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4.04.04.51855 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsIt has a great library facilities with a good selection of books and facilities. The timetables can be a bit difficult I have often had lectures back to back for hours and on complete opposite sides of the campus mending I end up being late.
Great Uni but you can tell it was built in the 60s
Sussex has a great community of students, who campaign for a better university every year. Students support striking lecturers who care deeply about us. The lecturers work hard to make their classes engaging and to support students when they need help. The student's union constantly organises fun events for anyone who feels lonely. Many fun clubs and sports societies support students and make their time at university very enjoyable. I am a part of the hockey team and I love it! The only way I would improve the university is to encourage the administration to care more about students and lecturers. They are the ones giving the university a good name. Lecturer demands should be met, so they don't feel the need to strike.
The best aspect is that all staff and student support are so helpful.
18-24 years
First gen student
Student body has a great influence on the university. Student opinions matter and are actually considered. The student union is a great tool for advocacy of student living conditions and other issues
Lots of support available for students ranging from support for your course or matters outside your course e.g. finance, mental health, job prospects, housing. Lots of activities to do within campus and there’s always events being held Lovely location and beautiful campus with bars and large library
Accessibility could be improved for disabled students - e.g., hybrid learning, easier access to the library. Location is good, Brighton offers a great student experience & the politics department is excellent
I love the location and being able to go to Brighton but also have time away from the busy city. The course itself is good, it could be improved with a physical rundown of the course all in one place to fully understand. I like the food on campus that is cheap but still good quality
The campus is close by to the south downs nature park which is nice, you can walk 5 minutes from campus and it's a beautiful view.
Best - The inclusive feel of the university and the mental health support available. Worst - I wish there was more happening in the common areas during the week. There seemed to be a lot happening at the beginning.
Good: friends from all around the world Improvement: housing facilities
18-24 years
I am absolutely loving my time at Sussex, Ever since I started studying there in the fall of 2021, I have felt so welcomed, and enjoyed every minute of it. Here I am encouraged to learn more, and take control of my own future, by choosing the modules I find interesting. The lecturers are interested, and willing to help the students succeed by taking time for individual tutorials as well as being available on email to give advice or tips. Not to mention, I have met so many wonderful people, and have had so much fun making friends for life. I have two specific improvements for the university to get even better, and that is one to teach us skills such as creating a good cv, or other transferable skills to work life. Some of the readings can be quite outdated, and hard to read which sometimes complicates it more to understand what the topic is about. So I would prefer more “up to date” texts and readings which can give a broader understanding of the matter which can also help when it comes to writing essays.
Facilities are very nice and modern, with a very good business school. Lots of the buildings such as one of the main buildings the Jubilee is very aesthetically pleasant. However , the location of the university is fairly far from the main town Brighton if you take a bus(30 mins).
I think it is a great place to study due to the environment surrounding the university. I really feel at home. Plenty of facilities to do work and the staff are lovely.
18-24 years
First gen student
The best aspects of the university experience is learning many things with various people. There are variety of people in the university and of course, it brings me so many perspectives about studying topic. However, it is not only studying but it also brings new understandings of different types of human relationships, way of thinking, living, behaving and so on. It made me realized there are many people all over the world, and I could understand how society is constructed by various people. The university's style to not conduct same classes with small, and same class mates every time, broadens my perspective how to spend in the huge society, not the small society which was prepared by the school like in from elementary to high school. This learning is really good practice for me to work in the society in the future, such as how to communicate and study or do the same project with people who is just acquaintance, not friends. It sometimes brings me problem with the person who has really different way of thinking, but I think it is also really good practice to keep relationship with people who their personality does not match to me. Since it is really important to understand every difference of people and countries in my major, that experience also helped me to learn not society around me, but also led me to understand large society. Next, the worst aspects of my university experience was the trouble and its effects on me while I'm learning how to spend time with various people. I recently had trouble with my flatmates and I finally decided to change my accommodation. Before having trouble I already accepted there will be many troubles with many people, however, this trouble made me really stressed. I was prepared to have difficult relationships and conversation with others but it made me more stressed than I imagined While I really want to study for my assignment, this unprecedented trouble for me led me to change my accommodation and lost my time to study in the University. I have dreamed to study in the UK for a long time, and I studied really hard in my home country and finally came here. Therefore, I was really shocked that my precious time in this university was lost by trouble. Also, the new accommodation is much more expensive than the previous one and it was not easy to made decision as my family is not rich and our economic situation is not so affordable. Of course, the money problem in addition to the trouble with my flatmates made me impacted negatively. I feel I have to accept the reality that I couldn't fix our relationship with my flatmate because there are various people and there are many situations that people won't be able to understand each other and finish their relationships. However, I was more shocked that it lost my time to study in this precious and limited time for me. In this way, having trouble with other people and its effects on me was the worst experience I've ever had since I started to study in the University for about three months ago. However, my university listened to my situation as consultation and supported changing my accommodation swiftly, and I appreciate my university.
It’s a good university but the staff could be better
University is great and faculty is really supportive.
There’s a campus and a great student centre, very accessible and always someone to help.
18-24 years
First gen student
It’s a campus uni so don’t have to travel too far between lectures
4.3
To improve it, i would suggest working alongside a textbook, and having more in person lectures.
The teachers are very nice and approachable however all the lectures are online which i do not think is ideal.
The halls are in fairly good condition but very expensive and there are often wifi issues.