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Sort:Latest reviewsThe teachers are great. There's good facilities all around. The gym is fab. However, food pricing is super high.
As a mature student, the university offers me everything that I need. A quiet place to study and fantastic support from staff. If I was a younger student then I think the student life aspect of the university could be improved
Facilities like the gym is really good Library services are good times they are open
Facilities is good, encourage person in physical activities
Facilities
i feel the university has a lot to learn about, how the courses are structured and presented. i feel a more hands on approach for students would be beneficial. I would like to mention that some of the lecturers are amazing at what they do, from the knowledge they have, how they share that knowledge and how motivated and confident they make you feel. The standard of most lecturers at uwtsd are in my opinions light years ahead of industry standards.
The ability to work from your own initiative but having the staff there, for not just for lectures and tutoring for technical advice too. The facilities are amazing to create what you want to make. It doesn't have the best facilities for disabled students or staff. It could do with some secure lockers for keeping personal things secure.
Great place, clean and very welcoming also great staff that greet us nice and also teaches give they're interest to make sure that we are here to progress
I like that classrooms are big, staff is friendly. I do not like that it is very hard to find parking
Learning content and support has been excellent, although challenging this builds your knowledge yearly. The people who present (Lecturers and staff) are what make this university a fantastic place to learn. Lecturers and staff are genuinely supportive, encouraging and nothing is too much trouble. There is an honest collective to strive to better the student experience where regular focus meetings take place to gain honest feedback from students. Student services whether that's study support or career advice is very accessible and is not lacking in support when you need it most. If I was critical I would say scheduling of academic timetable needs more timely communication which has presented problems of organising your life around studies; this may not be an issue for many students who may be more flexible. The campus has a mix of some very up to date facilities contrasting with some that require much investment, with many buildings very dated which probably reflects in the overall rating not getting my 5 stars. As I mentioned the staff particularly the lecturers are what make this course fantastic, they all have real world experience both academic and corporate which helps provide real understanding and support throughout your time.
A better campus with more facilities
I am very lucky to have a very supportive personal tutor. Unfortunately the travelling to and from my placement schools are a bit exhausting because I live in Aberystwyth and the university don’t have any schools in my area and therefore I have to travel an hour (at least) to get to my school, making it a 2 hour round trip every day.
25-34 years
the campus is very clean the staff are very friendly and helpful.
- no halls of residence or affordable accommodation near by - unlike Cardiff there are no free hot meal schemes - no library in university, it’s a 35 minute walk away - limited bursary’s - the canteen is ridiculously overpriced - friendly tutors - creative building
Love it very enjoyable and informative
Location and overall learning experience is good Student support is very good Facility _online library Recorded classes is good for revision
I’d recommend anyone to look further and stay away from this university. I cannot comprehend how the rating is so high - must be the other university that’s better or maybe people had better experiences than mine. I’m extremely bothered by how unprepared teachers are, of their lack of teaching skills, of them relying entirely on the PPT shown and not adding anything new to their presentation. Moreover, some of them have these strong and thick accents which heavily challenge my listening skills and have me looking like I landed in the class by mistake. One teacher in particular told us that “he is using is long life knowledge to teach us and he doesn’t need to prepare his lessons.” - I mean who does that? Should I say that I was invited to teach one part of one class as the teacher said “I think you know better the subject than me!” Another one said that he will have to hold us accountable for our participation in class and we are being invited to be active in class and engage in conversation. - needless to say that the man rarely asked any questions but when he would asked one, he looked like we were singing him a lullaby to help him fall asleep rather than listening to the class. His teaching involved reading the PowerPoint slides from one end to another. Anyway, I have many stories and little time. My advice is to stay away and look further if you want to study and truly learn something.
It's cosy and it's a nice place to study , some of the lecturers are nice What could be improved in my would be facilities available to students and events and also maybe activities in the student union.
45-54 years
Teachers and staff are helpful and supportive but the worst is finding parking.
4.3
I love having small groups for lectures. Small and familiar feel which I love. Maybe improvements in more socials for those who want it
Small groups doing lab work which is fab. Like that we have lots of time in lectures and time with lecturers