After having a tough time living away whilst at another university last year, I was nervous at the start of the year. This quickly changed thanks to the amazing support and quality of teaching that I have received at Teesside. I am thriving at this university and I am exceeding my own expectations of how well I would be doing in terms of grades and enjoyment.

Our lectures include information beyond what we require for our assignments and exams. This gives us an edge in understanding and knowledge of the principles involved in civil engineering in the real world. We also get regular updates on available placements to give us the hands on experience which drastically improves your employability.

What I like most is that (most) lectures are very small in number of students. This creates a more friendly and comfortable environment which means all students engage in the class and have an input to discussions, which is great! What I like the least is that our lectures are often on a high floor in certain buildings, which sometimes causes the lecturer and some students to be late. This can be annoying but sometimes unavoidable when the elevators are busy.

The SU is brilliant at Teesside! There are regular events on in the bar on evenings, the shops are all full of a range of stationary, food and drinks and the staff who work there are all very helpful and friendly. The Socicites Officers are also based there and they are very well organised and offer plenty of help to support Societies.

The facilities are outstanding. There has been serious investment into brand new, state of the art buildings and all current buildings are maintained to a very high standard. The library is full of brand new computers and thousands of books for all schools and courses.

Despite its bad reputation, Middlesbrough is an up and coming town with the council investing lots of money to improve the area. There is a huge range of cuisine in the town, providing places to eat for all people. The nightlife is brilliant, lots of cheap and friendly bars and clubs for students to choose from.

The societies are all very well backed financially and are very successful. We in civil engineering have just kickstarted our academic society and it is looking very promising, the support from the university is going to allow us to go on very insightful and exciting field trips to broaden our insight to our studies.

We always receive feedback on work within two weeks, which is very useful. I have been visiting a counsellor during my time at uni and they are highly supportive and professional, which has given me a huge boost of confidence to thrive at university.

Course was missleading on open days. Social life brilliant. Sporting opportunities brilliant.

They hold workshops to help aspects of employability skills

I like the subject Least like lack of practical work

Plenty to do, nice place to be

Newly refurbished- safe

Very good. Mainly modern & comfortable work spaces. Facilities also good for socialising.

Rough area. More to do here than home, nightlife is decent for students.

Plenty of opportunities and local facilities as well as coaching

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