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5.04.14.11135 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsIt’s a great, friendly uni in an amazing city
The SU is doing fabulous work, and made me feel part of our community since my very first week at uni! However, I have had quite poor experiences with university support services and didn’t feel well supported as an international student. The lack of basic facilities like enough plug sockets and microwaves for students around campus doesn’t make student life easier, especially during the cost of living crisis. The sports facilities that can be used by university sports clubs haven’t been renovated (apart from the gym) and are non-existent for some sports, making clubs pay more to hire external facilities, therefore, making quite a lot of sports completely inaccessible due to the costs involved. The participation support fund isn’t transparent at all and I haven’t met anyone who actually managed to get anything sufficient out of it. The learning support plans don’t feel completely integrated into how education and assessments are organised, and often are disregarded/not paid attention to.
Student Union is fab and the staff are lovely and do everything they can to help!! Great location with a city feel but so close to the Peaks if you need a nature escape.
It's a great place the SU needs more organisation in terms of room bookings etc
The societies and first year uni-owned halls are great, the seating in the SU isn't great
amazing city
Great student deals, more career guidance and opportunities for criminology students
Best- the student support that you get Worst- the hills!
The student union is a great facility
Amazing societies and loads to do.
I love my uni
18-24 years
First gen student
There is so much to do in Sheffield and the campus and surrounding area is really amazing! The Students’ Union is absolutely amazing with all sorts of activities for everyone from the best nights out to liberation marches for marginalised groups. The facilities at the university are amazing for my course too! To improve the university could offer cheaper food options as it can be quite expensive for lunch.
University of Sheffield has given me a wonderful student experience. The staff and students create a community feeling which everyone can be included in. University facilities are great. Every building which I have ever used has great study space and equipment to use. Surrounding the campus is wide range of parks, cafes and restaurants and of course the student union which is a great space to relax during lunch times etc.
Really friendly university city and geared for students. Many places for activities and also being so close to the peaks makes a great location overall. The most negative thing about the university is the sports facilities. These are seriously below par and although some improvements have been made recently, when looking at the facilities at other universities they are really letting the uni down. On the contrast, the engineering facilities are great and the study spaces at the university are really beneficial for everyone.
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Really nice campus, great academic facilities. It would be better to have more/improved sports facilities such as multiple gyms or a swimming pool.
I love the city of Sheffield and the university is in a perfect location within the city with so much green space around. The university buildings are great to study in, especially western bank. I just wish western bank was open 24 hours, especially around exam season when the IC and diamond are so busy
I’ve really enjoyed the uni experience in general, the student life aspect is second to none. Whilst I haven’t experienced the support systems to their fullest I do think there are systems in place for people who are struggling, my only hope is that this level of support stayed consistent across departments for duel honours students.
support, activities
4.5
Really great communal areas, during exam season the study spaces get extremely busy
Some lecturers really excel and have great course layout like handouts, others simply read of PowerPoints
Maintenance can be really slow