Politics degrees

Students union is amazing. Lots of places to go and study and have food. Lots of student accommodation near the university and SU. Very easy access to social bars/clubs from the university area. SU hosts lots of great events and the student club is surprisingly good. Only problem is the city is so hilly!

It is a very collaborative and social university, with a nice campus. Some parts of campus are outdated and would benefit from being refurbished however the quality of delivery of my course has been very good. It is a leading sports university so it has been great to be involved in this environment. There are several places to study across campus whether that is collaboratively or individually, which makes it easy to get on with work.

I like the activities offered by the uni such as the weekly therapy dogs, giveaways and competitions, and research talks. However, the counselling service could be improved as waiting times are very long.

It’s a great place to study since it offers a lot of study areas, alongside a wide range of modules that are all interesting. However, it could improve on the well-being side and have more trained professionals available to talk to

The campus is in a good place however the parking facilities could be improved, there have been many occasions where myself or others have had to park outside campus due to the carpark being full which can sometimes cause us to be late for lectures/seminars.

As an architecture student, the facilities are really great. There are so many possibilities of materials, workshops, and machines, and it feels like I could make everything I would ever need in the architecture labs. The Marylebone campus feels welcoming and a great place to study if you get to the library and the non-silent study group area early enough. The only thing I would say is, the mental health/wellbeing facilities could be vastly improved. There isn’t counselling available, if a student needs to talk to someone on campus, there isn’t a safe space for that person to go to. It is an online system where it can take up to a few months to get help via the university. Therefore, if you are a student who has mental health struggles, I could strongly recommend having a support system outside of university or going to an another university that has better mental health facilities in place.

I have been offered an incredible amount of support from the university so far. I have gone from 52% in my first assignment to 85% in my last, this demonstrates the level of constructive feedback given and the opportunities for academic development at ARU. The professors have always been approachable and are continuously looking for you to advance professionally. I cant fault the facilities, nothing exceptional or awful about them. Aesthetically, the university isn't particularly inspiring and on the winter days it can look especially run down. Running the society's need to serious incentivising, for the last two years the psychology society hasn't been running because there isn't anyone who wants to put their name forward.

I found Oxford Brookes University a great opportunity to study interesting modules, having simultaneously the possibility to do interesting activities such as field trips in Oxford and London. I have free a lot of free time that allows me to do what I love the most, sport. I would prefer if Brookes University offered us more opportunities of Exchange Study Abroad and more field trips around UK.

Annoyed that our kitchen facilities were taken away for our finial year of university as we switched campus, so we cannot use them for our dissertation. Some people switched university because of this.

Best aspect is the support you can receive and the fact that there are numerous kinds of support available, whether it is be work support or help with background information. Worst Aspect in my opinion is the location as compared to city campus as it is in the centre of Nottingham so its very easy and close to arrive. However Clifton is located around South of Nottingham so it takes a decent while to get there compared to the city campus.