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4.04.04.51855 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsNice 3 spaces and seems to have a lot going on everyday, worst would have to be making friends people kind of stick to their groups
Well the university campus is far from the city centre but the people, lecturers and other staff are all very friendly and welcoming. The lecturers eases us into the course and make sure to stop and give us time to think.
The facilities, staff and campus are incredible.
18-24 years
I love this uni, its very inclusive, supportive, very easy to meet friends. Mature society is especially good!!! Teachers are very nice, location is beautiful! I love the uni and the city. However, University is very left politically. It’s not bad, however, some students can be very aggressive towards people who are not left politically. I have seen a lot of people having to hide their real beliefs or and opinions due to being scared for their safety and reputation if they speak. Obviously, harmful ideas should not be promoted. But most of the people just have different ideas, not far left. And it should be okay for these students to not be afraid and to not agree with everything the far left says. As well as the communist society is HIGHLY OFFENSIVE. Since they use Soviet Union symbols, flag, and love their leaders. As a person from a post soviet country, my relatives where murdered, experienced genocide, starved and killed by the soviet union, by the people who where leading it and under these symbols and flag. These symbols are banned in a lot of countries and I think it should not be allowed to promote the symbols and ideas of people who were terrorists and committed genocide. Even tho these things do impact people’s experiences in the universe, these are not the most important things. And in total i love this uni and i am very happy i am here
Academics could be more rigorous in first term with opportunities to explore beyond textbooks. More research opportunities and hands-on career opportunities.
Access to things like buses on campus , a small store and a bar is very helpful. Downfall is some of the access to resources such as seminar slides
The course is brilliant and all of the societies make it a really lovely place to be. Unfortunately I struggled to make lasting friends on campus although everyone is really nice and friendly. I also realised that I preferred living off campus and the housing team were really helpful in helping me move.
a lot of places for studying, group study rooms and communal places. Good online material with superb library sorting system. able to access online reading quite effortlessly.
Sussex not only has provided so many different outlets for support but also has created a very pleasant learning environment. It has a diverse student body, plenty of spaces to connect with peers, lots going on, and is in a great spot to not only have access to a bigger town/city vibe in brighton while still maintaining a quiet day to day life on campus.
It has a brilliant library and so many resources but the amount of teaching time for my course is incredibly small.
The campus has an overall wonderful look and feel. And its still quite close to the city and city centre, which is very nice since there's always something happening in Brighton.
Best: many different options of affordable places to eat with food for people with different dietary needs on campus. Worst: a lot of pointless systems like the library IT systems which complicate things and make no positive impact for anyone.
Friendly ppl
Best thing is the range of support for students, especially in my course. It could be improved by providing more funding to universities, and not making students pay for it, as well as transport and insane rent on top of it.
It is a stunning location, close to both Brighton and the Downs, and there are great resources to help students with everything they could possibly need. However, living costs are ridiculously expensive, with all the on-campus shops, cafes, and bars and also, pubic transportation to the city definitely needs to be improved, both logistically and cost-wise, to benefit students the most.
It’s a beautiful campus with lots of greenery.
Best: Brighton is such a beautiful city, I love being able to live here and being only a short bus ride away to campus. The campus is also a beautiful location, with Stanmer park being so close and gorgeous to explore. The buildings and layout of the campus is easy to navigate and access. The lecturers and seminar tutors are really lovely and passionate about their subjects and installing their knowledge onto their students. There are always lots of events on campus, such as employability resources, commercial awareness events, even markets selling posters/ vintage clothes/ plants/ food etc. accommodation is very good, especially east slope residences, which I lived in first year. I went to university expecting horrible living conditions, especially in halls, based on experiences my friends had told me about at other universities, however I was so surprised. They are super clean, spacious, and laid out in a way that makes it super sociable and easy to make and maintain friendships. Everyone at the school is very friendly and it is very easy to make friends, this being a combination of the layout of first year (on just on campus) accommodation, events put on by the university/ courses, society events, and just the general buzz of Brighton. Worst: There can be a bit of a lack of communication between different schools. Even between seminar tutors and lecturers vs the module convenors which can make it very difficult knowing who to go to when having issues and can make them harder to resolve. Sometimes can feel as if you are being redirected to other people constantly rather than the issue getting anywhere. The co op (main food shop on site) can get super busy, is quite smaller and is very expensive, however it being the only (or main) shop on campus, must students don’t have a choice. Transport can sometimes be annoying with long queues to get on the bus, however, personally I have never had an issue with having to wait longer than 10 minutes max to get a bus to/from uni. It is also nice having the option of train and bus. Overall: I can’t imagine having chosen another university and am so happy here. I would recommend anyone considering Sussex to come (as have told my little sister who is currently considering university options), and to not be deterred by the non-Russel group status of the university, as I initially had doubts about, because Sussex is still a widely respected, and leading university.
The campus is very pretty. The lecturers are nice.
Many study areas, massive library, good on-site student accomodation with modern buildings and loads of different facilities. Good cafes to socialise and a quick journey into town.
4.3
The location of the campus is incredible, the people I have met on my course and out and about have been incredibly friendly, the facilities have been very good as well, whether that be the bar/food hall or the actual lecture rooms. The lecturers have been incredibly helpful with directing me to the right resources and explain everything in great detail. One improvement I could think of is uploading the lectures online a little bit quicker because sometimes I need to review what we did. May favourite part of this university is the location, Brighton is one of my favourite places in the country!
My course is being taught very in depth, since I am a foundation student I have found it very helpful that each lecturer goes into great deal even with the seemingly simple things as it furthers my understanding. All of my course is being taught in person with much of it requiring home learning beforehand. I have to do around 23 hours out of lesson and 17 hours within which I have found slightly hard to get into the routine of however I'm getting there!
I have a spacey room that I have been able to make feel homey. Everything works however sometimes with the kitchen equipment it can be hard to understand (for example when the microwave is turned on at the socket the oven and stove doesn't work). My room looked a bit tired when I moved in with many things being slightly broken and the walls needing a paint. However, I have enjoyed my time here as my room mates are all really nice.