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I love the ambience of the uni and the students union. I am grateful for all the fun experiences they offer.
Life at Winchester has been relatively easy to adjust to, I feel though in events like bop I would like to hear some more Spanish music.
Bop security not to be rude and strict. And to change the DJ
The layout of the university is very nice and there are loads of different places around to study which is very helpful when the library gets busy. All lecturers and tutors reply very quickly to emails in order to help.
The facilities provided are brilliant!
Small ish University, closer feel and not too overwhelming.
Worst is the price Mental health support and wellbeing is good
I love how green and non city like the campus is compared to others I've looked at and whenever I've had an issue, uni staff have always been helpful. I just wish the campus wasn't on a massive hill :)
Best = student nights at the student union Worst = night life in town
Housing is probably the worst department, so many issues that are unresolved
18-24 years
First gen student
Everything is outstanding
18-24 years

Just a normal University nothing too special
The city is great with a variety of shops, it has everything you need! the university has amazing student support, with countless connections between other universities and companies, with loads of opportunities for the students. the university provides great student life on wednesdays but needs to promote the other events that run throughout the week, eg. Quiz and karaoke
The city is beautiful motivating me to get up early The facilities on the West down campus is modern and the library is a lovely place to study The help from lecturers is great Maybe more fun social activities to meet newpeople such as joining societies to meet others with different interests
The hill that separates west downs and main campus makes it very hard and tireing to walk up I love the support and friendly people of this institution
There are very supportive tutors, lots of academic support as well as placement support , the university could improve by accommodating adult learners who has child care responsibilities by starting lessons at 10am as some students need to drop children at school then rush to lessons and when you are 15minutes late you not allowed to enter, which is a shame. And as well lesson are too long that you can not contain everything , as well assignment due dates hmm a bit too early as we do not have much time to digest what we have been taught.Otherwise everything else is fantastic
The geographical location was a credit for me, not too cosmopolitan, good vibe and the people very welcoming
the west down campus is a great and light building with welcoming atmosphere - staff always have the time to help and support
The faculty are all lovely and supportive. Some of the classrooms are a bit out of date


As seen above the facilities are immaculate. The two campus’s provide a variety of educational and social spaces that students can utilise. As well as this, from my own personal experience, the support given from lecturers is amazing. This definitely helped with the some-what scary transition to university life. One main drawback that should be noted however is the lack of student nights. With Winchester being a small city it has not got any clubs or fun student places to spend time in the evenings. Because of this many people rely on the student union as a source of entertainment. However the events thrown could be better. This is a shame due to the student union being an amazing space that could be utilised better. As an event management student this is something I feel passionately towards and I have been looking further into. As a whole I’m happy with my decision of moving to Winchester University and this is something I say when helping out on open days and talking to potential future students.
The course is very enjoyable due to the close relationship made with the lecturers and classmates as it is a small cohort. One draw back that has been shared is the lack of practical experience we get from it. We’re events management students and yet we haven’t actually thrown or planned any events yet. This concern has been shared to our higher ups and is something that is being looked into. That is a positive of the course. If we have any concerns we are happy to share them with our lecturers and feel no judgement in return.
The accommodation itself is great however it can feel slightly over priced due to the limited space in the rooms.