Pharmacy MPharm - MPharm (Hons)

Aston University, Birmingham

I like how diverse it is, a lot of culture and inclusion. I am of Indian background and the university appreciates my culture and makes me feel part of a team. The university is very helpful with studies and also provides many opportunities outside of the course.

Best aspect - some lectures are really good at teaching and lecture slides can be quite detailed which helps with revision. Worst aspect - I live at home so don’t really get the chance to have a classic student uni life which makes it a bit boring for me but overall, the uni itself is quite good.

Teaching staff are brilliant. Placement staff aren’t so great unfortunately. Disorganised and often blame students when things don’t go to plan.

I like the location, how it is so close to the city centre and train station. The campus has a fresh and vibrant look about it, with a very modern SU too. I don't like the lack of student support in the sense of there are lots of opportunities but they are sometimes not made available.

I’ve only moved into Uni as a first year student from my home country about 3 months ago, so I wouldn’t say I know a lot about Birmingham, student life and the Uk in general. However, being in Aston University has given me an opportunity to meet people of different races, ethnicity and backgrounds. This has helped me to improve my relations with people considering the fact that the students are very nice and accommodating. At first, I found it hard locating areas around the university but in time I was able to do that perfectly. I’m also not an on campus student, I stay about 5 minutes away from school so at first I used my google maps to go to school and get back everyday. Nevertheless, I think the location of Aston university is quite perfect because it’s right across the city center and I can always go out and get back in time. I love that there’s a part of the Uni for medical students, business students and so on and the lectures are very organized, signing into lectures are easy and quick and the lecture halls are big enough for every student to find a seat of choice and be able to see what the lecturer is doing on the screens or board. Lectures are also recorded which I think is very necessary as it might take some time to assimilate some things that are taught in school. I personally don’t have any needs for student support but I love the way it’s emphasized so much. I believe Aston is willing and ready to offer support to any student that might be having a touch life in uni or that might need extra support in general. To me, the best part about being in Uni is learning from others. Being here, I’ve met different types of people, really confident ones, really smart ones and including people like that in my circle has been really amazing. Though, I’m yet to see something that makes me not like my Uni experience. I really think it’s a great place to study.