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Sort:Latest reviewsVery easily accessible next to bus stops and trains. University is very easy to navigate and has a good chill atmosphere. Learning resources are always uploaded in great time and are easy to find. Really enjoyed my experience at abertay!
The best aspect of abertay is the library and the worst aspect is the parking facilities for students.
Abertay has been a great University with supportive lecturers and support staff. The classes are more interactive than what I had anticipated since coming up from college. Coursework feedback is clear and given in a constructive manner. Annies Cafe is great on campus during the day for coffee and a lunch but would be good if the union had a bar for later on for the sake of both Dundee's night life societies to meet at rather than having to use alternate places.
Personally it's been great to meet other people in class who have the same interest in the subjects covered in our units and all the lecturers have been great!
Brought me out of my shell a lot and I feel a lot more confident in myself and my ability to do more now. Abertay offered a range of modules for my course that I have found very interesting and have provided me with some ideas for the career I would like to pursue. So far my only main complaint would be that certain lecturers do not explain well enough and this leaves me confused on what I should be doing.
It's a best university in Scotland
Abertay has the most supportive staff I've ever came across. From our professors to the support staff - I couldn't ask for more. They have helped me and supported me through my course and even funded my dyslexia diagnosis which has changed my life. I really don't think I would have made it to third year without the support i habe had. Facilities are amazing, lovely clean campus with great resources, definitely the best place for Food Science in Scotland at least. Also as the uni is much smaller than others you get a real personal experience, staff know you by name and you feel part of a big community. The uni as a whole always asks for students feedback and actually acts upon this to continually improve.
University life is very much aimed at young students and there is very little support for mature students. I often can’t make it to in person lectures due to the travel and having other commitments such as a young child who’s only placed in nursery two days a week. I still keep up with modules however I get treated from tutors as if I am deliberately skipping out on classes. This is not fair. Also extra activities are held on days and times that are not suitable for mature students such as Hacksoc being held on a Wednesday evening from 7-11pm. This is a bad time as I could be working or most likely at home with my child. We need to be more open with students on the course who require a more remote approach to most of the module work but still come in on campus for in person assessments etc. students who are not able to travel to campus for a 40 minute lecture should not be made to feel like they will fail the course or be made to feel like they are deliberately skipping classes due to “laziness” etc.
The best aspects of my uni life are studying a course that i am interested in and enjoy, compared to having to do subjects i didn't really want to do when in secondary school. the worst aspect of uni life for me is the fact i had to move away from home and pretty much start a whole new life up in Dundee
I love Abertay, it's a university that has allowed me to explore and develop academically but also socially as a person. While I did enter at a time where covid was still prevalent, I feel that the uni could be improved in its social scene. I strongly believe that there should be a proper place for a student union (as seen from Dundee's student union) nearby the university where it can be a great place for students from Abertay to go to relax between classes, socialise with other people, have a place for certain societies to meet up and use as well.
Good quality of education, well positioned within Dundee, only being 5 minutes from the city centre and the bus stops. Feels somewhat small compared to other campuses, although it doesn't necessarily need to be any bigger A lot of online classes, would prefer a little more in person class time with lecturers
Abertay is great as the buildings look marvellous the only problem in my opinion is the It services can sometimes not be great as the servers have been done on a few occasions and at the start it was very difficult to access online classes as it was never explained to us how to access the classes in saying that the rest of the facilities are good and the student life is great with large variety of societies and getting a large Varity of places getting discounts furthermore the uni is near both the Wellgate and the Overgate which is brilliant for getting stuff. however a massive downside the uni is traveling their. I live 25 miles from the uni and the busses are terrible for getting delayed whilst this isn't a fault of the uni it can make traveling annoying furthermore i sometimes have 1 hour classes which lasts shorter than the time it takes me to get to the uni.
Supportive environment for everyone and everything Nothing I would really change apart from maybe making the university bigger
Everything is on hand and the staff are very supportive. Really enjoying my 1st year and hope it continues in the the rest of the course.
The University is very modern and in-tune with student needs. There are plenty of ways that Abertay help to support your study and alleviate stresses connected to mental health and time restrictions (guaranteed extensions on reports without need to provide evidence of mitigating circumstances). The staff and lecturers are kind and helpful, making sure to accommodate for any problems one may have. The facilities present are good for the most part, with ample access to a library and a café nearby, as well as the student lounge within the Old College being a good place to meet. The course modules are well made and easy to follow for the most part, and lecturers are always happy to help if you ever get confused/don't understand anything within the subject matter. The worst part of Uni life would have to be the available student accommodation options, the rooms/flats are typically very expensive for very little room. Thankfully not having any tuition fees help with this, but it's still a high price regardless. Another thing about the Uni experience that could be better is the response time of receiving grades and feedback for reports/exams, depending on the course you could be waiting many weeks after the expected feedback date to receive any.
The best aspect of Abertay is the help you can get from lecturers with it being quite a small university. This really helps when you are stuck on something. The worst aspect is the facilities, especially the cafe. This is because there is only 1 at the university right now so most of the time it is extremely busy and hard to get a seat.
Good support in place, clean and modern building. Would like more advertisement for extra curricular activities.
Lecturers work to help out the students
Best experience: a lot of career opportunities Worst experience: lack of student clubs and lecturers sometimes disinterested in their jobs
4.2
As a direct entrant I’ve had a really good experience so far with the university , it is by far the best support I’ve had and the modern campus is amazing! All staff are so supportive and friendly
I like how my classes vary on different days of the week and they are all seperate to each other. This helps me learn better