This year has been difficult for everyone but university has kept me a little more sane than I would have been without it. Not only has my course been great with how they handled the switch to online learning and keeping us safe but the extra curricular activities such as societies have continued online and been a great help in keeping morale up. We have been functioning as normally as possible if remotely. Excited for more normality in the coming year though!

We have several performance spaces and rehearsal spaces in a building built for the needs we have as a course. Our technicians are always on site to provide help with technical details of performance, behind the scenes and sourcing equipment we need. We also have access to the main building of the artistic courses and can work in motion capture studios as actors or photography studios as models, etc.

We have a widespread outreach of mental health awareness and different facilities for in person or remote help. The union has advice centres for everything you could think of in terms of aid during your time studying. The well-being centre is situated next to the university doctors and opposite the union, so it’s all in one place.

Our lecturers worked really hard to transfer our learning online when the pandemic hit and it worked well for what it was but the nature of our course works best in studio spaces so we are all working hard to get back into the space safely and return slowly to normal. Always felt heard and safe in this environment.

Having an amazing time. The best thing about the course is the experience and knowledge given bu the lecturers. City has good shops and nightlife. The union has good prices.