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1042 Student reviews
18-24 years
Overall, the uni has everything you need and I am a fan of the rural campus.
I love the campus at Harper it’s well laid out for subject areas and in the countryside. I really enjoy studying here. There’s plenty of extra curricular activities and someone for everyone here.
As an older student, I feel the support from staff has been tremendous. This has made my time studying worthwhile and made me enjoy my course thoroughly. Most students are a decent bit younger, maybe having more options for older students to blend in a bit better could make the experience even better.
It’s not a loud campus, quite calm most nights, the night life is decent, the lecturers are informative and know what they are talking about, they record all the lectures so easy to catch up on, alright student support
Great uni to be at, course is very interesting and the student life is great. Facilities are top notch, especially the soil hall. Only improvement would be reducing the price of drinks in the Welly and Barn
Course has a good range of practical to back up theory and eases you in nicely, the work load is manageable. More direction on assessments and more lesson slowed down on anatomy physiology would be useful
Best Met lots of likeminded interesting people. Good facilities especially the 24hr library. Very good student support and wellbeing team. Worst Bad shuttle bus service so need to drive. Not subscribed to Springer Nature.
Knowledgeable and specialist lecturers are top class, and assignments, are usually fairly flexible to fit your specific interests. All course related feedback is taken on, and improvements are almost always made where requested. The clubs and society culture is much to be desired, and the weekly student union night club events are unengaging, and a nuisance when you live on campus.
great support from SU, tutors and lecturers that have hands on experience in the courses they teach in, near lovey towns and train stations to get home only a cheap uber away!
The lecturers really devote their time and energy for you to do the best you can! Student Union lacks in supporting new ventures.
18-24 years
Harper Adams University is an amazing place to study with great facilities in and around the local area. The staff are amazing and show full commitment to improving student life and provide an excellent standard of care and education. As a student who commutes to university, I have been given so many opportunities to join in with activities on campus outside of the classroom which has made me feel totally welcomed and has given me the ability to transition smoothly into university life. The student union is a credit to the university from organising crazy nights out to quiet events for those who need it most. The communication from staff has been great, with emails being responded to in a timely manner and there always being an option to speak to tutors and other staff members about queries The support from the learning support staff has been excellent, especially for somebody who has never been given any level of learning support in previous education settings. I feel honoured to be a part of the Harper Adams University community and I cannot wait to continue my journey within the brilliant environment it provides.
Best - lovely campus and everyone is really nice and accommodating to new students Cons - the nightlife could be improved as there is not a lot going on
I love the Univeristy and location. Great opportunity have already come up. Facilities are very good and campus is amazing
The best aspect of the uni is the location and aesthetic of the campus. I feel it could be improved by more seating that is not within the library
Staff are really supportive
Harper Adams is such a great university. The lecturers put 110% effort into all they do and I feel so supported academically and mentally too. It's a brilliant university and I learned so much about life and made so many friends here
I enjoy the range of activities and events the SU put on. As someone who doesn’t drive and gets bored easily, it is nice having stuff to do on campus. I like that they have a gym as the nearest one other than that is too far for me. I feel the shop and cafes close too early. It is around 3pm-4:30pm which seems too early. Also maybe I am used to the buses being a bit more frequent where I’m from but the bus timetable isn’t great. It seems the time after around 1:30pm is when the buses basically stop a part from a couple.
The campus is lovely and so easy to access the town nearby with help from the university if you don’t have a car. Student life is not for everyone and for those who don’t like partying it’s hard to get involved as you feel like an outsider. The student union does their best to intergeate everyone but it can be very intimidating. I feel like there should be more discipline when it comes to attendance but it is the students decision at the end of the day. I feel like lectures should be more interactive like schools are with worksheets to help you understand. It’s very hard to take in information while a lecturer is constantly talking at you and you are trying to take notes. Yes students should take more responsibility for their learning but going from school where you are helped to learn to being completely left in the deep to listen to an hour or two hours of someone talking straight without aid or soemthing to help you understand is very challenging
18-24 years



The community at such a small university is amazing. Everyone knows each other and all of our buildings are within 10 minutes walk of each other from the furthest point of campus. I love that the food we have on campus comes from our working farm and the animals we have on campus. The use of these animals for practical learning is so important to my understanding of the content and applying it to real life is invaluable! The facilities we have for veterinary training are high quality and we have everything we could possibly need. The support from staff is the best part of university life. There is a member of staff to help with literally anything you could possibly think of and nothing is too much. The knowledge and experience of the staff teaching us is incredible and I don’t think I’ve ever had a question that can’t be answered. The only thing that immediately comes to mind that could be improved are more plug sockets in lecture halls so everyone has access to plugs. When we have 3-4 hour sessions in the same room, we need them!


Great if you don’t really like city life, and when you come from a farming/ countryside background, the location really makes it feel like home. The fact that you are able to go on farm and how every week you have smaller groups doing tutorials and practicals makes it much easier to get to know lectures and ask questions rather than always being in a lecture theatre. To improve the uni - more parking is required as lots of people have to drive in - more support on assignments, I.e keep reminding about the assignment in terms of what they are looking for or more in depth briefs - A lot of talk about what goes on about socials, this can make it difficult to get people to sign up to clubs due to being afraid
Constantly having practicals and looking in person at different technology and machinery, I enjoying going to the practicals in the labs and learning something new, even when it’s Friday at 9. The fact that my course has fewer people on it, allows me to get to know my lectures and feel more comfortable asking questions However I feel a lot of time is spent on other modules that do not interest me, being the reason I choose the tech route. Only have 2 tech modules and one of them is very agronomy based.
Became great friends with people in halls, everyone knew everyone in my halls, and with all halls being close together it was easy to meet friends in different halls The location made it easy to get up and go to lectures Staff would come out very quickly with wellbeing issues and maintenance