OVERALL UNIVERSITY RATING
Tell us about your overall university experience so far.
Loving my time here, the course is great, theres so much to do and I`ve made so much friends from all over the world. The town and...
University rating
Tell us about your overall university experience so far.
Loving my time here, the course is great, theres so much to do and I`ve made so much friends from all over the world. The town and Uni have so much to offer, the Uni really focuses on employability and has plenty of events and facilities to increase your skills for employment
Facilities
How good are your university's facilities?
Library has all the books you need for your course, as well as plenty of computers and 3 levels denoting group study, quiet, and very quiet lol!
Amazing sports facilities and the lecture rooms are great
Financial Resources Suite has Bloomberg computers, and you can take the Bloomberg Essentials test here to add to your CV
Student support
How good is the support offered by the uni? Think both academic (tutors/feedback) and personal (counselling, etc).
Very helpful, no matter what you need :)
Students' union
What do you think of your Students' Union in terms of student representation and facilities?
Very involved, holds plenty of events, we had Colour Dash, Good Deed Day and Comedy Central events
Local life
Is your university in a good location in terms of distance to accommodation and local amenities?
The main town centre has so much to offer, there are two main malls, Intu which has clothing and eating shops, and The Pavilions, which has shops relating to food and home (Wilkinsons, Iceland, TK Max). There are plenty of places to eat in town, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, takeaways, KFC, Wagamama. There`s also a wonderful sweet shop :D
Societies and Sports
How would you rate the variety of societies/sports?
There are LOADS of societies, you`ll definitely find one of your interest, and they hold plenty of events for members. Baking society has baking nights every fortnight, from Cupcakes to Pizza! Economics and Finance society has held great events, there`s a trip to Bloomberg Central coming up, we`ve had a trading session joint with the Investment and Trading Society, there`s the opportunity to do the Bloomberg Aptitude Test
Lecturers and teaching quality
What do you like most and least about the way your course(s) are taught?
The course is great, I`m learning things that I can link to my career path and the lectures are always willing to help
Career prospects
How does your uni make efforts to increase your employability (careers department, work placements, transferable skills)?
The uni holds plenty of employability schemes to help you make the most of what uni has to offer, from the Ready Employability Programme for First Years, work shops on Sage, Excel and a lot more skills to add to your CV, not to mention guest speakers including employers
University halls
What do you think about the safety, condition, location and cost of your accommodation?
The experience is the best, I made friends from all over the world, everyone`s so friendly and have had no problems whatsoever!