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Sort:Latest reviewsThe campus, being the largest in the UK, is home to beautiful woodland and natural scenery, which makes it incredibly nice to spend time there. However, it is situated away from any major city and makes for rather limited night life and a lot of traveling for certain amenities.
The campus feels like it's own little village which is nice but the resources are limited. It can be very busy and sometimes difficult to find somewhere to study on campus.
The location and the environment are convenient and beautiful. It is situated in beautiful grounds with a lake and woodland walks. towns are nearby and accessible by road or bus. communication has improved between courses and students but can sometimes be an issue.
-location is great and tranquil with the environment and farm around, but with the combination of great and amazing facilities on site too to help with learning -everything is close and laid out well
I love the facilities provided at the university as well as the location, which makes it spaces and very clean. Students Union always have new things to participate in both extra curricular and learning based opportunities. I also like some lectures who are interactive and make the lectures a bit more interesting. I think improvements can be made with the lectures with a bit more interactive work with asking us questions and and bit more fun and enjoyable rather than just repeating what's on the PowerPoint.
Studying and lectures are great. Really good quality of teaching. Accommodation not so great. Lost heating for a week with no explanation as to why. Scaffolding going up around building to sort out a problem with the plant room.
Largest campus in uk, chill village vibe
18-24 years
The campus feels safe and welcoming, everyone seems friendly. There are good facilities across campus
Keele is a lovely place filled with some amazing students, however the lecturers have really let it down for me as some are unengaging and mean-spirited which does not make for an enjoyable learning experience.
People in this Uni make you feel welcome, however some professors are demotivating and I was even told that he likes being a professor because “he has control over the students” but other than that university is great in all aspects
Best - good community and friendly people Worst - accommodation is a slum with broken doors and fly infestations
18-24 years
It’s a okay
Teaching is shaped around what students can realistically manage and they don’t expect too much while still pushing you to do better. No downsides so far
Best- campus is lovely all year round, feels very homely Worst- parking is shocking
I like that the uni feels safe and the SU is fun but I don’t think they take serious issues ie spiking and assault seriously
The location is difficult at times, and there's a landfill site close to campus which has a really unpleasant smell. There are numerous abandoned accommodation blocks but the campus buildings are good
Making the events at student union more diverse friendly
Best - Great opportunities - got 6 placement sites you can rotate to Worst - Disorganisation, e.g. assignment submission box was set up 4 hours before the deadline and not notified students via email.
I like the beautiful campus and the great accommodation. There are a lot of exciting programmes for the students and the people here really care about everyone's well-being. The location is also great because it is easy to visit other bigger cities.
4.2
The location is amazing. Keele is known to be the best uni for geology. However, in recent years the uni has cut funding for the Geography, Geology and environment school (GGE) and is giving away its facilities to medicine and similar courses like prosthetics. It feels like they are trying to get rid of GGE from the university which is a shame as it is their best course.
The course itself and the way it is taught is perfect. The only issue is the lack of funding for the course from the university meaning students are missing out on content such as fieldtrips abroad (which is a crucial part of the course as Geology is variable in different places) and having to pay large amounts of money from our own pockets to do our dissertation research.