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4.04.14.11107 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsI think the medical school is quite outdated compared to the rest of the campus. It is also very far from main campus making it a but isolating. The student support was amazing, loads of events to get to know other pupils and settle in .
Campus is gorgeous and lovely staff etc. Selly Oak is awful, feels very unsafe and not a nice place to live
The campus lifestyle is very fun with study places very condensed. The med school in particular is quite outdated
The green spaces within the campus are a lovely place to relax in between lectures or studying. All lecturers are friendly and approachable making life easier on the course
There are a lot of leaks in the medical school building
Lovely university with lots of facilities and any queries you have as a student get resolved
Best: campus and facilities Worst - night and how far away shops are from some accommodation
The campus is such a nice place - lots of cafes and studying spots. However, in terms of societies there isn't much flexibility when it comes to times of events for commuters.
It feels like (with regards to the facilities) that the buildings are built, and then very much get left. I realize its a large campus with a lot of buildings but it feels like there is no strategy to maintaining any of them, leaving many feeling run down and grotty to put it politely. The location is ok, a shame about the bin strikes which have left the outskirts of the campus also incredibly dirty and unkept. Student support is ok, but I find it hard to locate exactly who to speak to about different problems. Campus from the out set looks great. Student life is ok, but as a public transport commuter I have found it hard to find a balance and to also gain support from the Uni in regards to having to travel so much. I find the students union really bad at communicating with the students, as someone who doesn't go out of my way to know what's going on in the union I have zero clue what they even do. The student reps system I also found hard and the lack of communication was incredibly annoying as I did the training only to be told I was not a representative - I felt like I had wasted my time and didn't know who to contact about it.
The best parts of UOB are the campus, including the facilities such as the library and gym. The guild puts on many events, meaning there is always something for everyone.
Amazing uni
Best: So much flexibility with the course to really make it your own degree; campus is beautiful literally mo matter the weather or season; lectures are fantastic and so open and honest Worst: 9am lectures ruin my day
The teaching has been exceptional and has improved drastically from when I had started. What could be improved is the buildings as they are but old and need some care
Best aspects: campus, activities, student life Room for improvement : some of the facilities around campus are not always clean.
Love the number of study spaces available. And the homely feel of campus.
Best - friends and social Worst is the amount of time that you have to do stuff on your own and figure it out with no support. When you go ask your lecturers, they don’t help.
Good study spaces
Social life is not very commuter-friendly, to be able to join most societies you need to be living in accommodation as most events happen in the evening/at night.
The campus and location are the best things about the university. But the first year accommodation is very far from campus which is a down side
4.3
Lots of study spaces and accessible campus Good location First year accommodation cleanliness was not good, even with the cleaners who came in and didn't do much to clean the flats
Blended learning approach- but teaching in placement rarely standardised Course contact hours is good
Second cheapest so good for value Location was okay, far from shops but cannot change that Cleaners came in very irregularly, with no change seen after they came Laundry was expensive to do