Queen's student wellbeing support is brilliant, especially for postgraduates. The graduate school and its wellbeing group are wonderful resources, although sometimes it's impossible to get a seat in the study space - I think someone may be letting undergraduates sneak in. It would be great if Queen's had better parking for students and if they put white parking space lines on elmwood avenue so that SUV drivers wouldn't ruin everything for the rest of us. Also it would really help if they made student accommodation more affordable and built more studio and one bed flats - having to cope with housemates is a cause of a lot of student wellbeing issues. The library is great and the subject librarians are wonderful. Academic staff are approachable and keen to nurture curiosity and research instinct and ambition in students.

I'm PhD so I don't have classes (and I choose not to teach), but it would be great to have smaller office spaces (an office of 2 or 4 people instead of 10), especially if we could request a computer desk.

poor value for money, costs a fortune to do laundry and even park there, and you don't have to be a resident to park there, which sometimes means residential parking is unavailable and has been taken by non-residents. living in a shared flat means your flatmate might be moved out and replaced by a total stranger without you being warned or consulted, and can make you feel unsafe. I had a flatmate who became physically violent towards me and I had to have a staff member present to make me feel safe while I was hurriedly moving out for my own safety - I can only hope that flatmate got a mark on her copy so that nobody is put at risk by being moved in with her in future. a lot of elms activities feel more undergraduate-angled, so it's hard to feel part of that community as a postgrad. Elmo the cat is wonderful tho! I had previously lived in Grant House and it's extremely grim, I lasted less than a week there because I was in a flat of 16 people in a dirty, dim building. My room felt like a cell and I didn't feel safe as my fellow flatmates were moving in and out, so I was essentially living with 15 strangers - how is anyone supposed to feel safe or mentally well in that environment?

Good facilities and good student support

Course is taught well with a balance of online and in person class

Great location, very safe, good value for money