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Sort:Latest reviews18-24 years
Aberdeen has a fantastic campus, low living costs, good student community, good range of societies and events. The Union is not always helpful when dealing with societies, event organisation and room bookings and I feel more could be done to help you get to know people on your courses.
Pros: a lot of societies, a lot of student support Cons: Aberdeen is very grey
The campus has an overall warmness to it with it all being older styled streets, buildings etc. The facilities are great with the library and the sports village.
The location of the university is perfect. Close to the city centre and can be easily found on a map One thing that could be improved is more advertisement for societies so people can easily join
18-24 years
The University has a great atmosphere, aesthetically as well. Many different buildings and lecture halls so the days do not feel repetitive. Tutorials and practical classes really support in my learning and understanding of the content. Can be difficult to make it to back to back lectures on time since some buildings are opposite side of campus.
They have a brilliant support system and wonderful AUSA members who have put their all into displaying care for the students. The faculty in my department are very understanding and despite striking (rightly so because they are being heavily mistreated), they still want what is best for their students too and have sacrificed a lot. Some facilities need to be modernised, especially the toilets as they feel old and bizarre. The university also need to work on offering better and more affordable vegetarian/vegan food options for their students. Especially considering that Aberdeen is the 7th biggest city for vegan people in the UK. We also need more locations for student interactions on campus. Because our student hub is so small, it means that people sometimes use the library as a social spot and disturb others.
It's not in the middle of the city so is not so busy and has a campus feel, but is close and connected enough still to enjoy the city life.
18-24 years
First gen student
the environment
The library an the material is the best part, the worst part is that they take too long to solve problems
Good location, friendly people and courses are taught well Cobblestone paths are lethal when it rains
Love the old uni campus and the feel of the place. The facilities are great. I study at Foresterhill which is a great campus too. The student support has always been amazing when I’ve used it. However, I feel that the social side of uni has been stunted since covid. The union is not used very much - maybe more socials could be held there?
The best aspect of university is the library, it provides us with a convenient and accessible place to study and catch up with lectures. It is in a good location which means we can acccess it between lectures and tutorials. Another good thing about it is the cafeteria inside it and the silent rooms for quiet study time. This means we can have a space to focus and learn it. It is further beneficial during exam season as it is open 24/7
Best - amazing facilities Worst - medical school has told us we’re not allowed to seek out experience in the hospital as has always been done before so less opportunities to develop CV/career
Amazing sports clubs. Some new developments such as the Duncan Rice Library and the science teaching hub, but a few aspects of campus look quite tired as they are 1980s developments. Only been here for 1 semester, but the teaching quality seems quite variable but there are a few good lecturers.
Aberdeens a great place to study for myself personally as I live not far away. The campus is beautiful with nice little cafes for a coffee. Overall the teaching standard is very good however I do feel that some courses could be optimised better in terms of timings for continuous assessment.
University of Aberdeen is such a good place to study!
The lecture recordings and slides are posted for all my classes . This is super beneficial as it allows me to go back and catch up if i miss anything or if i am unable to attend my lecture. the only thing i would say could be improved is offer more support in tutorials for things such as referencing.
Campuses are close to each other so saves time and its more convenient.
The people are amazing. We have the chance to be in a good environment : it is not the biggest town, there is parks, the sea... The building on the campus are beautiful and the main Library (Sir Ducan Library) is a piece of art. The only thing is that in some building, it is cold, and for my blood that is not scottish it can be difficult to be completely confortable sometimes.
4.4
Great buildings, safe spaces. More access to groups?
All in class which I prefer. More study access groups?