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4.04.53.5578 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsI feel like there should be more support for non-drinking student (such as more societies)
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Given support when it is needed and great facilities .
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How friendly the campus is.
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Love the community feel and support
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Lovely small university with a family-like feel. Very supportive lecturers. Students union isnt the best, and location is nice but far from the centre
The university is small and the library is amazing. Student advice are incredible. Course and communication are not great. Pastoral support lacking.
25-34 years
First gen student
This university has helped me grow as a person and become more independent, I have made some great friends and the lectures are brilliant. I love the campus and its facilities. Going to university at Bishop Grosseteste has been on the highlights of my life. I did not attend school much as a child, it wasn't until I became a parent that I realised I needed to doing something about my education, I went back to college at age 24 and now at the age of 28 I am in my final year of university. Its been a roller-coaster of emotions and I've had the best time whilst learning.
18-24 years
The student advice and support is outstanding. Easily accessible and helpful when needed. The online portal is easy to use and is full of help and advice for learning support, technical support and individual student support. The campus is easy to navigate with old, beautiful buildings as well as new modern areas. The majority of rooms are spacious and have enough room for big teaching groups. The library is beautiful and fully stocked. The upstairs has a large computer room with multiple small group and individual study booths. These areas were brilliant for group project's and gave a real student feel to study. Some rooms were small and were sometimes allocated for groups too large for the area. These issues were raised by students and the university solved these issues very quickly and found a better space. There are regular surveys for students which are then reviewed by the module leaders and acted upon and often discussed during lectures. This was a brilliant way of ensuring the students were all happy. A negative was the way the university dealt with bank holidays. Due to the nature of the foundation course everyone worked the rest of the week and the expectation was that we attend online lectures on another day which was not very accessible for most and felt unhelpful. Issues were raised during the first year but nothing was changed for the second year.
This year I have had some extreme personal circumstances that have been ongoing for a number of months. The university have been absolutely incredible in terms of the support on offer. I was instantly guided to student support who were able to tell me what help I could receive through university (counselling, breakout rooms, a safe space to study, or even a friendly face), and what plans I could put in place moving forward. My tutor was absolutely amazing, and followed the guidance of the programme leader to ensure that my academic progress and success was not effected. My tutor also offered me personal support with monthly check-ins and insisting that I email should I feel things were too much (including over the Christmas break). With the university being smaller, it has a much more friendly and personal feel to it. Lecturers recognise you and don’t hesitate to stop for a chat. They also remember facts about you, for example if you have a dog or that you are interested in cooking. This has been a positive influence over my experience as I feel as though I am a valued member of the university. Due to it being a smaller campus, certain things lack such as the amount of rooms to gather as a group for assignments. However this has not been too much of an issue to overcome as there aren’t loads of people on campus all of the time. There are weekly events happening around the university, whether that is trips provided by the chaplaincy or things such ‘Swap Shops’ organised by the student union. The university offers the opportunity to eat there during the day in the cafe, or in an evening at the union bar. My degree is quite intense, but the university are very accommodating and ensure that there is plenty of time to write assignments and get prepared for upcoming placements. We have a nice variety of hands-on workshops that have you feeling like a 6 year old again. As well as offering excellent training to prepare you for the classroom. The university have listened to what the students wanted, and have made adaptations as well as offering extra courses. For example, there was a lot of interest expressed in completing a first aid course which was very quickly organised to be the most cost effective option by the cohort lead. Lecturers offer guidance in every lecture and no question is ever too off topic for them to answer. If you are worried about assignments they are available to answer your questions, or if you have an interest in their specialist subject they love to chat about it. In my experience, the university have been fantastic and I would definitely recommend it for those who like a more personal experience.
There are plenty of places for independent study - in the refectory, Curiositea and the library for example. It's a small scale university but that offers a communal feel - you get used to familiar faces quite quickly. We have a cinema! As a student who doesn't live on campus and commutes into university, the fact there is a bus stop right outside the uni that takes you straight to the train station is perfect for me, as well as those going home on the weekend. It is also therefore super easy to get up and down into the town centre and access the night life. They also offer studios to be hired out for group projects. It could be improved if the student union had more to offer. BGU's Chaplaincy scheme is amazing, offering so many trips and freebies however the student union doesnt have very student - friendly prices at the bar and doesn't offer as many special nights as I have heard other universities do.
The teaching style could be improved with the amount of course content. Most of the time, I feel like we are learning the same things I did in school, and the lecturers are just reading off powerpoints, I don’t even feel the need to go to the lectures. After speaking to one of my tutors on this matter, they advised me that it’s not best and I should still go and improvement will be made but non was really made. With uni cutbacks the only good lecturer is potentially going to be cut from the university.
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