The campus is very green and there are loads of wildlife including geeses, squirrels and hares. Whenever I feel stressed, it’s nice to walk around campus and clear my mind. The student union is great. They help to organise events and there are many societies that you can join, I believe over 200. Getting your basic needs is also very convenient and you can basically get anything on campus. There is a spar shop, boots, food court, bubble tea shop, subway and even a COSTA. Some libraries also have Starbucks where you can go there to study and have your coffee fix. There are 3 libraries on uni park campus so you have many options. The David Ross Sports Village has so many facilities including the swimming pool, climbing wall, gym, and there are many sport societies on offer. In terms of location, I don’t live too far from Nottingham so I can occasionally go home for the weekend to visit my family.

The course is very well structured and they mostly give you everything you need for what content you need to know. But the lecturers do encourage the students to use textbooks and online resources to consolidate understanding. When I first started, I didn’t expect so many pre-recorded lectures which I didn’t really like because I don’t find it very interactive. I feel that having more in-person lectures is more engaging and that there is an opportunity to ask questions if you are unsure about a particular area of study. Apart from lectures, there are also labs and workshop which I really enjoy. In workshop, you get to collaborate with other classmates and discuss about your own opinion. With labs, although it can be quite stressful you can make your own medicines which is quite fun. Each person is assigned to a tutor who will guide you through the 4 years and they will be the first point of contact if you have any queries For the first term, I’ve had quite a few tutorials where my tutor checked up on me to see how I was finding the course, any challenges, how was finding uni life, any plans for the future etc. The content in first term is not that hard but a lot of content. You also get assigned placement either first or second term. For my course, I feel that I have been given support in terms of given guidance on what to learn for exams and providing revision sessions for students prior to exams. The lecturers are also very friendly and are willing to help either in person or via email if you are stuck on something. There is also a counselling service in the student union if you ever need help with anything related to mental health and well-being.

I think the best aspect of it is that they organise formals at the end of each semester. In Christmas, the catering staff organised a Christmas dinner for everyone to enjoy. Living in catered halls also means that you can meet many people that are not even from your corridor and you can enjoy cooked breakfast and dinner with your friends which saves time from cooking. The food is okay apart from that they overcook their vegetables. The common room in cavendish hall is very big; there are sofas to watch tv, there is a table tennis and snooker table. The ResX team also organise events in halls weekly and also during exam season such as board game night, karoke night, mocktail making etc. There is a study room where you can study and it has a printer where you can print stuff. All rooms are ensuite so everyone gets their own bathroom which is great

I think there needs to be more activities during freshers week where students who are staying in off-campus accommodation are included, I found it hard to make friends at the beginning. Also more bonding events between students on your course and lecturers. The facilities of the Uni and the campus are amazing though. Especially David Ross, I am there every day. There is also a good quality of music facilities for my course.

I have had experiences with a couple lecturers being awful, very non-engaging in their lectures, never replying to emails no matter how many you send, not helping with work when you ask them to. I find the content of my course is too independent that lectures are made redundant as you have to do your own project anyway. More exams based on what you have learnt in your lectures as well as your coursework essays would help lectures feel more useful. Facilities though are great! A bit more needed but they are constantly updating and adding. I love the recording studios and the music library

The public transport is great. I live in Beeston, close to campus out of the city and I love the community atmosphere and always feel safe here. Some parts of the city EG Radford (and at times Lenton) I feel very unsafe. The campus always feels 100% safe though

Not sure if this is Uni accommodation or if it just affiliated? I didn't always feel safe here, needed more secure locking systems as we often had people wandering in and out also it feels disconected to the rest of the uni halls