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4.04.13.61409 Student reviews
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They changed the food court and now most things are pre-packed, no salad bar or soup anymore, not a very good choice of healthy choices anymore.
University of Derby is decent for creative, hands on courses with supportive lecturers and good facilities. Organisation can be messy, and you need to stay self-motivated. Not perfect, but useful if you’re willing to put the work in.
It's a nice small university with an easy to navigate campus and a good public transport system. They always make sure that student support resources are known and have lots of social events available.
Great staff with highly versatile and useful facilities.
I wish like to have more classes from university, to make an environment to study.
Incredibly supportive programme staff, compassionate people who truly love what they teach. Improvements need to be made regarding accessibility on the Kedleston Road Campus, with a massive lack of lifts to keep up with demands.
Campus is great, and faculty very supportive. Book shop being gone is a shame.
Great facilities and great staff. Could improve bus services
University location and environment and the teaching members I are good
Fantastic supportive lecturers and great facilities. Excellent community/society base. Communication can sometimes create issues (not from within the program) for high level subjects such as recent redundancy schedules and what it meant for students and their studies
Its a great place to study because of how vast the campus is. There are a lot of quiet places which can enhance your focus. One thing that could improve is that the book shop should come back.
The campus has a fantastic learning environment with plenty of quiet study spaces and helpful resources. The lecturers are supportive and always available to assist. It’s a great place to focus, learn, and grow.
Everyone is so helpful No bad experience
It really feels like home for me as im staying in student accommodation
18-24 years
Everything is good
There are a lot of facilities like study spaces for different purposes; whether you want to study alone or with friends, whether you need to meet with lecturers or tutors, the university has provided a lot of spaces to do that. The uni has put a lot of work in making campus accessible, which is appreciated by a lot of people here. Food establishments are also conveniently placed, so whether you need a quick break before or in between class, or if you want a sit- down meal, there are a lot of places around for you to get your food from. It has saved me more times than I can count when I have been studying on campus late! There are also so many events to get involved in, so there will be something for everyone. However, especially right now, there is quite a bit of job insecurity for staff including senior staff members with layoffs happening, which means some staff are understandably quite stressed and upset. As a psych student, unfortunately it is affecting us a lot and as first year, it is a lot to navigate. But staff have been wonderful during this time, always making sure that lectures and seminars are uploaded on time, no matter if they are involved or not.
The best - the easy access to the campus and to the city. The quality of the library and books to help support assignments. The worst - the funding, lecturers are being cut due to funding because of new buildings being made, support the lecturers who support us to become the best we can!
4.3
Uni has become home to me
Content in class is just what is written in the PowerPoints. Not much added into
I love living at Agard