Geography - BSc (Hons)

University of Lincoln

Lincoln is such a great upcoming university. it is modern friendly. overall a great place to be. with wide access to several libraries its the students choice where they would like to work, everywhere is respectfully quite to successfully work productively. and for groups that need to be in a room have option to get a room is easy where you don't have to be quite. the campus isn't exactly a large campus which means navigating to lectures is very easy. and if anyone gets lost students and staff are very friendly and willing to help.

I absolutely love this university, the main city campus is so easy to walk to and the staff genuinely have a love and passion for the subjects they teach. The newer Ross library is clean and bright, but I find the ‘older’ library lacks somewhat with sticky desks, very uncomfortable and sometimes broken chairs, and just a less inviting vibe. The lecture theatres are great and have modern tech to record lectures and project sound. There’s also a great student union who are involved in student life, and the Estates and Sustainability team work really hard to improve the campus and make the green spaces enjoyable. The free campus linc to Riseholme is a great addition and it’s just a friendly, happy place to study.

My best experiences from Lincoln come from its being in a beautiful and safe city with a pretty and well set out campus with good amenities. I especially enjoy the gym. However, I feel the university is struggling with funding and my worst experiences come from the swapping and changing of lecturers due to low funds.

The university has plenty of different buildings with different vibes and aesthetics which is nice as it switches things up. Some buildings have cafes or food places and there is a wide variety. There is so much student support through reps, the SU, lecturers, tutors, and more. The uni is placed very well in Lincoln with so much around it but it doesn't feel like its enclosed by the city - it still feels like its own place and it's gorgeous. The SU is really good and the student life if pretty good too

The best aspect of my university life has been the geography course and making many friends on my course. It helped that I lived on campus on the first year and got the real university experience. I love Lincolns location- it is close to many other places in the UK since its located central to England, there's plenty of green spaces around Lincoln which makes it feel like a city and a forest all in one. The library is really beautiful and easy to study in and the location on campus is perfect. I love how Lincoln isn't spread out too much and all lectures/ seminars take place in close proximity to each other. The worst aspect of my uni experience was obviously covid. It distrusted my studies so much. Online lectures were hard to focus on and I lost a lot of motivation and love for learning. Another aspect is housemates. It is a shame that housing markets make students choose houses so early on in the academic year. This is a time you don't really know your current roommates but feel forced to live with people who you don't necessarily get on with. This can really affect university life and mental health. If one thing could be changed for future years, it should be forcing the student housing market to get students to sign up later in the year and not in the first few weeks of meeting new people. Overall i have loved my uni experience, it's just a shame it will be over soon. I plan to do a masters at the same university because I love the campus and the city but it won't be the same.