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Sort:Latest reviews25-34 years
The best thing is that staff and fellow students are happy to teach anything you are struggling with and support you until you feel comfortable with the concept. As a disabled degree apprenticeship student, I am not eligible for Disabled Student Allowance and it has been difficult getting access to assistive technology. I am also worried about running out of hours of support from my non medical helper.
18-24 years
The course is engaging and intresting with new and usful experiances.
It has great lecturers and seminars, spaces to work, a good library. The only thing that can be tricky is how far each class is from one another, and the way campus is lay out so it can take a 15 minutes to get from one class to the next, meaning you’re likely to be late.
The university is great, easily accessible campus with great facilities and courses. The only downside is it being located in stoke and it lacks greenery and scenic aspects. The area is very full and needs a bit of brightening up.
Stoke isn't a nice place to live. Communication isn't good. Lots of societies. Friendly people.
Really friendly and helpful staff, always go above and beyond to help students with any course related issues or concerns.
Best: it's local, tutors are practitioners not academics, good links to region's hospitals Worst: tutors are practitioners not academics. students at Stoke are an afterthought - you are better going to Stafford. No sense of a student community. Very limited tutor contact. Excessive online teaching. No real in depth exploration of subjects.
It has the equipment that is needed such as laptops and desktops which helps with everyday life, also means that you can do the work without needing the devices.
The university is a very welcoming community and makes sure to make everyone feel comfortable. I’m very proud to be a student here and would recommend it to anyone looking to start university.
The ongoing support from tutors especially with my health condition.
Offers hands-on learning, excellent faculty, and a welcoming community. However, it could improve by expanding mental health services, offering more affordable housing, and increasing opportunities.
The university is very flexible and helping to it's students.
25-34 years
It is a great place to study because the best of the best teach. Speaking specifically in relation to the lecturers on my nursing course, they’re sensational, down to earth and genuinely want to teach their students everything they can. They’re supportive, they care and they’re your biggest “hand clappers.” In regard to the university, it’s in a great location, close to public transport options (trains, buses etc) there’s plenty of onsite amenities as well as off campus. There’s plenty of space available to complete outside of lesson studying. The staff in the libraries, help desk areas and student support/connect teams etc are fab and always offer solution to any issues or concerns students may have. I’ve found myself, and been informed by plenty of other students, past, present and even students from other universities - that it really is a very supportive university at staffs… and it’s what we all need as students, trying to get through a degree on top of all other commitments and responsibilities can be really challenging, as we all know and will discover… we need mentors/tutors who are human and understand that, who help put our feet back on the ground when we have a meltdown. We all have or will have that moment where we think “I cannot do this” the staff here won’t let you, they’ll make you see things clearly again. I love it here, I’m comfortable, I’m thriving and I’d recommend it to anybody.
25-34 years
First gen student
Facilities are very good. Everything is within walking distance. Always lots of events and things to participate in if you want to. The Catalyst building is a great place to study, comfortable and relaxed. Some of the buildings are bit dated on the outside. Lecturers are approachable, knowledgeable and want you to do well. Lots of student support is available.
The university has friendly and professional lecturers. You never have to struggle because help is always at hand. As a studebt with challenges, rest assured because every challenge you have, there is a solution for it eg, extra time to submit your assignment if you are dyslexic or having an form of disability. Everyone works as a team. The studies are tailored in such a manner that you never feel heavily burdened.
I love the open classroom in the london campus (specifically knowledge) and how the seats are laid out like little groups. I do not like the layout for games lab, it feels more isolating.
I don't think thee is any room for improvement, it is a pleasure to attend the uni. Speaking with other students on placement I feel that Stafford was the best for me. All lecturers make time for the students with plenty of support available. Lectures are also explained well with tutors and also outside sources. I look forward to coming back to campus after placement.
It’s a friendly environment.
The support towards students is great. The lecturers explain things in a way that is understandable. Greatful for that.
4.2
I have access to premium equipment and studios which is good for my course. I have enjoyed being able to use these facilities for my own projects and learning. Unfortunately none of the buildings specific to my course have 24 hour access. This was a key point of an current union officer's manifest that has not been addressed. This leads to a larger point of students feeling largely apathetic to the union and the university as they currently don't feel like they have a voice in what's happening. They do not ultimately fulfil or address the promises set out in the officers' manifestos. When I have appointments with the wellbeing team, they are very good and very helpful but sometimes the waiting time between requesting support and having an appointment is quite long which could be a problem if your problems are more urgent. With that being said, there is also crisis support but I haven't had to use it thankfully. Squeezebox generally maintains a very good standard of operation but the other union run university venues feel like they need more attention and improvement in order to be proper hubs for students to meet up in. Orders and pricing can be inconsistent and there is a general sense that staff don't know what is going on a lot of the time. There needs to be more mindfulness in considering demographics and pricing when setting up events to help improve engagement. The university needs to be mindful of the effects of repeatedly cutting staff as I have noticed things like cleaning standards dropping, and the number of IT problems increasing. I suspect this is also why the time between wellbeing appointments has increased as well. The combination of my lecturers being inconsistent and the places around Stoke being a bit limited in the demographics they appeal to, means people often have to travel further afield (to Manchester or Birmingham) to enjoy a broader variety of social opportunities. Societies generally seem ok from my limited experience. For all of the problems with Stoke-on-trent, it is a very cost effective place to live, especially compared to other universities.
Generally speaking, there is a good standard of teaching in most instances, with certain lecturers showing an extremely high standard of teaching. All of the lecturers generally seem approachable and open to questions and most will respond to queries via email in good time. Course content is generally good, with areas of improvement needed only on specific modules and with specific lecturers. These specific modules would benefit from having the content being taught being weighted more towards the final assessment of the respective module. Other modules have successfully done this. One commonly requested area of improvement is for assessment briefs and feedback to be clearer. But some of the lecturers have taken this on board and are working on it. The pacing of lectures is something that I think is overlooked by some lecturers, whilst highly considered by others. A more considered effort to make sure lectures in all modules flow well and have a good mix of being shown slides, discussion, and practical exercises, would be good as certain modules have this already and it makes a big difference. Supplementary material (i.e. slides, pdfs etc.) is generally good, with some lecturers/modules being having a very high standard of supplementary material. Again if this standard was matched in all modules, it would make a big difference.