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5.04.24.61101 Student reviews
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The Northumbria law and business school's facilities are second to none; however, compared to other universities, the students uni is sub par. Habita functions as merely a bar, rather than a bigger venue.
I particularly enjoyed my study abroad experience which has been offered to me by Northumbria University. I went to Amsterdam for one semester and studied an International Business which could expand my career options in the future. I feel safe and well supported at Northumbria University. All the staff members are helpful and friendly. I love the student life in Newcastle. Overall, my uni experience has been really good.
Best aspects: opportunities to meet new people and make friends Worst: price. So expensive and I do wonder if it worth this experience.
Best - decent facilities, location is okay Worst - student support team sometimes not very helpful, some teachers on my course are not particularly great/nice
Super supportive staff.
Has a lot of events going through the year and support that University provides is very helpful. However, they could improve their support services by providing information, for example, where can you find email or place to ask the finance team.
The location of the uni is helpful and is set out well as other than the coach lane campus, the main campus is all in one place. It is also located in the city centre and is easy to get to. I can’t comment on anything bad or any worse aspects about the uni.
One of my favourite things about the university is the way the modules are set as more practical, in order to give students more experience in real world scenarios, which gives us a competitive advantage over our future counterparts when applying for positions. The only way it could be improved, in my opinion, is improving the look of a few of the city campus buildings, such as the industrial looking buildings of the science buildings, which look weathered. On the contrary however, the older, classical buildings along side the more modern buildings such as Student central really make the university a beautiful place to study.
the staff are always helpful if i need it as well as understanding when put in certain circumstances. however more help could be put in place for students that need the student support.
Best - Their support Worst - money planning, they didn't help me with that
I like it but could use with more student support
Northumbria offers plenty of opportunities to socialise and share your interests with others through the great variety of societies available. As an international student, I have had no difficulties acclimating to the new environment and I have consistently managed to get the information I need through services that are easily accessible and always available such as Ask4Help. The campus offers high quality facilities with the library in particular accommodating for a range of working and studying environments from quiet floors perfect for concentration to rooms dedicated to group projects. As a relatively new student, I have not yet had the opportunity to explore everything at our disposal but I can already tell that anything I would need for my studies can be found on site. While the university offers a lot of resources for people looking for placements and help regarding future employability, I would have appreciated slightly more effort put towards simple part time job opportunities both on campus and around the city.
The disability support has been exceptional, it could be improved by a better communication between academic staff and the disability team as they are often unaware special measures are supposed to be in place and its left up to the student to sort out.
I love studying at Northumbria in Newcastle because the campus location is perfect for me as I am studying locally, therefore it is convenient for me in terms of finding public transport. I also love the facilities at Northumbria, especially the library as it has a modern look to it which I really appreciate it. So far, my uni experience has been great as I have fully immersed myself into uni life by making the most of all opportunities and joining many societies which have allowed me to make new friends.
There is plenty of support, including personal tutors, who reach out to you, and are always available when you are in need of any support. There are also plenty of activities organized by the university which are always nice to be part of
18-24 years
I really love the Newcastle City campus, the architectural structures are so beautiful and you can go to different buildings to study or use computers. I also love that there are different departments available to support students. I think so far the only thing I didn't like was the first student halls I stayed in(Claude Gibb). I didn't like the fact that I couldn't cook and there were no international dishes served. The bathroom was also a mess sometimes.
The University as a whole is a really good university to be at especially for an international student such as myself. Its work environments are very comfortable. the only this that i wish could be improves is that the interior design studio is open 24/7.
Northumbria University at Newcastle has great facilities for studying and resources to support my studies. The library has lots of places to learn and do my projects, as well as having access to loads of computers and editing software. For my career, it has fantastic access to camera and film equipment, which has helped quite a lot of my development in my career. The only thing I believe could be improved is the access to editing software computers, as it's limited per day. It would be good if we had more time to be in this area, or perhaps to add this software to the computers that are in the library, as this one is primarily open 24/7.
4.5
Loneliness.
Sometimes lecturers dont explain very well
Most is the concierge Least is that it is quite easy to just walk-into