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4.04.22.82171 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsThe uni as a whole is great, but the university being quite decentered, the uni has a not so good location.
Best: getting elected into the SU council, having really good lecturers (sometime), securing an intern ship in the SU, always get information from the Gov. department. Worst: A lot of places are dirty or furnitures/facilities are under maintained or brocken. Fees are too high
I love - the classes - the lectures - the spaces for studying - the 24/7 library I dislike - the outdated or unused spaces - the lack of healthy food options on campus
Overall look of the uni is good, they can improve on the amounts of sports facilities
I love that the university has its own campus that has everything: shops, entertainment, study and sports facilities. Because of campus you also feel better sense of community. SU is doing its best to keep everyone engaged. Every teaching staff are also very thoughtful of their students.
The lecturers and the level of support from teaching staff is amazing, they are very much invested and willing to help the students anyway they can, specifically in my department. However, the lecture rooms aren’t very comfortable, especially the one in the business school, it’s quite packed and there’s barely any room to manoeuvre. The facilities in the accommodation could also be better, some things just don’t work properly.
it is a great experience, and can be very helpful as a starting off point
amazing university
great place
The best aspect of my uni experience so far has been the people. There is a massive population of international students here which makes it a great place to be in. The student union is also very active and there's a decent amount of event happening weekly, from volunteering opportunities to markets and nights at the uni bar and club. The worst aspect for me personally would be that while the University Campus is a really beautiful place to be, Colchester is some what slow paced. Because of this, finding jobs does prove difficult, especially when all of the students jobs on campus are gone.
The campus is great but the classes could sometimes be more helpful
Everything is fine
The university town isn’t good for night life as everything closes so soon, but the events that the student union holds helps to make it more enjoyable
The sense of community that the uni provides, creating opportunities for everyone to be able to partake in.
Not many events happening
I don’t believe the university does enough to protect its students well-being The course and academic side is fantastic but the student life is on a downhill here, mainly due to the socio-economic situation nationally
4.3
I like how close it is to home for me.
There's a lot of a level revision but new stuff is easy to understand.
I love how we can pick our room. The WiFi has been a bit bad on my laptop and the people in my flat can be annoying though.