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Sort:Latest reviewsI got the best years of my life at this uni. The best part of the uni is the location - an hour away from London and Brighton is just a few stops away!
Average is the word that would best describe Sussex univrsity. Nothing is bad or wrong but nothing is great either. You will be satisfied overall, but not extremely pleased.
Great university in a great city! Lectures are interesting, integrated, accessible and stimulating. Lots to do on and off campus, and everyone is lively and friendly. Generally there is great support with your studies, with good resources including the library, IT resources, and help with job prospects etc. Overall, a fantastic experience!
sussex is a great uni, it has a lovely campus with excellent teaching and future oppourtunities. It is a gorgeous campus with countryside surrounding but only 20 minutes into the centre of Brighton!
Sussex is a great place, it's positioned inside the South Downs, so there's a national park three feet from my room and I like to be able to go wondering. However the important thing about any uni is the pubs and we have two great ones on campus, they offer open mic nights and cheap drinks on tuesday's, not to say the pints are expensive normally. The academic staff in the Physics department are some of the nicest people I've ever met and they spend all their time on campus actively engaging and helping us. I love it.
Great for psychology, interesting and engaging staff, challenging modules. Facilities like the library are very modern. Campus accommodation is good. Generally prices on campus are very high (printing, food etc).
Wonderful atmosphere combined with wonderful facilities- that's what any student want from the university. That is exactly what you get here, at sussex. Located in a wonderful city if Brighton it is the best place study and relax after studying. Very diverse society allows anyone to find friends, therefore it is very easy to get used to new conditions.
Great facilities Really good careers services, aiding employability Great nightlife in the city centre, Brighton is really vibrant and exciting Huge variety of clubs and societies Beautiful campus
Friendly and lovely atmosphere, professional and helpful academic staff, excellent services for any issue. Many international students who give a strong feeling of internationalism and positive perspective for globalization
The city of Brighton and Hove is an incredible place to live. In terms of the university, with exceptions to a few rare cases everything is exactly what you want and there when you need it. This applies to lecturers, contact time with academic advisors/tutors and anyone else you may need such as an expert in job applications etc. There are countless classes and extra guest lectures you can attend to expand your knowledge or enable you to gain life skills.
I adore sussex and have strong connections with the place as I am a brighton girl, born and raised. The sport is amazing and the range of societies to join is incredibly impressive. However, sussex has a massive intake of students each year and as a result, in my opinion, is not very nurturing. There is no one on one time with lecturers until your third year and even that is subject to who your dissertation leader is. But overall, I love it here.
The University of Sussex campus is in a beautiful rural location, that's also very close to the city centre, making it ideal. It is very easy to find your way around too. Everyone is friendly and the facilities are fantastic. The library is open almost 24/7 and there are very good computers situated all around campus, many of which are available 24/7. There is a wide range of courses, and in my personal experience the lecturers are brilliant. They are willing to help whenever and are always looking to improve modules. Sussex is very good at listening to it's students. The Student Rep scheme allows elected students to go to meetings and make changes to anything within the Uni. Any points that the students make are considered very seriously and have been sorted very quickly! I am very glad that I chose to go to Sussex, I can't say much bad about it!
I love it here! Sussex has the best campus in the best city. The facilities, accommodation and just everything are amazing. Brighton is the best and Sussex is a well respected academic uni. Yayyyyyyy
A good university, with excellent lecturers, decent housing, and a cracking nightlife, with pretty good job prospects at the end of your degree. Despite a disappointing students' union, all other attributes make the university overall excellent.
It is a great university. Nice campus and facilities. the university provide support on academic and career path as well. there is a lot of entertainment in the nearby city. Really enjoy studying in this university.
I studied Music at Sussex. The campus life was fantastic alongside living in the quirky town of Brighton. Other students were mostly very bright and on the whole my experience was largely positive. There is a fantastic Music scene in Brighton so as a student of the subject I was not short of projects to get involved in.
Just an incredible atmosphere, happy around the entire campus. The lecture halls and seminar rooms are in great condition and very modern looking (speaking from a humanities student perspective). My course is engaging and interesting, my tutors are really helpful and the other students I'm with are of a high calibre and really friendly. Everyone just seems so happy to be at Sussex. The campus has loads of green space, with loads of grass and trees that makes it so attractive, especially in the sun which there is a lot of down in Brighton. Without sounding shallow and seeming like I came to uni for the wrong reasons, one of the best parts is just the party atmosphere every weekend. I've been to clubs in many cities around the UK and Brighton is amongst the best, there's a night somewhere for everyone and a good night every day of the week. Being so close to London is a huge plus, it takes just over 45 minutes on the train and with a railcard I've been there and back numerous times for under a tenner in a total. Brighton itself is an amazing, vibrant place full of really interesting little places, especially around North Laine. I really couldn't recommend the University of Sussex enough, I've had the time of my life!
the University of Sussex is great, in a great location in beautiful falmer, surrounded by lots of forest for foraging and frolicking in. and 20minutes cycle from wonderful lively and diverse Brighton. I study within global studies which is fantastic, interesting and engaged, with lectures, seminars and optional talks and film screenings happening almost every night of the week. There are food cooperatives, veg boxes, bike maintenance and bike hire schemes to get involved with as well as a ridiculous number of societies. The accommodation is good too, but brighton is an expensive town and rent can take up all if not most of the maintenance loan so definitely check that before you make your decision.
Brilliant location and plenty of student nights at the Brighton clubs during the week, barely any events held by the union outside of freshers week though (unless its a strike...). The lecturers for History are good and keep it interesting!
4.3
I am enjoying my uni life here and looking forward to the future
There's a lot to the city life here, walk around the beach - Brighton Pier and more...
I joined a couple of societies here - uni TV, horror & Sci-fi, sussex style
Student accommocation is pretty good at the Uni