Art History and Film Studies - BA (Hons)

University of Sussex

Wonderfully welcoming environment for postgraduate researchers, a diverse community, and genuine sense of seeking to provide the facilities to make us feel well cared for. Great library, warm and with a fabulous mix of study spaces. I love the Basil Spence campus design, however, it is let down by lack of lighting in between buildings which makes navigating the steps in dark & rain precarious, not least for the safety aspect as a lone walker at night. Student union is friendly and feels genuinely student-run, and bar and union shop are better for it as a result Downside of it being a campus university, however, is that there are a limited range of shops and catering facilities on site, and shopping and coffee in particular are expensive. Food better value!

I love the campus at Sussex, it has such a homely feel and the fact that it is set in the downs gives it such a nice community and natural feeling!! There are also so many facilities on campus such as the library and student centre for studying along with other separate study rooms in each of the different buildings along with coffee shops and cafes!! My courses, both my previous BA of Art History and current MA are amazing , the undergrad so much so that I was desperate to stay on and complete my Masters here!!

student union good, especially with rep scheme and communication. better to go into town and do things there as a student than stay on campus.

This is a great university for all types of student life. Brighton makes for one of the trendiest and most engaging cities for a university. You get a very alternative mix of people with different fashion, vibes, and political views. My brother who also went here always described Brighton as the place where people who wouldn't fit in always fit in. The campus itself is generally quite nice, it's a very nice place to walk through to get to lessons, and isn't too spaced out. There is also lots of greenery that makes for amazing walking and hiking spots. I'm conflicted on the buildings as some of them look very nice, but others have definite questionable design elements, there isn't always consistency throughout all the buildings. However, the offices and different services you can get in buildings are consistently good, and after a short time you get acquainted with where most of the stuff on campus is. However, the Uni has been consistently shooting itself in the foot by closing services that students love which help the community and opening ones that absolutely no one asks for. Recently they closed a student union shop and Taj, the supermarket that many people went to and that was for many people the only place close to get many oriental groceries and spices without having to trek all the way off campus, as the Co-op has absolutely no consistency and is oftentimes half empty, as well as being very expensive. In it's place they opened a bike place that no one cares about or uses and another gymnasium... In a uni that already has two gyms, absolutely nobody asked for this and it's nothing but a downgrade. They also closed Northfield, one of the two main bars that students went to on campus, which absolutely killed a big part of the nightlife. Now, everyone goes to Falmer bar so it's always immensely busy, and they don't even offer half of the services that Northfield did so they're just gone. Overall, it's a good uni but you're better off going off campus for nightlife and using the much better services all over brighton city.

The campus itself feels homely, being based in Northfield Accommodation it is nice to have access to the countryside whilst also being only 15 minutes from Brighton itself.