The student life aspect is by far the best! Sometimes I feel like module-wise, they can go a little slow and take a while to pick up. But Essex definitely succeeds by providing an engaging, fun, and unforgettable student life experience!

• Facilities 4.0
• Location 3.0
• Student support 5.0
• Campus look and feel 5.0
• Student life 5.0
• Students' union 5.0

More emphasis on career preparation other than academic knowledge would surely help students near graduation.

• Course content 5.0
• Work placements and internships 2.0
• Lecturers and teaching quality 4.0
• Career prospects 2.0
• Tutor contact time 3.0
• Subject facilities 4.0

The location is rather far from campus considering it is referred to as "on campus accomodation". However the flat itself is great. Very safe and fun!

• Location 2.0
• Safety 5.0
• Room allocation 4.0
• Internet/wifi 3.0
• Value for money 4.0
• Property management 3.0

lower the prices for buffalo joes and improve student support within campus

• Facilities 5.0
• Location 4.0
• Student support 2.0
• Campus look and feel 5.0
• Student life 5.0
• Students' union 3.0

There is so many stuff on campus.

• Facilities 5.0
• Location 5.0
• Student support 4.0
• Campus look and feel 5.0
• Student life 4.0
• Students' union 5.0

It’s very friendly and diverse, if there were more events on campus

• Facilities 4.0
• Location 4.0
• Student support 4.0
• Campus look and feel 4.0
• Student life 3.0
• Students' union 4.0

Great uni experience with lots of things for students to do The campus could look nicer but it's lovely in spring

• Facilities 5.0
• Location 4.0
• Student support 4.0
• Campus look and feel 3.0
• Student life 5.0
• Students' union 5.0

Amazing sense of community, everyone is so welcoming. So glad that I came here!

• Facilities 5.0
• Location 4.0
• Student support 4.0
• Campus look and feel 4.0
• Student life 5.0
• Students' union 5.0

The friendly enviornment

• Facilities 4.0
• Location 5.0
• Student support 4.0
• Campus look and feel 5.0
• Student life 4.0
• Students' union 5.0

good facilities, and I like listen again

• Facilities 4.0
• Location 2.0
• Student support 4.0
• Campus look and feel 3.0
• Student life 4.0
• Students' union 4.0

A very good sense of community

• Facilities 5.0
• Location 5.0
• Student support 5.0
• Campus look and feel 4.0
• Student life 4.0
• Students' union 4.0

University of Essex has become my second home ! There’s always something to do in your free time, from societies to sports to social events, everything’s great. Accommodation on campus is accesible, my experience getting to know my flat mates and the other abroad students has been amazing! an emotional rollercoaster tho ! For improving, I think some of the lecturers are not as prepared as the should, the advertising of some of the modules are not completely true and need to be planned from a more contemporary approach.

• Facilities 5.0
• Location 4.0
• Student support 4.0
• Campus look and feel 4.0
• Student life 5.0
• Students' union 5.0

Excellent place to socialise and study spaces.

• Facilities 5.0
• Location 5.0
• Student support 5.0
• Campus look and feel 5.0
• Student life 5.0
• Students' union 5.0

It is a really great uni in case of social life and events it is launching. I was also very happy to find that Uni of Essex provides an opportunity to study in my quite narrowed field of knowledge (not all of the people are familiar with psychoanalysis). I guess that UoE is the only university in the UK which has PPS department for undergraduate students. Despite the fact that university life is vibrant, Colchester itself sometimes feels boring. It seems like the city is not really designed for students. So establishing communication with the city and hosting more out-of-campus events would be great!

• Facilities 5.0
• Location 3.0
• Student support 4.0
• Campus look and feel 5.0
• Student life 5.0
• Students' union 5.0

The University of Essex is a great place to study as it is a campus uni, surrounded by acres of parkland, meaning that everything is really close together and it is really easy to stay on for sports and societies which take place in the evening. We have our own theatre and cinema on campus, and tickets are always discounted for students. I am never bored, and I make sure that I keep on top of the work by studying in the library which has so many varied study areas and resources. Although I don't go out often, we have two bars and a night club all on campus, so if you want to party, there isn't a long trek home afterwards! The Student's Union is also really good at listening to students' opinions and creating real change based on their feedback; they put on really good events during Fresher's Week and beyond such as SU Makes (weekly craft events), mixers for different groups of students, Holi Festival, November fireworks etc. Location-wise, there are buses every 20 minutes into the town centre, and the nearest train station is about a 15 minute walk away from campus. Trains to the seaside (Clacton, Walton) take about 30 minutes, or you can head into or into London which is just an hour in the opposite direction. I feel very supported by staff (we have a personal tutor system who you can go to for anything), lecturers, and the life-long careers services. However, one area of improvement could be increasing funding into the Student Wellbeing and Inclusivity Services as they are very understaffed and can take a long time to get back to students when they are struggling. Having said that, my personal experiences with them have been pretty positive.

• Facilities 4.0
• Location 4.0
• Student support 4.0
• Campus look and feel 5.0
• Student life 5.0
• Students' union 4.0

Good access to computers and study areas Social aspects could be better

• Facilities 4.0
• Location 4.0
• Student support 2.0
• Campus look and feel 5.0
• Student life 3.0
• Students' union 3.0

I personally found that the fresher's events and all the SU/Society/Sports things run through the year are really important for finding friends. Also the personal tutor system was really nice. Initially I was the only person on my course but I though that was cool too so no real issue there. I just find that the different sectors of the uni are a bit disjointed, there seems to be some lack of communications between departments about things that are going well or could be improved. Overall I have really enjoyed my time here and am mainly just too busy to really notice if something isn't quite right.

• Facilities 3.0
• Location 4.0
• Student support 4.0
• Campus look and feel 3.0
• Student life 4.0
• Students' union 4.0

Essex is so diverse and inclusive! It’s really become a home away from home. As a young student, I can say for sure that we have the best student leaders who are always prepping and planning different events to allow us to have fun and learn about other identities as well as our own. Essex’s ranking on the Guardian is also excellent. It’s a top 30 school and rising. Amazing opportunity.

• Facilities 5.0
• Location 4.0
• Student support 4.0
• Campus look and feel 5.0
• Student life 5.0
• Students' union 5.0

Mental health and wellbeing support is shockingly poor

• Facilities 4.0
• Location 5.0
• Student support 2.0
• Campus look and feel 4.0
• Student life 3.0
• Students' union 4.0

The best thing is to live on campus and experience the full essex life

• Facilities 5.0
• Location 5.0
• Student support 5.0
• Campus look and feel 5.0
• Student life 5.0
• Students' union 5.0

There are a lot of study spaces available and lots of places to buy food on campus

• Facilities 3.0
• Location 2.0
• Student support 4.0
• Campus look and feel 3.0
• Student life 3.0
• Students' union 4.0

Best experience is definitely the lecturers, they help with anything you need during the lectures and makes sure you understand what they are teaching. So far haven't had a bad experience

• Facilities 5.0
• Location 5.0
• Student support 5.0
• Campus look and feel 4.0
• Student life 3.0
• Students' union 5.0