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Sort:Latest reviewsit’s a perfect location, right at the city centre and ping pong tables in the union would be class
The lecturers are clear and concise. Lectures are well structured and tutorials thought out.
Strathclyde is a very welcoming place, the lecturers are very friendly and are open to answer any queries I may have, the strathclyde app for timetables seems to glitch quite a bit however, there are other back ups to check timetables so that's really good
The University of Strathclyde is a great place to study as the professors are extremely helpful whilst also leaving room for our independence. The buildings are easily accessible with facilities to assist our learning. I enjoy going to the student union but the only negative is it’s sometimes difficult to get a seat. An improvement for the uni would be to have more booths and make better use of some of the spaces available.
The uni has heavily invested in certain faculties and it is quite obvious. For example business and science have much better facilities than Hass does. The location is good however through my years of university my experience has been soured by strikes and staff shortages. Unfortunately the university of Strathclyde prioritise unnecessary facilities where they can gain profit (i.e. new union) instead of investing in their staff and the classroom facilities of certain buildings/ faculties. This causes a negative impact on the university experience as it causes unnecessary stress on both students and staff. Unfortunately it seems they are willing to put profit before people and it shows. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS UNIVERSITY AS A HASS STUDENT - the department is severely underfunded and this manifests itself in the quality of teaching and learning. The staff we have are great but they are stretched far too thin that it is impossible for them to do even the bare minimum of what you would expect for £9250 a year education. We have already seen the modern languages department shrink over the last few years and I’m afraid that the same will happen to the rest of the faculty if the people in power don’t stop running it into the ground. Enough is enough, invest in the department, pay people what they deserve, hire sufficient staff and your students will reap the benefits.
Need more points of contact for support. Uni staff don't help a lot
The best is how much support there is and the opportunities they give you. The worst is that they can be quite disorganised in certain departments and the food at the union isn't cheap.
All aspects of university facilities are so accessible with a good atmosphere! The Students union is one of the best places!
Amazing union amazing student support from my institution
Worst is the stress
The uni is very central and easy to access. There are also great facilities, lecturers and support from the uni. However, my accommodation in Strathclyde halls in first year was not satisfactory or a high standard. There is no way to choose specific accommodation - it is randomly allocated based off the facilities you want (sink, ensuite etc). Despite being the same price, there are varying standards which is unfair.
Strathclyde is a very central university that has a amazing sports facilities as well as a brilliant union. The only downfall is that Strathclyde is built on a hill which means you will be doing a lot of walking. Classes are always insightful with amazing international opportunities. One thing that could be improved on is that accommodation is very scarce with some students being sent to other accommodations out with the university
Best has been the social experience. Worst parts are the workload
18-24 years
First gen student
The best part of my university experience is the expansive student study spaces which encourages me to get out and work more. The worst part would have to be how restricted the English course is when it comes to content, especially the lack of modern day and diverse novels.
18-24 years
First gen student
My first year was mostly online because of COVID which made it a very lonely experience. The second year has improved greatly being on campus! Most of my modules have been organized in an engaging well structured way, however, a couple of modules have felt extremely rushed during lectures cramming a lot of content into the hour, which is often confusing when looking back over notes as knowledge on specific subjects covered often doesn't go into the dept expected. Best aspect of uni for me is definitely being able to be on campus this year and the union is a great place, they always have so many events and cheap drink promotions running. The worst aspect is how some modules are organized, a lot of the time in laboratory sessions (particularly coding) there is not much guidance, which can be confusing when you are using a new concept you have only just been taught about. A lot of the lectures as well as lack in worked examples or the worked examples done in lectures are relatively easy and then the questions given on tutorials are much much harder to the point where you can be clueless about a few of the questions. Another bad aspect is there isn't much seating in the main areas during lunchtime, in particular, the union and library.
Really great place to live as a student, tons of bars, restaurants and clubs nearby. Great students union and a bunch of societies and sports to get involved with.
Great location and lab facilities. Can be disorganised at times.
The staff are very nice
The uni has become worse every year I have studied. Funding is not where is needs to be, only departments that make profit for the uni are pumped with funds. Also do not expect to be helped quickly and without a huge battle.
4.5
The best would probably be the library and gym, the materials we get on MyPlace, and the support we get from the staff. The worst is the pressure we get because of the deadlines but that's just uni.
There are no bad things to say about this. We are provided with a lot of material and the lecturers have always gotten back to me with helpful responses whenever I needed help from them.