supposed to be one but this has had many challenges so I would not feel comfortable saying there is one!). The campus is in a fairly isolated village on the edge of the Bannau Brycheiniog national park, this can make things like shopping difficult but there are lots of small businesses and a couple small supermarket stores. I love the access to the national park and local nature reserves (some can be assessed by foot) but some people find the isolation of the place challenging. This degree being the only degree at the BMC site and small class sizes also means that there are less people to socialise with - although the student society (led/managed entirely by students) connects people to NVQ and graduate students. Many students also participate in the wider Talgarth community planning, helping at and attending things like the food share, repair café and local markets. The degree students I've encountered have a wide range of ages and life experiences, not all from a traditional education background. The teaching includes different teaching methodologies (respecting/inviting peoples knowledge/skills, daily landings, embodied teaching methods and discussions etc.) although some people feel these aren't as radical as they may project in marketing materials e.g. most of our teaching is done inside (as apposed to outdoors - ''classrooms without walls!''). However, the teaching spaces allow you to be out in nature by simply walking out of each classroom so many people take their breaks outside. The teaching staff try to incorporate the class's wants/needs as much as they can, part of this has been increasingly doing things outside when appropriate. The student support has been disappointing compared to what I was expecting from my conversations with the college before starting the degree. Many conversations have been had about this since - the small degree team makes it easy to speak to the right people and they try to make themselves accessible - however no visible action was made on this through out my first year. I am aware of plans to improve this, so I hope this will become a problem of the past! The degree has still felt very 'under construction' as a whole, at the worst times this felt like being a guinea pig. There is frequent detailed student feedback at the end of every module in the first year, which will hopefully be improving things for future years. The degree is very broad, this can stray into a negative 'breadth over depth' but mostly I have found this really interesting and having reached the end of the first year I feel like I've completely expanded my ideas of what the world is/could be and how I see the world in my daily life. I've found my first year deeply challenging to my beliefs/lifestyle such as capitalist ideas of consumption but they do also try to include things to counter this such as discussing Joanna Macy's 'Active Hope'. However, I did not feel like despair/hope was well balanced at the start of the degree (worsened by the aforementioned lack of student support), so you may need to be prepared for an emotional rollercoaster if you choose this degree! Despite the mix of positives and negatives, I can't imagine choosing a different degree at this point. The pathway for careers are less clear for this degree but I feel like I'll be more prepared for the future and its jobs. I'm looking forward to my second year and seeing where this journey takes me!