The scenic destination places students at the centre of great thrift shops, sea-side cafes, and restaurants. It’s very close to the mumbles pier where you can find an arcade, a ferris wheel and a lovely ice-cream parlour. You can see the Sea from your classroom and the beach is a short walk away. The campus itself is gorgeous and very well kept with QR codes on dining tables to order food and drinks as you study. There are so many clubs and student-life events to join. We have free water all over campus as well as free sanitary products in all toilets. We have a store on campus to do some light grocery shopping, as well as a Greggs, a burrito bar, a starbucks, and a pizza parlour! Your lecturers are so supportive and helpful, and there are countless members of staff ready to help you, whether in the library when you can’t find a book, or in the hub when you need help with your financial situation. Our only parking option-site campus security makes everyone feel safe, as well as our on-site GP clinics and our sexual health advisors, who provide free testing and are able to prescribe contraception. One thing that would help improve the university would be on-site parking. Our only parking option is a 10 minute walk away and an expensive parking ticket. When students have late classes and have to walk back to their car in the dark, it’s terrifying. A lot of students also aren’t in the financial position to pay for parking everyday so they simply don’t come in. It’s sad that we have to pay for parking 10-15 minutes away from a university we pay to go to.

My course is taught all on campus, though a majority of of the time i have free i do spent revising notes and prepping for coursework. I have no exam-style assessments. Only coursework and a take-home exam. I have so much freedom within creative writing. My lecturers post their office hours every week and I have my ‘English Essentials’ class twice a week where i can ask questions about some things i was confused about in prior lectures!

Weather is horrible out here. I love uni however, lecture and my placements are really interesting and hopefully looking forward to be a nurse in one year

Good so far