The location, although gets quite cold in winter, is fantastic in summer with the peaks just on our doorstep for a relaxing excursion. I love the feel of the area where I live it feels like a small-town community in residence, but the city centre is no more than a 30-minute walk away. Unfortunately, some aspects are not fantastic including the homelessness crisis and people feeling unsafe late at night, though this is the case for most if not all places.

There are plenty of contact hours including lectures/tutorials etc. and all are beneficial. But if you miss one for some reason then there is plenty of content uploaded to Blackboard. Sometimes the workload can be a bit tough with short deadlines or disorganisation can make it difficult to stay on top of things.

I attribute going into Uni halls as one of the best things I did in my life, I met some great people and they kept me sane throughout Covid year, and I lived with them for 2 more years after that. The facilities were ok with an ensuite wetroom, and the kitchen was ok too. The main downside was no fault of the accommodation but the timing with being locked down for over half of the year.

Sheffield is a great place to live, the students union can be an absolute pain when you are a society committee member though.

Certain lecturers are better than others, overall people are easy to contact

Halls are a 30 minute walk from the uni, the ethernet was an absolute pain to use, safety was good, I contacted maintaince about 8 times before they finally fixed the kitchen sink that was leaking all over my stuff in the cupboard below.