Creative & Critical Writing, MPhil/PhD

University of Greenwich

The campus is beautiful and the staff are engaged and engaging. However, the constant film sets are disruptive and inconvenient, the course content is pretty general and there are two Starbucks sites on campus, which is simply funding corporate tax evaders.

The campus is beautiful next to the Thames. People are always going there to take always and visit the beautiful buildings, so it’s always full of life. The lectures really support you not only with your course studies but also your personal life and struggles. There’s a lot of events and societies for you to join if you want. I’ve thought of leaving my studies but with my lectures support I’m on my last year of uni waiting to graduate and I couldn’t have done it without them and their kindness.

I particularly benefitted from the support Greenwich offered before the start of term for my third year (September 2021). They had online classes which helped me gain valuable skills in online learning and research carried about by University of Greenwich staff. The university has a wide-range of student support including Studiosity which is a free, valuable platform for all students where we can have drafts of our work looked over for points of improvement as well as one-to-one help on how to make our work effective. There is also togetherall for mental health support, the university offers an array of bursaries, scholarships and financial help for students e.g. help with travel costs for commuters. There are loads of societies, events and opportunities to get involved in organised by the Student's Union. I have received a wealth of support from University of Greenwich staff who continually go the extra mile to make sure I have the help I need to complete my work to a high standard. Whether it is detailed feedback, tutorials, or in-depth time in classes to engage students and allow us to ask questions, staff at the University of Greenwich have done a stellar job.

I think the uni is great, and I am really happy with the expertise that my lecturers seem to have. My lecturers all also have been very nice, and there are some other great people on my course. I just wish that online teaching was maybe structured a little differently, and I definitely work better with in person classes.