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4.04.22.82171 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsCampus is beautiful, there’s nature and close to tube station. Though, cafeteria place is too small and many times there are no seats left for everybody.
45-54 years
First gen student
Southend campus does not have as many facilities as the main campus in Colchester. I feel that the Colchester campus has a better “uni feel” than Southend. It is aimed more towards mature students for my course whereas the feel on Colchester campus is more young and vibrant.
Best It’s a fantastic place and I can easily go home. It’s not hard for me to travel. I don’t have too many friends in my course as I’m quite introverted but I have a lot in church. The teachers and lecturers are very supportive and are always there when you need them. You can email them about anything and they’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Not only are they there for you, the lectures are filled with so much helpful information. There is also support with essays and it’s evident that the teachers want the best for you. I love the stalls on Thursdays around the squares. They’re amazing and I love how it brings food from other cultures I don’t go to the library much as I can work independently at home. Nevertheless, the resources available to us are fantastic and they have really helped with my academic learning I love how the store is open almost all day, it’s very useful especially if I need to go shopping. At the same time I do think more things should be added - ie bath sponges. Every bathroom equipment is there except sponges. Worst Unfortunately even though lecturers are good, not all of them are the same and some aren’t as good as others. It can be hard to follow lectures sometimes and it’s easy to lose focus. I personally prefer seminars more than lectures because they’re more interactive and I have a better chance to speak
25-34 years
First gen student
I have recieved great support from my personal tutor. However strikes have impacted studies for many of us and despite supporting them to have their right to strike, content hasn't necessarily always been retaught.
Everything is very close in a comforting community. It feels like home and the facilities available are a nice place to sit and study with friends.
calm quiet place
Student atmosphere. They need to listen more however to the students on what would make it better
The university of Essex in Southend is a great place of study, offering a number of degrees to study. It's location is very central but parking can be costly! The support from tutors and the student union is outstanding. The level of learning is good but requires your own learning on the side (which can be a good or bad thing depending on how much you want to pass!). The best part of studying is the placements you get to go on, make the experience your own and you'll enjoy yourself!
25-34 years
Small city so there is nothing distracting you Make another campus in southend on sea
25-34 years
First gen student
It could be improved by listening to its students a bit more. Taking into consideration the concerns we have including health and safety, racism , and general wellfare.
It's a great place as there's such a wide range of nationalities and thus, experiences, to learn from and engage with. The students union is very active and helpful! It could be improved by the University support being more in touch with and accessible to the students
There are limited places to sit indoors to eat, and even fewer if you bring your own food in. The buildings aren't attractive, however the social areas that do exist have recently been redecorated and look lovely. The tutors I've contacted for support have been lovely. The location is perfect for me personally as I live fairly locally and drive.
Good facilities, private space to work alone or for team work.
18-24 years
First gen student
student body is very diverse, most of the students are either international, POCs or queer. good selection of modules for politics. facilities are not super great here especially regarding wifi service (it's really bad actually) and in accommodation (lived in towers, had heating and hot water service go down completely multiple times during dead of winter so we all just froze at night, the windows would leak every time there was a storm, didnt have a fan and windows are only able to be opened by a crack literally so we were all boiling and suffocated in summer). the city itself can be quite racist and homophobic so id say stick to campus life. it's also very hard to find part-time jobs here, like extremely hard.
location is by pier and high street. has diversity. great facilities for my university course. library is open for students 24/7. great students support improvement: societies. chance to meet new people.
Ideal location outside of London. Organisation across the courses needs development and more interactions and opportunities to collaborate.
The facilities and support is excellent
The uni itself is clean, tidy and has a lot of resources too offer. There are places provided to sit for lunch, and quieter places to help continue with essay writing. The only thing i would say could be improved this year would have been the lack of support and acknowledgement around placements. Although my placement was perfect this year and had no problems, i am aware of my classmates having a lot of problems, and felt like they were not being listened too.
Need society’s
4.3
The Southend campus is right by the beach which is really nice because it is a great place to go to clear your head if you've had a long day. The buildings are kept well clean and feel very secure, there are plenty of different places to study. The other students also make it a great experience, but I wish we could work more collaboratively with them because they are so lovely.
Overall I am satisfied with the course, most of the teachers are lovely and know what they are doing, and the fact that they are professionals in their fields means that we have an edge over others because we can ask for advice on the industry. I wish that our camera equipment was more up to date and that we had proper working Macs that used fully apple products with them (mouses and keyboards) because mixing brands makes them not work properly. I also wish that the software we use (photoshop, qlab, illustrator) was all fully up to date too.
I love the location, its right around the corner from everything we could need here. The only main issue I have is the fact that the buildings are infested with silverfish, every other student I've spoken to has had the same issue as I have, and I think it would be good to get the entire accommodation treated over summer. And personally in my room, my bathroom door was supposed to be replaced at the beginning of the year but they never came back to sort it