University rating
Tell us about your overall university experience so far.
Newman University is a unique place to study for these reasons.
1) Newman seems to be uni that care about social justice as most people I’ve come across at Newman want to make significant changes in society.
2) Newman is a small university in Birmingham compared to other universities in Birmingham this means the class room sizes are small, so you are not just a number and you won’t be overwhelmed by a lot of students, plus you can have more meaningful time with lectures and tutors and they won’t over look you.
3) your voice counts at Newman, Newman believe in dialogue and co working with students as partners to create changes at Newman University, for example a change to the toilets and toilet signs to make the toilets gender neutral.
4) Newman university is located in south Birmingham around a lot of greenery it’s in a quiet location, instead of a busy fast pace city centre which can cause the feeling of rush and anxiety, you can study in calm and peace
I think Newman could improve access to Newman for those who are not so socially mobile and struggle to get to newman, for example some people only have access to bus but may need something like a train or coach to get to Newman more effectively. People that commute far outside of Birmingham should be given options like a car scheme which could easily be arranged and negotiated with a rental company such as enterprise rent a car or sixt, giving students the option to lease a car while they are at uni for a price of £50 - £200 per month for who have a license but no money to buy a car or can’t access finance for a car due to poor credit with this scheme students only need to prove they are studying and £50 - £150 per month is reasonable. In addition to what I suggested a coach services would be good with can be funded.
Another thing I think is very important that Newman should be doing, is have a financial/ economics society, where people share ideas on how to make money, give information on access to wealth that is often untapped, create business together, a place where partnership is formed to help each other advance economically, promote opportunities and disclosure imformation that is hidden, why is this important, intersectionality looks at how race, class, gender, disability, and other social identities can cause people to experience either oppression and discrimination through lack of awareness, and opportunities which are not revealed, or people can experience privilege and power, believe it or not but there are students at uni who directly come from the underclass and working class and don’t have access to wealth or opportunities, so coming together and sharing opportunities that can help someone come out of poverty, create connections to help increase economic outcomes together, and teach each other about alternative ways to generate income. This is something that Newman should do and work on as it’s important for people to experience financial freedom and that can only happen if there is a platform for this to take place and people can have a purpose In helping others to achieve financial free
Course rating
Course rating
Dialogue is everything, face to face conversations and working in groups with people from different backgrounds is great for growth and personal development, this only happens in campus, online learning is not beneficial for many because it goes against the uni experience, plus’s it’s not everyone’s learning style. So that’s something that needs to be addressed
University location
University location
Birmingham is the second city next to london, this year 2022 the common wealth games will be hosted in Birmingham, further lifting the profile of Birmingham and attracting a lot of tourist and people from all over the world that will want to settle potentially in Birmingham, Birmingham has a lot of green spaces, and good attractions and good food, it is home to jewellery quarter, HP sauce, Cadbury’s chocolate. And again it has alot of green spaces and Birmingham is a multicultural place to live, with cheap rent compared to london but also good quality of living and not as face pace or busienss like London giving you a balanced life.