Agriculture foundation degrees in South East England

University of Greenwich focuses a lot on diversity and inclusion. There are a lot of services available in relation to that, wellbeing, inclusion plans and other things to make your experience at the University more manageable/enjoyable. There are plenty of opportunities for learning and discovering and I have felt right at home from the beginning. I tend to feel like an outsider but the environment and support here has been great. I tend to be an independent worker and both during my masters and now during my PhD I have gotten plenty of opportunity to work both with others and to work by myself. This helped me develop better team working and working with others but given me the space to choose how much I want to do independently myself. One aspect I have had repeated issues with is the fact that the university's beaurocracy is a very slow progres and I have had to wait extended periods of time for replies or help with different things in relation to application, registration, feedback & hierarchical matters.

There is a great atmosphere on campus, everyone is friendly and supportive, the facilities are amazing especially the new science and research centre. Smaller class sizes gives it a more personal approach to university life. There is an amazing support network to help you progress through your degree.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Plumpton College. The university experience here is definitely unique and one to consider if you are looking at studying an animal-based degree. The class sizes are relatively small, making staff and student interaction extremely focused and personal. Teaching staff are extremely friendly and definitely play a role in making the uni experience as positive and stress-free as possible. The modules in both of the animal degrees are extremely useful for application across a series of job roles also. Because the scale of degree students - college students is extremely uneven, the facilities solely available to university students are limited but I am aware that the staff are working hard to make plans to change this.