Ecology and Wildlife Conservation with Foundation - BSc (Hons)

University of Reading

Reading is a great place to study cause the facilities here are really nice. The central campus is spacious and incredibly green which is a nice change compared to other unis i’ve visited. It could be improved by either refurbishing some of the older buildings cause there are some buildings not in use.

Great University buildings and campus, and a good academic environment, I think that we should create an online platform for Distance learning students and a Research data centre so that students can obtain data quickly.

Pros: Free counselling, almost every lecture recorded and uploaded, lecture slides available in advance, bathrooms in every building, accessible lecture theatre seats, multiple food venues, nice campus, excellent library Cons: marking of assignmesnts isnt always fast and the music they play at wednesday union is overplayed

The best part of my university experience is the biology department. All of the staff and academics are fantastic and always go above and beyond to help. The community at university is great and offers a lot of opportunities in terms of jobs, societies and events.

The university facilities are great for the most part. The library has plenty of space for working alone or in groups. The IT facilities equally have everything you should need to carry out uni work. The labs in the new Health and Life Sciences building are modern and well-equipped. Student support is also quite extensive, with multiple avenues to turn to, for whatever your issue may be. Teaching is good, and online resources mean you can still catch up if you miss a lecture for any reason, or wish to revise/do some further reading around a topic. Catering facilities are clean and the food is alright, though quality does seem to vary and dip at times. Some of the on-campus accommodation could also be improved, as while some buildings are quite nice, some others are rather unpleasant. In the latter case, this is usually due to noise (worsened by thin walls), and minimal/unusual furnishing within the rooms. For example, my first year room had only one light, which was bizarrely positioned on the wall above the bed, with no lightshade, on the opposite side of the room from the desk.