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4.04.23.01022 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsAmazing place to study, facilities are great, lecturers are great. Top university.
Expensive
Best: A diverse community where you can easily find like minded people through societies and clubs. There are many societies available, and many exec opportunities available, both smaller roles and more intensive ones. The teaching is very good, with plenty of support given through weekly small group teaching by both the maths and physics departments. The maths department supervisors are 4th year students which makes for quite a close knit group. The facilities, especially the arts centre, the FAB and the maths departments are very good. All the lecture theatres I've seen are nice. People are very open minded and friendly from what I've seen, and older years are more than happy to share their experiences with 1st years. Good gym and swimming pool, pool tables, games hub, bar, club etc. on campus Worst: En suite campus accomodation is quite expensive Out of the city centre so generally you have to take a bus to buy things other than groceries, and to get to the train station Food options on campus are limited, the food trucks are quite pricey, and the only chain food place is pret
It’s really nice to be in Warwick and experience campus life
The buses run pretty late and there’s always things to participate in like varsity. But being a campus uni sometimes you get sick of the campus quite quickly and the campus grocery store is really expensive for when you can’t walk to tesco
I enjoy studying at the University of Warwick as there's the perfect balance of socialising (a very developed SU and a bunch of societies/ sports clubs) and focus on education. Also, the fact that it's a campus uni is very convenient and means that I'll see people I know around very regularly so I rarely feel isolated or alone which is a worry for many people applying to university. However, I do feel as though campus can be a depressing place to be, especially in the grey Winter months. Certain buildings such as the humanities building and many other buildings down library road tend to bring down my mood. Also, given that Warwick isn't in a City, there aren't many regular events/ concerts and cool places to explore after you've settled in in first year.
18-24 years
Great campus with a warm feel. Other universities have a greater choice of food and drink outlets. Campus shop meal deals are horrifically overpriced. Course lacks contact hours and a lot of the courses have to be self-taught, this is a UK-wide problem.
Best Aspects- campus feel Worst Aspext - proximity to shops
18-24 years
It’s very modern and new and first year is great as everything is together - although getting to clubs and towns and then second year is hard as it is isolated in its own bubble. The courses are great although it’s hard to get much help on STEM subjects and there isn’t much help for exams such as past papers
Best: met great people and friends, decent night life and great societies, pretty safe at night for women Bad: SU student officers don’t make a huge effort to know all the students
Best is the campus and worst are probably the 9ams
The campus is very pretty, big enough to not feel crowded but small enough to be convenient. It’s busy with events hosted by the SU and societies, making socialising easy. We are quite far from the clubs in Coventry and Leamington however (buses stop running quite early in the night) and I personally haven’t had great experiences at the SU club. I’ve been really enjoying my course. The seminar tutors have been mostly amazing, great at sparking conversations and their feedback on my work has had a good mix of encouraging praise and critique. I genuinely feel motivated to improve specific aspects of my work. The lecturers are also great with a few exceptions, but those who I don’t like can be made up for with the long lists of supplementary materials provided for each class. My department does email out support and opportunities often, however due to the high number of economics students taking politics modules a lot of these are aimed towards them and so not really relevant for me. For other departments and in later years this might be less of an issue. Many of the buildings are great, I love the sports centre and the faculty of arts, however I have heard from disabled students that a lot of the campus is inaccessible. The social sciences building especially has very narrow corridors which I can imagine would be an issue. Most of these so far have been minor gripes, I really do like this university. However, more serious is the issue of accommodation. I am on the minimum student maintenance loan amount. I am living on campus in one of the cheapest blocks, i think just over £120 per week for a single bed, shared bathrooms and kitchen with 11 other people. This takes up the entirety of my maintenance loan, and due to the way the fees are set up to pay more in the first two terms, I was actually left paying £200+ out of pocket. I understand the university doesn’t set the student loan amount, but they absolutely should be making more effort to lower the cost of accommodation. The cheapest block, Whitefields - currently the only one which has a weekly rent of less than £100 - is set for demolition, and rents are set to rise for the other blocks. This is absolutely a deterrent from studying at Warwick. My parents were luckily able to help me with the costs this year, but due to a change in circumstances won’t for the next (yet my maintenance loan will stay the same, as their salaries still fall above the threshold for more than the minimum amount). If something isn’t done about this there absolutely will be people who just can’t afford to continue in their degrees or must take on longer hours at part time jobs which will negatively impact their educations. It’s really disheartening. Overall, the university is a great place to be - it just needs to work more on breaking down barriers to less well off students to make it a place where the quality of your work matters more than the money you can funnel into it.
Not enough support from the computer science department. However, there is ample support provided by the stats and maths department
Very fun social life but the university’s location is awful
Good campus and well respected university. Unfortunately there is a lack of focus on individuals and the location leaves a lot to be desired.
I really like that it isn't too close or too far away from major cities! It isn't in the centre of any cities but only a bus ride away from both Coventry and Leamington Spa! The facilities are great with many places to study on campus, including an extensive library. The accomodation is generally nice, and highly dependent on your flatmates, and while there have been a few faults, they've been fixed relatively quickly. The drainage systems at the uni are not great - it tends to flood very quickly and very extensively when it rains. It is also very nice to have a pub, bar, and club all on campus, as well as other areas to buy and eat food. Rootes store on campus is a little expensive but useful if you only want snacks or a hot drink from the Costa machine!
18-24 years
Im an exchange student from France and got the opportunity to study at Warwick University and I was surprised by how great the campus life is. There are so much different things to do everyday. You have all you need on campus. The sports and health center is amazing, a lot of different activities for everyone. It is so easy so make new friends thanks to the different events. I’m so glad I chose to do my exchange at Warwick.
Love the facilities, I wish there were things closer!
Best - great campus, impressive buildings and nice social spaces. Really nice gym facilities also Worst- Location, accommodation prices subject to location.
4.3
18-24 years
Great resources and academic staff, great community feel
little advice on careers etc. very knowledgeable staff, often top of their field
very expensive big, well furnished rooms