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4.04.23.6745 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsWonderful place, nice staff, maybe some people are a bit too isolated?
There are a lot of study spaces where you can feel relaxed and the mental health support is amazing. One way it can be improved is more on campus events
The layout of the campus is beautiful and lets in a lot of natural light which I like. Also my two favourite places, the sustainability cafe and the gym both offer great services. As for improvements, I’ve heard form friends that mental health support doesn’t respond to students concern with enough urgency.
Studying geography at the Cornwall campus is great because there are so many places to do fieldwork. It's such a beautiful place to live and work.
Lots of areas to study and lots of cafes to pick from. Also think cafes could have some sort of discount for students though
Best aspects: + The Students' Guild at Exeter is fantastic, they go above and beyond to help students. + There are plenty of societies to join and get involved with. + The Residence Life team provide fun events for students living in university accommodation. + One of the few universities which have catered halls for 1st year students. + Lots of green spaces on campus. Worst aspects: - The university operates as a business rather than an educational institution; they enrol as many students as they possibly can, which has led to a shortage of accommodation for second, third, and fourth year students. - The timetabling is done very poorly; be prepared to skip lunch for non-stop lectures beginning as early as 8:35am and finishing as late as 6:25pm. - Students are given a printing budget of only £1. - Accommodation is very expensive compared with other cities in the UK outside of London. - Some exams take place during the first week of January, which gives students little time to rest during the Christmas holidays.
The wellbeing teams are great for listening to you and making sure they can make adjustments to your learning that is right for you. Plenty of spaces both inside and outside to socialise or get work done including cafes for longer gaps between lectures
Beautiful part of the country It's really close to Dartmoor, so as someone who loves the outdoors, it’s perfect for me.
A really engaging course with plenty of learning resources and field experience. Very applied for the workplace. The campus is comfortable and a very lovely place to work. The outside student experience in penryn/falmouth is really unique, and I wouldn't want any other university experience. The only downside is that the transport to and from the university is very expensive and poorly run.
The staff team is extremely supportive, wonderful accommodations, welcoming events to make friends and supportive of you have any issues with finances or person issues.
Nice area by the sea and the green Improve by having another bus service take over when first bus shut down in Penryn.
Very accessible resources, the libraries are brilliant spaces, safe-feeling, supportive staff Everything is so expensive, especially sports and gym memberships.
It’s definitely filled with resources and people to help especially since ive never done politics nor philosophy before. Its lacking in black representation.
Exeter is a great uni with excellent lecturers and staff, a really beautiful green campus and I love my course. The wellbeing services are really exceptional.
Amazing facilities available to all students, especially to study and work in. The student union frequently runs activities for all sorts of interests and the life as a student in the actually city is great. there is quite a few places to explore around Exeter itself, but in the city, there is a decent amount of places to spent time with friends or studying away from campus. The campus is quite pretty too and despite it being on lots of hills, it's a nice place to be and walk around
The campus is ideal, very modern but also surrounded by nature and greenery which makes it a relaxing space to work on coursework, attend lectures or seminars and go to Student Guild activities. The library has a good amount of space and the Forum facilities are extensive. Career Zone is also very active in student life to support next steps after uni graduation. Not forgetting our Campus cat Napoleon, the atmosphere here is very warm and there’s a place for every student!
I love how the comfortable the library is and I like how close we are to the beach. Sometimes it is difficult to book a meeting with the careers library and the library is nearly almost busy, which makes it quite difficult to find a space to study.
Nightlife scene doesn't offer much variation but that condenses the people to certain few spots to go out which is really good - the university has a nice mix of modern technology and building whilst maintaining beautiful green spaces and older and more elegant buildings - with 2 campuses in Exeter and one in Penryn there's plenty of variation for where you wish to study and a good range of modules and courses on offer. sometimes the support system can be difficult to navigate but I have noticed improvement in this once you do reach out to them and an increasing level of support, mentors and places where to find any range of support you may need. The city itself is relatively small but that gives it a lovely cosy feel and being near the beach at Exmouth you can always get away from this especially in the summer!!
4.3
Best is people worst is night life
Best is seminars
Like the location dislike the kitchen