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5.04.24.61101 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsGood support from all university staff. Would like a larger range of societies.
So far it’s been fine I do think they should make student support more accessible though
I think one thing I struggle with is finding one place that tells us what events are going on, as I know these are on different sites which are confusing and sometimes mean I lose things. It a great place to study as the system they use for content is very user-friendly, everyone I've come across is friendly, and the place is beautiful and has great transport links.
18-24 years
I think the facilities are great and generally at a high standard; the ask4help service is great as it's 24/7 help, its face to face or online or over the phone so you are always able to access the help desk; there are multiple people in my faculty I can reach out to for help or advice and I like how all faculty members have offices in the same building; when I had some issues and decided to take a 10 month break from study I found the support to be a little fractured and a lot of the teams I had to be in touch with regarding subject, financial support, student support, return to study etc didn't seem to communicate between themselves so I often found I was passed from team to team, but the individual members of staff were amazing and very helpful.
Everything I have experienced at University has been extremely positive with help and support from both lectures and personal tutors as well as the opportunity of support in many areas from library, IT, course, finacial and mental health. The facilaties that the uni has for my course are amazing with wards to experience to feel of working in a hospital before we do on placement which has made me more comfortable on placement. therefore my uni experiences are further influencing my life outside of the university campus. There is nothing that could improve a great university with lots of things to do for social life and support for education. Another great thing is the proximity of all the uni halls to each other which has made meeting up with people a lot easier to do.
Concerning the worst aspects, due to my first year taking place during covid, all of my course was online. This meant we didn’t receive the hands on experience we were promised and when we came back to University when things were back to normal, we all struggled and it felt as though we were just being left behind. Extra sessions were given but at the most basic level of construction- meaning we didn’t gain the skills in these to be able to really push ourselves. Lecturers/ tutors really being empathetic towards us would have been a great benefit and more consideration towards our needs as a class would have been great. As a course, we have faced many setbacks and challenges due to facilities needed to complete work not being available to us when it was really needed and technicians being stretched to the limits has also haltered our progress within the course which has led to me feeling I haven’t been able to reach my own potential within my degree. The facilities and machinery we do have are great! It would be great if we were made aware of a lot of what we have that is available for us to use as many of us didn’t realise quite how much we have available to us.
I think my uni has great and accessible facilities and the tutors on my course are approachable and so supportive in all aspects. I think the only improvement I’d suggest is the prices in the student cafe. It’s extremely expensive given the current climate and this isn’t ideal given that it is predominantly used by students who typically don’t have much of a disposable income. It could be much better value for money when students may not have somewhere else to go
Work life balance is hard on the policing degree as it’s 2 full time jobs. Parking at uni is poor and very expensive
Welfare team, careers team, lectures all great. However, people on ask for help rarely know what they are doing and never seem to be able to answer my questions or direct me where to go.
Facilities are good but require more toilets
18-24 years
Great facilities and opportunities. Staff are very friendly and great at their jobs.
Its central to City Centre which is ideal
The location is excellent as it is in the centre of Newcastle so it is very accessible, aswell the look of the campus is very modern and artistic which I like. There are many resources available around the university and online via the university website which is very useful. It could be improved by making sure that all lecturers are clear and understandable when delivering information to students. Not to overlook there questions like I have previously experienced, makes starting assignments a lot more difficult.
The thing that makes Northumbria so great is that there's not many down sides to it, good place, people and everything else.
There is a big library with a wide variety of resources
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Great location and city but could have a bigger student union.
Best- Interesting course Worst- Random timetable
Northumbria university gives you not only the opportunity to study a career but also the chance to meet new people and hobbies thanks to the societys, gives support 24h and really makes the difference with other places
4.5
Best is playing sport and some of the lecturers are truly caring and supportive. Worst was being affected by all the strikes, although my friend at Newcastle did even have her results at her graduation because of it. So they were worse off
Some of the tutors are great. Some only meet online and I would prefer in person
Was so fun, rooms really nice. Washing is expensive and kicthen/ living room coukd be made more homely