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4.04.22.82171 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsMet good teachers and friends. Library service was not so helpful when need help with the system but library staffs to finding out books were great
Overall, I’ve had a positive experience. The lecturers are supportive and there are good opportunities to get involved, which makes it a great place to study. Communication and some facilities could be improved, but overall I’d recommend it.
Good student support and interesting course. Recent regards of the Southend campus closing and also the possibility of many staff members loosing their jobs has created an unsteady feel. Overall a good experience though
It's slightly disorganised but everyone's really friendly, so something will go wrong but there'll be someone there to help.
Best aspect is the sport department worse aspect is the fact we have so little face to face lectures
Everything is good but need more attention for the South Indian community
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It has a good night life and good study spaces, it’s just a bit of a walk to go into town
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45-54 years
First gen student
Very first day, drive around for 45 minutes just to find parking, otherwise it’s a very great place to study in that it’s right next to a crest town/cith, here amenities are right at your finger tips. The lectures are friendly and always have a listening ear.
the uni is good teaching wise but if you need help outside of education it’s near impossible, it’s like no one at the uni communicates or is willing to do any work and you get stuck in a loop of the same three staff members saying the same things or saying they can’t help and trying to push the task onto someone else who does the same thing as them the uni also isn’t great when it comes to bullying, i’ve tried to report it a few times as a general complaint and i was first told (in 1st year) that i should expect that as i dress and act “unique” and must be prepared and resilient for that?? and then another time i was told that i was “imagining things” by staff when i said people were actively pointing and laughing at me and weren’t taken seriously. also they never give updates on when a lift is broken so if you’re a slow walker or disabled you’re screwed because sometimes you’ll get to a lift and it’ll randomly be closed with no notification and you need to try and find a new one or take a longer route and be late
i beg if a lecturer marks my work they have got to reply to my emails when i ask for a meeting to discuss my mark if they’re too busy consider finding new markers to help with the load because it’s unfair on students
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Love the experiences and supervisors, SU is a bit expensive so i dont buy from there really. could be more stage management facilities
The campus is a lovely place to study, there are lots of places to sit quietly. The library is really resourceful and with its big open study spaces means I can study in place or with friends. I enjoy walking around the lake area and spending time there with friends on our lunch breaks. The community common room is a relaxing place to rest and study as well. The range of food outlets on campus is good although one thing that would make them better is if there were more vegan options including vegan cheese and butter products and pastries etc. Also if the food outlets label their food correctly so that people can see the allergies and dietary requirements.
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Nice community and facilities, welcoming and inclusive culture
I have been studying here for 3 years and the level of support from not only my department, but student services has been outstanding. Nothing is too much trouble for any person you come into contact with and this has made my time here enjoyable.
The best parts is maybe the societies and how they try and make everyone feel included. Bad aspects are that everything is extremely pricey for no reason
4.3
Location is the worst aspect since not everyone in essex can commute in colchester
Course is fine the problem in my opinion is that some days we only get 1 hour lesson which means isn't worth it at all commuting 50 miles away.That should be changed considering many student commute in colchester driving for hours and being in campus every day is very hard plus expenses and time wasted on travel.Its such a bad idea to have 1 lesson on a day,it should be at least 2,so we don't miss lectures ,attendance goes up,marks as well and our experience improves