Warwick International Foundation Programme - Biological Sciences and Psychology

University of Warwick

Very good facilities and resources available for use, student support is great. The location is not ideal, but this could be improved by adding a free bus for students to local areas.

I love the campus at Warwick, it's so nice to see so many familiar faces on a daily basis and the facilities, especially the School of Life Sciences where I study and the Sports Centre where I dance. There is a big focus on sport, and other extra-curricular societies, which is so important to balance out studying there. I have been a proud member and teacher for the Classical and Modern Dance Society in my first 2 years and cannot wait to return next year after my placement abroad! I have really benefitted from the opportunities to work alongside my studies too, working behind the bar at the Students' Union pub, the Dirty Duck, and being a Course Rep and Ambassador for my department. The Warwick campus is located not too far from Leamington Spa, a lovely student town, with big parks, water sports, cafes, bars, restaurants, public libraries, and which is close to Stratford-Upon-Avon full of history. We are also not too far from Birmingham for nights out, shopping, Christmas markets, etc. and close to Birmingham Airport which I have used for CMD society trips to Barcelona and Prague! Leamington is around 30/ 40 mins on the bus, I used stagecoach, for which the yearly subscription is very expensive and the service is deteriorating in terms of reliability, busyness, frequency, etc. which I am a bit apprehensive to rely on again in my final year.

The student life and community is very welcoming. The facilities are great and very easy to use/navigate. Location is great with a simple bus to the city center but also a simple walk away from grocery stores. Campus itself has a wide range of activities to do. It could be improved by continuing to open up a wider range of eating places.

I think the campus itself is really nice and has everything you need, but some of the buildings are underfunded and lacking in some features, and the location of the campus is not ideal as it is not near any cities, especially since the buses to and from campus are quite unreliable and expensive.

The campus has a really good vibe, there’s usually things going on all across campus making it feel really lively and like a community. The people here are really nice too (for the most part) and you get the campus uni experience while being 15 minutes from a city.