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1042 Student reviews
18-24 years
First gen student
Love the views and have great hand on experience with animals as have an animal companion house As rural shops do require to drive to
18-24 years
First gen student
One of the best aspects of Harper Adams has to be the social life. With so many different clubs and societies to choose from, there is something for everyone to take part in. Due to the fact that the majority of courses are based around the animal, agricultural, business, environmental and land management sectors, has resulted in a campus full of students which all have similar interests. This makes it very easy to fit in and feel a part of the ‘Harper Family’. Although I personally enjoy the rural setting of the Harper Adams campus, I can see how this could be not as appealing for some people due to the need to the commute by car from campus to the local town of Newport - where most older students live. The sports facilities are maybe not as modern and impressive when compared to other universities. For someone like myself who enjoys making time for physical exercise, this common interest is less apparent at Harper. The gym facilities could do with development. There is a swimming pool at Harper but it is not used for some reason.
18-24 years
Great uni, poor student life.
Decent uni overall lovely people on the most part. Great tutors who have better student teacher relationship due to small groups.
Been on my placement year, hasn’t been as much support as I was expecting, very hard to judge since I haven’t been at uni properly this year. Lack of support when trying to find a placement since placement manager has too many people they are trying to deal with therefore isn’t doing a proper enough job for people when they do ask for help.
18-24 years
First gen student
Despite COVID Harper have some their best to get everyone involved. The lectures are really proactive and helpful when you need their support. In the first term they opened the SU with six to a table to try and give freshers some sort of uni experience which was amazing!
18-24 years
It's been a bit odd with covid but still managed to make the most of it despite the circumstances and the uni has been there to support me through it all. I have enjoyed this year despite the disruptions and knowing the uni is there to support me has made the transition from college to uni a lot easier.
Overall, my first year so far has been as good as it can be during a pandemic. Lecturers and staff have worked hard to ensure we have resources available to us online to ensure we aren’t missing valuable content. My course is very relevant to real life and I am enjoying it. Accommodation and facilities are nice, I look forward to being able to use areas like the gym after the pandemic.
18-24 years
Good very inclusive, very friendly, great nightlife, good courses and tutors. Accommodation is great and issues fixed quickly and good facilities on site like pub and 24 hour library
Fantastic! Thoroughly enjoyable, lots to do! Very enthusiastic and i have settled well into being a university student and cannot wait to see what will happen with my time at university
I love it. Love the location as would hate to be in a city. The farm and the agricultural message behind the uni ensures like minded people are at the uni. Social life is good !!
My overall university experience so far has been great. I am enjoying learning about the different topics on my course. The social life of university has also been good, I have met loads of amazing new friends who support me and I can go out and have fun with. I am part of a sports society which is great. Overall, university has been great so far
My overall university experience has been amazing. I have absolutely loved being on campus and moving out of home. The course and uni is perfect for me and I’ve enjoyed everything about it.
It’s been the best few weeks of my life ! Amazing opportunity to meet new people and experience new things . I’ve learnt loads and I’ve loved all the content of the class .
18-24 years
First gen student
At first it was scary but I soon felt at home and made friends. The wardens in the first week helped me settle in and feel at ease. I have learnt that I don’t have to follow other and not everyone you are with in the first week will stay friends with you.
Very enjoyable, easy to fit in and I feel very happy with my course choice. I’ve made new friends who I think will be long time friends.tutors are really helpful and willing to help so you can do the bet you can
18-24 years
Good, good location, plenty of help, course is good. It’s definitely worth coming here over other unis as there is a lot of opportunity, good reputation, friendly atmosphere
My university experience sofar has involved making great friends, enjoying my course and having nice accomodation. However, the whole experience has been marred by the horrible culture on campus that makes you feel unsafe to walk around if you look at all different from the farmer stereotype. I have had friends attacked on three different occasions, and you can walk around the campus at any point and hear racist comments being made despite the fact we have over 200 Chinese exchange students here (many of the comments are about or directed at them using language such as 'chink' or pulling the corners of their eyes up). the worst part is all the lecturers are aware of this culture and behaviour (often perpetrated by agricultural students, known as 'agri lads') . I have been absolutely disgusted with the brazen racism and sexism around this campus and how it goes unchallenged, at this stage I don't know if I will last at this uni.
I’ve had a positive experience in my first year at uni, felt supported and made great friends making me feel much more comfortable living away from home. Although there’s not much near by I enjoy uni life at harper.


18-24 years
First gen student
University is amazing but the SU has changed for the worst.
Great land and property lecturers but the other course lecturers are terrible when they cover modules in our course