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4.04.04.51855 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsThere is always fun things to do especially the community cafe every Thursday in the business building. There is help for anything you need and everything is always clear, there is good instruction.
Located on a national park, beautiful views throughout the seasons. Clean, friendly open campus, strong community feel. Library is huge and 24/7 which is great for late night study. Eat central on campus has a wide range of food for different preferences for low cost (£2). Trains and buses go straight onto campus.
it’s location to the city where it’s quieter but still accessible. the lecturers are extremely supportive and helpful but the pricing for accommodation is rising with a new accommodation being built too. i think in order to gain more students the cost should be lowered to a more reasonable amount plus tutors should be paid more
18-24 years
The University has many services to help students in both their personal lives and educationally. Most lectures are engaging and seminars help me understand the material better. There are many facilities on campus including shops, cafes, study areas, green sites etc. The university is also sustainable. However, one problem is that when help is actually needed, some of the staff are very unknowledgeable and finding the right person to help can become stressful. For example, I had a problem with my exam timetable (it was showing a physical submission despite the exam being online) and when I went to student union, they were totally clueless. In general, the student union is very unhelpful because they couldn’t help me in other queries too - such as how printing works. After speaking to my academic advisor, who was also unknowledgeable, she directed me to the assessment team so that I could speak to them personally. The issue was resolved but throughout it all, I felt alone in terms of assistance.
Brilliant resources, staff really helpful and always willing to help Could be improved by lowering rent prices on campus
The university is fully accessible and has wonderful character. The best part are the wonderful professors and staff. Worst aspects are the current on going construction.
Very good atmosphere and has lots of student activities especially during freshers.
The course structure makes it a great place to study. Professors are also super nice. However, It could be improved if the student : teacher ratio was a bit better as the lecture halls have like 50-80 students which makes the tutor-student interaction a bit difficult. The overall vibe of the campus is really nice too
The best part is the location as Brighton is such a nice coastal city. The worst part is the lack of shops around the Sussex university.
The facilities at the university are very good and the lectures in History are engaging, with passionate tutors in seminars. The Campus does have some good features. Northfield bar is where I've met some of my good friends and the events that are held there are fun. Also the pints only being 3 quid is a big plus. The buses onto campus are semi-consistent, but we could do with bringing the 25x back, no idea why that got stopped. There is usually a great bustle around campus, except on weekends when the second and third years don't come in. This could be because there is not that much to do on campus, and nothing to really bring you back after the first year. The festival at the start of the year is always a big success, I don't know why more musical events aren't held near the campus, there is plenty of space for it. The co-op is handy to have but the pricing is ridiculous, I know the university itself can't do anything about that but being a student I'm already skint. I don't need some massive chain supermarket trying to fleece all the money they can out of students because there's no competition. I've never had to use any form of student support, but from what I've seen promoted, and what my girlfriend, who works as an RLC on campus, has told me, it seems to be effective and does get used frequently by students who are struggling with day to day life on campus. One critique I have about my course, as I'm sitting here trying to organise 3 other people to do the work for a group project that is going to impact my grade, is that group projects are a terrible decision for grading individuals, I have tried my hardest to get this group together to work, coming up with the question and researching all necessary context, and still we have 3 days to record the presentation, and there is no word from any of them. I do like the fact that the majority of assignments are essays, sitting in a room completing a presentation is not a good way to determine someone's proficiency as a historian, and neither is group presentations, no matter how much they might be able to teach you about corporate meetings. All in all I do enjoy my time here, I have a job, friends and a relationship all started through the university, but I would like there to be some quality of life changes for the things that annoy me especially on campus.
It is such a great place to study, not only because of the large amount of opportunities like societies and volunteering etc. But also the way the campus makes you feel, it is very green and open which makes a really relaxing environment and makes it easier to study in. One way I think the university could be improved would be to have a bit more in-person teaching on how to time manage and make sure we get the most out of our course academically.
18-24 years
First gen student
I stayed in student accommodation for first year and it was the best, it’s so modern. The bars were great and same with all the facilities and student life. But I’d say it was just a little hard to find a good second year house in brighton, but we did find one we love now, it just took time.
Lecturers are great but we need more shops and bars on campus!
Onside co-op is very expensive, not student friendly prices.
Great campus and place to study. Some issues with first year accommodation
I always worried about going to university and feeling lost, however coming to Sussex I have never felt alone or unsure. The support we get is just amazing from bursurys, to the student union and offering so much support such as therapy. I don’t think I would have one bad thing to say! Apart from offering a more affordable supermarket on campus.
18-24 years
Great campus!
The campus is quite rural as far as campuses go which connects you with nature and makes it a good, clean and fresh environment to live. The communities and societies contribute to inclusivity, and the accommodation feels connected. Co op is a little too expensive.
Best= Very pretty and natural campus, practical work in the labs is always fun and engaging and really helps to consolidate information taught in lectures Worst= Lectures that finish very late which is difficult for students who do not live on campus (days where lectures start at 9am and finish at 8pm with gaps of 6 hours sometimes)
4.3
There is lots of places for you to study and hang out at. The issues stem from current construction and there being massive gaps between timetabling. this becomes an issue because there are limited student accommodation areas, most you need to travel to which can get expensive
It's really interesting but some of the teaching method are less helpful and for those who are already pretry proficient in the basics first year is not challenging
It's one of the cheapist and the flats are only 6 to a flat which is more manageable than say 8 in East slope or 12 in Norwich House. It can get loud as people are not aware others might be sleeping and not partying and there is often broken rhifna that take a while to fix. Not to mention the construction outside from quite early on in the day