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4.04.23.6753 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsExeter is a lovely place and particularly for science the facilities and staff are excellent. The guild is great and there is a brilliant range of societies available which make or break your student experience. Sadly, there is a lot that is bad about the uni: it is one of the least diverse places I have ever been to; the vast majority of students I have met are from huge privilege and are hugely entitled and out of touch; mental health provisions are shocking, wellbeing have not been too helpful and finally prices here are extortionate.
Good comprehensive student support services, but there is a housing shortage in Truro so many students are unable to find houses for next academic year, uni are not providng help for this.
Nice buildings and places to study and lots of stuff in town (coming from a village), can have ILPs which give you special exam arrangements/extra time. Tried to get to mental health help 3 times but the drop in was too busy.
Great learning, but could be better support for wellbeing
I think the campus is gorgeous, the lecture and seminar rooms are nice and clean. The library is quiet, peaceful and has many single study spaces which are great. I think that the campus shop is way too expensive along with the food at the stannary (the main cafeteria). However, I love student life in Falmouth, you can go to the beach every day and is surrounded by nature so Is so peaceful. First year accommodation is really nice with lots of space and storage. The one drawback though is that many rooms have terrible views, like mine as some buildings are sunken so you look at stone all day.
18-24 years
Lots of support and there are frameworks to help students. I like a campus based uni.
The buildings and surroundings are stunning, the facilities in most lecture halls are modern and work. The lecturers and student support are supportive. Only a few rooms could do with modernisation and potentially more indoor seating areas/another cafe within St Lukes campus, but main campus is superb.
18-24 years
Exeter Uni is such a warm and welcoming place to study and socialise. The campus is beautiful and bursting with opportunities for everyone. It has a very homely feel and promotes an inclusive and safe environment for students. It would be beneficial for students if the university helped students know who to contact for support in specific situations. The support is there and in place but sometimes it can be difficult for us to know exactly where to go for the support that we need.
Rubbish support from the university in terms of mental health and university work load whilst working part time. the two campuses together (falmouth and exeter) make it feel disjointed and awkward, whilst the facilities and services could do with refurbishment.
The Streatham Campus is a great place to be a uni because of the large green spaces and plentiful study spaces. To improve, the uni could provide more individual support and check in sessions for academic progress and mental health.
The green spaces and connection to nature make it a charming place to study, however, the attitude of some staff and students can make it a bit uncomfortable at times. There's an attitude of hating studying and not being passionate about your subject. The student Union tries hard to improve this with events and week-long festivals for information. However, sometimes it still feels a little impersonal. I wish there was more open lectures to attend to understand what research is being held at the university. That being said, I have enjoyed my course and studying here, the facilities are a bit modern and can feel office-y but still accommodate everyone.
Exeter is such a beautiful campus it would be nice to have more outside facilities to make the most of this!
The campus is a great space with loads of quiet study and more social spots! There’s also a wide range of facilities available whilst using the services here. I have thoroughly enjoyed my studies here and would recommend to anyone
18-24 years
First gen student
Beautiful campus, but lots of hills! Lovely and modern facilities and good teaching and academic support, however wellbeing needs lots of work - advertises itself massively but long waitlists and odd referrals to religious members. Really active societies and a great range of them too, and Student Guild isn't bad.
Fun place to study
Exeter is a great university town, loads of societies and sports to choose from and excellent academic faculties. Lovely part of West England, near to coast and Dartmoor and only a 2h30 train ride from London. Definitely a university to consider!
There are many reasons on why Exeter University (Cornwall Campus). The buildings are modern, clean, and well kept. There are many societies, and many are not late at night either. The student union makes itself well known, and helps make student lives better. The only issue I have with university is the library space, sometimes there isn't enough space for people to study. However I argue that this one of the only issues with the campus is the space. The module conveners are always asking for reflection on their modules and what they could be doing better. The only issue with this is the lack of previous examples of assessments, this means it is harder to frame examples. Overall this is a great university!
Amazing atmosphere and very friendly vibe about the campus, not the craziest nightlife but great fun if you make the best of it with some good friends. SU has had little to no impact on my study positive or negative, tend to forget they exist but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Pints are on the expensive side.
I am based on the penryn campus for reference. This is a beautiful location for a university, with beaches no more than 20 mins away by bus. The course I take is extremely diverse with just enough challenging aspects that you feel you need to try hard but you do not suffer. The academic tutors are extremely helpful and try their best to solve any issues that you may have. Student life is very good, with many different societies you can join and lots of different people from different backgrounds all meshing together.
4.3
Great campus if you are looking for that sort of thing, footpaths and ponds everywhere with benches which are really nice when it's sunny weather, great connections to the south west (dartmoor, exmouth, etc.), downside is if you like clubbing the night life is very subpar, I do not so it's fine but that is something to consider.
Almost all in person teaching rather than online, contact hours are about 9-11 hours per week, weighted towards seminars rather than lectures. Seminars are really useful however I think often times I don't gain much from lectures as they are only an hour and are surface level, never actually used lecture content for an assignment.
I got allocated ground floor room next to the kitchen so I get a lot of people knocking on my window or have late conversations next to the smoke bin right outside my window, but that's just a short straw I guess. Really close to lessons, maximum 10m walk, also about 7m from the coop and 15m into town. Any complaints are usually solved on the day / day after, only other complaint is that the showers are wet rooms and the drain gets clogged a lot meaning the floor can flood easily.