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5.04.24.61101 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsI love this university because it has more student-friendly facilities
Best, is the library, I like the layout of it, but I don’t think the campus is big enough for the amount of students and staff. Staff are often few to a room so you cannot speak without others hearing.
25-34 years
As a mature student the support I have received at Northumbria is unmatched and the effort the SU puts into curating the events for the students is incredible. 100% worth making an effort to attend the events that interest you. I have also really enjoyed seeing the tutors and lectures teach on the topic that they specialise in, you can see the genuine passion that most tutors have for their chosen topics.
It’s been a great place to study and greatful for all the opportunities this university has given me.
My campus is coach lane so it is very far from the city centre and far from all the accommodations so I need to pay for the bus every single day. I also dont appreciate that my placement is extremely far and again I need to pay for trains etc to get to placement also when I spoke to my teachers about it they didn’t reply to me for weeks and then they told me it was too late so there was no support there. During placement I had. A very tough time and my course leads didn’t take this into consideration and didn’t provide me with any support whatsoever. I pay 9,500 in tuition fee every year yet we still need to pay to use the gym and all other sports facilities, where I believe all facilities should be free seeing as I’m paying an astronomical amount in tuition fees.
The uni is very clean and they provide a lot of help for anyone who may need it. it’s in a good city where the nightlife is good and accommodation is easily accessible
Great support from lecturers
Newcastle is such a friendly city with so much to do, however sometimes the uni experience can be lonely!
18-24 years
The module leaders' knowledge and the whole campus and facility.
Great experience
18-24 years
Really welcoming.
18-24 years
Northumbria has an amazing campus and even better staff and people on it.
Northumbria has an amazing campus and even better staff and people on it.
I was having trouble when I needed to record a video for my assignment. None of the computers in the library would run Blackcode, and most of them didn't have cameras. I tried using the workshop computers, and while the program worked, the computers still lacked cameras, so there's no solution to this problem. I also hope there's more clarification regarding laptop borrowing, as the university website only allows me to borrow for two weeks, which is literally insufficient. I believe students should be able to borrow laptops for the entire semester. Thank you.
Great facilities that provide all support needed. Lecturers are very willing to help when needed and provide excellent teaching
The lecturers aren't great but everything else is good
There are so many different places to study both privately and with groups. The location of both parts of campus are also not too far apart and very modern.
The city of Newcastle is amazing and full of life, especially the nightlife making it perfect for a university city. I don't have any bad university experiences yet!
4.5
Best aspects are the constant events and opportunities on campus for socialising and career support. The lectures and staff are very friendly and helpful. Worst aspects are that some of the lecture halls have uncomfortable and cramped seats with tables too short as well as not all female bathrooms having sanitary products available.
There is plenty of contact hours with lectures in addition with labs and fieldtrips. Only negative is that in the first year as physical geography is a relatively small subject choice on its own is that all lectures are with subjects related to geography such as environmental science . Its great for making friends outside of your exact subject area but its means not every thing is exactly useful. But overall its brilliant.