Medical Sciences

University of Plymouth

The university is in the perfect setting location wise, right in the centre of the city with so much to do outside of uni! Theres beachs, hikes, parks, museums, shopping centres, theatres, sports, ski slopes, it really has it all, which is always good when you need a break from studying! The university has a library which has lots of different areas to study in, from more communal chatty areas to quite private/singled off areas. It also has a writing cafe, which is really useful, so you can get advice from other students on your level of writing for assignments and also grab a drink! They also offer this service online too. The only way to improve the library would be for it to go back to 24hrs because it’s recently changed to have a closing and opening time.

The campus grounds can be made more attractive and appealing landscaping wise. Furthermore, I believe the SU can provide some more support in terms of wellbeing and managing finance.

It’s close together but the library could be bigger and have more whiteboards, it’s a good location but it would be nice to have more trees.

Best: library is nice and there’s plenty to do in the area for downtime Worst: uni accommodation is very meh compared to private

Time table in challenge for mature students with lectures at each end of the day and often coming in only for a hours day after day. Much more accessible regarding access to medicine as only requires a Gamsat, no considerations for GCSE etc.