The university itself is quite far from the Madeira halls of residence, but the facilities for animation production are top-notch. Students are working hard so don't bother if you're coming here for an easy course. It's a very difficult course that requires full attention and I wouldn't have it any other way. Lecturers are kind and determined to help you reach your goal. The university itself eases you in for the first few weeks which really helped me settle in. Finding friends was easy. The location is fine it could just be a bit closer to the town. I do wish they would offer free buses but you can apply for a travel bursary if needed which is what I will do next year. All staff, not just lecturers, are very friendly and easy going and understandable and the university itself offers up jobs to work on site. I do wish they would have a silent study area for people with autism though as I find it quite hard to concentrate.

The course itself is something I have really enjoyed so far. Each project is an insightful look into the fundamentals of animation and how the industry works. We work on paper for the firest year which is something most find to be very bothersome but I don't mind as it is important to learn the rules of animation before breaking them. For each project, we get a chance to speak to our lecturers privately about waht we can improve and each lecturer is very respondant to emails, sometimes even responding in a few minutes. Each lecturer is very kind and you can tell they are happy and willing to speak with you and help you improve. The course is very tough to pass but I am happy about that as it keeps each of us on our toes and pushes us to create quality animation.

The halls of residence is nice and comes with a variety of furniture but I wouldnt' stay here if you are looking for a quiet location. Clubs are very close by so they tend to get quite loud. This is where a majority of students stay though as I have met many friends that live here. The rooms are lovely and the staff respond very quickly to issues. They do not however let you know if you have a package waiting for you downstairs which is understandable because there is so many people. Halls are very clean too but there is a silverfish problem in a few rooms and kitchens. I wouldn't say it's worth the money because of just how high 169pw IS for a room a toilet and a kitchen. It feels like a lot compared to cheaper student housing in the area.

Love the campus it’s very cute. Library could be bigger, more areas to study outside of your own class. Wish we had a proper student union venue like other unis do (club, pub, venue)

Some weeks we only had 15 mins of 1 on 1 and then an 2 hr group thing. Not enough teaching, don’t feel like I’ve learnt enough for the money we pay.

It had silverfish and my heating was broke all year, someone tried to fix it. Location great and kitchen fine