University so far has been pretty good, I wish I had found the society in my first year as being part of that group really increased my confidence and allowed me to meet lots of wonderful new people, that I wish I could have meet earlier in my uni experience. I wish I had more contact hours although lecturers always make sure they are available for further support. Also a teacher is retiring and that is a tradegy, they're an amazing woman and lecturer and helps so many student achieve to the best of their ability and helps them believe in themselves

Careers and development centre which is helpful but difficult to arrange an appointment with. Placement opportunities

Lecturers are interesting, knowledgable and passionate about their subject. Wish there was more contact houra

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Don’t get involved too often as I don’t think they always put the student interests first. Lots of money goes to sports but not everyone is into sports, societies don’t get anywhere near as much which limits the experiences they can give to members

Pretty good, the library is great

City life is good, always lots going on to get involved in and lots of places to socialise

Societies are good but could be better if they had more financial support. And they also need to be publisized more to gain more student interest, it’s took me two years to realise there was a society that I actually wanted to join but I had no idea it even existed

The well-being centre is good for supporting students and the learning support tutors are really helpful

The course has been intense in the type of work needing to produce, and more so frustrating when lecturers have not been constructive or supportive. But the university as a whole is supportive, particularly the counsellors and SEND tutors.

There are always leaflets, and often visiting guest speakers on the course, as well as student career fairs to help students realise the local companies and areas of focus that can be undertaken. Furthermore, the students’ union has created a Facebook page to help raise any issues about career and job prospects. This has been a huge help to promote advice about CVs and interview skills, and how to use past or current jobs to demonstrate transferrable skills.

The best thing about the course is how broad it is, but also allows each student to take the topics from their own level of interest. The worst thing is that the way assessments are addressed are not helping to develop key skills at a masters level.

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The range of societies to join is brilliant - such as salsa dancing, which is not something that is offered at many Universities. Additionally, the union are always there to give support with anything, which is really reassuring, as I panic a lot. The bar and food is basic enough, and having a Starbucks outside of the bar/main room is good, as it means that people can meet up and have a good chat without too many people around and without the noise of the TV.

Campus is spread out a bit, but the library is brilliant, with lots of printers and places to study depending on whether you want to work individually, as a group, silently or casual reading. The library is right next to the students union, and a co-op (as part of the SU), which has proved useful for many different reasons. The gym and the Disability Support building are just opposite the SU, which makes all of the help and stress management near by to each other. The buses run regularly and stop off along the main route across Portsmouth to the uni, which is really helpful, particularly when there are lots of library books to carry. This has been particularly useful, since my course is book heavy. - so much easier than Plymouth uni, which does not have a bus.

There are lots of main shops around the city’s centre, but there is also Gunwharf Quays which is brilliant to have for extra quality and different types of things from shops that would not normally be close by, or at such a discounted price. The clubs are dotted around the city, either in the main centre or at Gunwharf, which can be an issue when they are a good 15 minute walk (at a medium-fast pace). But there is a taxi rank (as well as a main bus stop depot area) at Gunwharf, which is useful since Gunwharf is at the bottom of the city - but this is only helpful if one has money!

There are lots of different clubs and societies, particularly ones that are not usually available at universities, such as salsa dancing.

Lecturers feedback has been mixed and not marked fairly. Lecturers have used an online marking system that does not allow to be very constructive with their feedback; the feedback has been short and extremely negative - as mentioned by my peers, too. The support from counselling has been really welcoming and helpful, as there is such a positive and calming vibe both in the waiting room and when with the counsellor.