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4.04.23.01042 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsAll the staff and students are really lovely and there is always support available to you. The lecture content is really interesting and engaging. Once downside is some of the lecture theatres don’t have enough plug sockets.
18-24 years
First gen student
Positives - the lectures are really helpful and go out of their way to make you feel supported. They make sure you feel welcome and get to know you on an individual basis. I’ve had lecturers I had first year come up and speak to me in final year because they remembered me. The campus is very pretty and well maintained. Student support from the student services is amazing and they are so supportive and listen to what you have to say. There is a variety of different roles and people available to you. Negatives - it is a rural university and if you can’t drive it is hard to navigate although they have now added a public bus that runs past campus at certain times of the day.
18-24 years
Students Union are incredibly helpful and open to any reasonable suggestions for improvements. More remote location so difficult to get around on weekends without a car but can easily get to Newport thanks to a shuttle bus service. Really good facilities for my course practical and theoretical.
The university offers loads of different aspects based on the course that you are studying with both practical and theoretical lessons which are tailored towards your course and what you are exactly studying to help you with your future career. They also have mandatory placement years for all course where you are able to gain industry experience before graduating and working full time with these placements being both paid and unpaid. It is a small campus when compared to other campus which are more centrally located in towns and cities and can be harder to access if you do not drive or live with someone who is able to drive you but they do offer a shuttle bus service which students can pay for in order to get to and from campus everyday if they live in the local town. They have a few different shops on campus selling a wide range of food and drinks to help students who live on campus and students who are the campus for the day. The student union have nights out every Wednesday with a different theme each week with other events on a regular basis so they can accommodate to all different people. They also have a wide range of different societies including different sports teams which regularly compete. To improve the university could offer more shuttle bus times to and from uni during the day for students who use it to get too and from campus as it only runs at certain times during the day with some being busier than others. They could also voice some more of the help that is provided by the university as it is mainly told to students through their tutors and not all students attend these sessions and may not know about the help that they may be entitled to and use.
The university itself is beautiful and set in the country side. Transport to anywhere nearby is more difficult but there's access to taxis and the uni bus that regularly goes into Newport. Facilities are mostly modern and nice to use and there's loads of clubs to get involved with and events going on all the time.
Best- Location, Education, Practical's Worst- Commuter facilities
Campus is lovely, with really good veterinary education facilities. SU can be expensive but good nights every so often.
Harper is in a beautiful location which is good for the soul. The facilities are excellent with a small shop on campus for in between shopping. Although it is in a rural location there is a bus service running from the university to Newport regularly. Most students use online and delivery for their weekly shop. The library staff are knowledgeable and helpful. The student services are on hand to help you with any problem from finance, accommodation to support with disabilities.
I love the course, the course team is incredible and supportive, I feel as though I could go to any tutor with a problem and they will do their best to help me. And the university offers many supporting services from academics to well being and it provides a great safety net that has caught me a few times. The worst part of the uni as that the campus is shared with agriculture courses and some of the student on such courses can be belligerent
Work hard, play hard, great campus with a great social life. Only downsides are the drinks in the SU are more expensive than other universities and sports facilities are limited.
18-24 years
First gen student
The campus is lovely and well kept, especially for being a farm at the same time - things are kept clean. The facilities are mostly great, although as a commuter I wish there was more consistently quiet spaces (this would also help with any struggles with overstimulation). Otherwise, the shuttle bus is consistent enough for commuting, but I do wish there was still more support for commuters as there has been a massive increase of them this year. One major help for commuters, especially those without a car, would be access to the lockers - they aren't able to be used and when previously asked, no progress was made to actually make them accessible to anyone (although this issue has now been brought up through the helpful support system and should hopefully be resolved!).
The staff are really friendly and are genuinely passionate about what they teach. The teaching facilities are amazing which allows a good portion of hands on learning. Location wise, harper can be difficult to get to if you can’t drive however shuttle buses are available into the local town!
It’s a really comforting place to study within as they have every facility catered to every course they offer. They provide consistent well delivered support to students which i have witnessed first hand myself, They have the students union which runs events and nights out which are always well organised and loved by many. And students are informed of any local events which is always extremely useful. I don’t have any suggestions for how it could be improved, students are provided with opportunities for work experience, fairs are hosted with job companies allowing students conversations with people who have completed the same course as them. One way it could be improved is if the student union was allocated more money to give to clubs and societies, that way students would be able to have more freedom regarding the activities they enjoy partaking in!
18-24 years
The course is great with lots of support from the lecturers. For most of them supporting the students is their priority and they are always willing to help.
18-24 years
The rural setting really makes me feel at home and being with likeminded people studying similar subjects to me allows for easier learning. I wouldn’t be happy studying anywhere else
18-24 years
Lectures and support staff are really helpful and are always available. The library a great place to study in between lectures. However the Su feel like doing the minimum that can and make it hard to run/creat a society and very bias towards sporting society.
Great staff who are keen to help and easy to talk to when you have a problem. I think we still in covid state in some ways and need to get back to more interaction.
Lovely campus with modern equipment which could be use a bit more then now.
In a rural area with like minded people, where everyone knows each other. To improve lower prices in the SU
4.4
A great university especially for those with an agricultural background. There wasn't really much support given over the COVID period so you could feel quiet isolated.
After COVID teaching has slwoly gone back to in person, though some lectures a still solely based online with a few in-days throughout the whole year without much support. Otherwise the facilities and oppurtinities are great.
Really outdated halls of residence especially the the price that you pay.