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4.04.04.5432 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsBeautiful University, lovely welcoming staff, great facilities for disabled students, safe and secure, providing all in all a first class education.
Study Nutrition on Sutton Bonington Campus. Good teaching facilities, and open space. Very isolated from main campus and nottingham city centre. A car is very handy if you wish to participate in societies on main campus and want easy access to civilisation! At times excluded from events that take part with the rest of the University. Good if you enjoy a quieter slower paced life. Good sports facilities A few societies based on this campus however not many socials compared with equivalent societies on main campus.
There isn't really an atmosphere ate the uni, I mean I have my friends, but there isn't really isn't a place where we can socialise so much. We have to go in to town or in each others rooms. I would recommend people thinking of going to uni to come to an open day so they can see what the campus is really like. Uni isn't always about the reputation of the uni, you need to think about the social aspect as well.
I, personally, hated my time at Nottingham. The accommodation is laid out in an anti-social way - where each accommodation area keeps to themselves, causing it to be difficult to make friends. The Campus is FAR to big for my liking, its so unnecessarily difficult to make a large circle of friends because you don't recognise faces as your walking around the campus. As it is on a campus, your a 20 minute bus journey from the actually Nottingham town - making nights out an unnecessary amount of effort instead of a spontaneous thing. Finally, there aren't any pubs or clubs on campus to just relax in with a few mates. There are the few JCR's, but like stated above, the segregation between accommodations makes this an incredibly uncomfortable experience.
The campus is beautiful in all seasons of the year, which is what made me fall in love with Nottingham in the first place, with beautiful buildings (although some are a bit 70s industrial looking) and a lot of greenery. There is a wide range of courses which lead into every line of professional career and everyone on your course will be easy to speak to (so you won't be short of friends). All lecturing staff are very helpful with their out of lecture office hours and the Student Union provides every possible society you can think of! You are never short of things to do with an onsite gym, swimming pool and sports hall as well as libraries, shops (such as Costa, Starbucks, Boots and Natwest), with multiple food courts across campus. The city is amazing and has every shop for your needs, including multiple all-you-can-eat food places (which are a must to check out) as well as a LOT of clubs and bars for your choosing for nights out. The National Ice Centre is also in the city which is very good value for money for students, as well as the Capital area right next door! It is truly an amazing university with little gems to find all over the city to keep you busy.
The modules available are covered in depth and many are not just taught by lectures, but also give you the opportunity to take part in group discussion, related field trips and there is plenty of opportunity to speak with lecturers and tutors. The catered halls could be massively improved, I was in self-catered which were much more modern in style and were far more spacious. There is a lack of services such as an on campus Post Office and there should definitely be a cycle path in Lenton and a Lenton hopper bus.
Even though I've only been here six weeks, I already know I'm going to love my time here at Nottingham. There's a great vibe on campus, the grounds are beautiful, and there have been loads of opportunities to meet new people and learn new things. I study English and have found the lectures and reading all thoroughly engaging. Nottingham just has a great vibe that I think everyone loves and that's what makes it such a great place to live and study.
Best nightlife, always something to do. Theres tons of different courses for different people, you get to meet such a range. Its an amazing atmosphere, strong student community but the towns not too far. So much fun! Also good for getting a job.
Nottingham is a friendly university with great on campus facilities including gym, swimming pool, health service, food and places to relax. The nightlife is great and bus transport is cheap!
Nottingham uni is great, the campus is beautiful, the halls I lived in in first year were amazing, there is lots of grass, great student bars and social atmosphere, and lovely people.Lecturers and classes are mostly top notch, I study hispanic studies and I love it.Nottingham as a city is lovely. It has a great nightlife and the lacemarket has all the vintage shops and little side streets you could need.In my biased opinion it is one of the best.
Course left a lot to be desired, and the psychology department is rammed with inept morons. Other than that I had a good time.
4.3
How lecturers can make what was my favourite subject the most excruciatingly dull experience of my life astounds me. I notice a few of the bad reviews are from Psychology students and I couldn't agree more. The standard of teaching is incredibly poor, and I feel as though there is very little support. I completely understand that obviously at university there is a much greater emphasis on independent study, and I completely embrace and respect that, but I have found that when taking modules from other schools, there is much more support than in Psychology. I also feel that having no seminars has a huge impact on my understanding and enjoyment of the course. Tutorials are useless. Very overrated.