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4.04.14.11107 Student reviews
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The best aspects are the look and the feel of the campus, and the amount of spaces you can study and the facilities that are available to use for your course. It could be improved by having a bigger variety of food vendors, with the prices being lowered.
The best things are the campus environment and culture as well as the course itself. It could be improved with more compassionate and helpful student wellbeing services.
Best parts are there are many international student opportunities and overall general student supports (like drop-in sessions, academic support, assessment workshops, career path sessions every Wednesday). I would say toilets should be remodeled - it is same as the 2021 (and now, where we are almost at the 2026).
The best experience is definitely the campus, people and the facilities. The campus always has exciting events going on and really is so fun to be around and motivating. The people are also so welcoming and it’s been such a breeze making friends that I enjoy being around. The facilities are also so accessible, like booking study rooms has been such a huge help to do assignments with my friends! I genuinely don’t think there is anything to improve. The only thing that comes to mind is that the cafe in the library always has a long line and the room opposite the cafe is so full majority of the time, which is quite sad but there are so many other spots I’ve discovered that are so cozy and quieter, where I can find a spot!
The best is the social and aesthetic yet i feel that there should be more accessible jobs for students with no experience as i can't seem to get any without having some in the first place.
How expensive everything is including Th e sports clubs and gym
Such a multicultural university. Teaching can be a different qualities depending on the lecturer. University provides students with different opportunities.
The University is in a very accessible location with plenty of surrounding transport links and its own train station, the campus isn't so big that it becomes difficult to navigate, the Guild of Students supports hundreds of student societies, enabling for plenty of opportunities to go to social events, and facilities like study spaces and bathrooms are provided all over the University, making it a great place to study where everything is accommodated for and there is plenty to do. The only minor complaint I have is with the bathrooms - soap dispensers are often empty and sometimes the lights switch off if you're in there for a while, leaving it dark, but this is a minor issue and is fairly easy to work around.
I have really enjoyed being here as the campus is lovely and the student living is nice. The course has been really informative however it is quite isolating when on placement so I think it could have been improved by having more support the students who have gone on placements into the hospitals.
The academic facilities are incredible for my course, neuroscience. There are many research centres and institutes that are linked to the university, enabling close ties with research. The campus is lovely and green, and everything is within walking distance. It is also so close to the city centre, allowing for great nightlife. There are so many societies, and the university always has some free activities to take part in. Unfortunately, due to Birmingham City Council bankruptcy and the waste(bin) collector strikes, the local area where students live in private rentals is often overflowing with rubbish, and almost no recycling is taken over the year. This is not the university's fault, but it contributes to a not-so-great part of student life. Additionally, the crime rate in the area is rather high, and some students do feel uncomfortable. Depending on where they used to live before uni, this can be quite a shock for some. A criticism I have of the university itself is the appalling response to the student call to divest from weapons manufacturing and Israel. The University stated that its primary focus when investing was ensuring world-leading teaching and research quality, as if that excused a £4.5 million investment in companies that were breaking international law (as of 2020). While I deplore these decisions by the university and their continued platforming of BAE systems, the overall teaching, facilities and student life have been good during my time at the University of Birmingham.
It's a big campus with lots of societies to join but lacks variety and options in cafes and shops and the shops inside, like Spar, are very expensive.
Great facilities and educational programs.
I really enjoy the people k have met and some of the facilities available on campus are new and modern. The university has invested well in the new buildings but I think some old ones need improvements
The campus feels so alive, its great walking from one lecture to another, there's a museum too so you can go to unwind. Worst aspect is not enough affordable food places.
The campus is beautiful, and there are a lot of amazing study spaces. The student community is great as well as the support provided by the university in every aspect, be it academic, social, or well-being. I also think the university actively takes part in improving by using student feedback in all the ways that they can.
I think the facilities are professional and the teaching is of high quality. Some modules could be improved by providing more examples and preparation for in-class written tests.
The University of Birmingham is an amazing university for many reasons. One of the main ones being the campus. It is a highlight of the university for sure. It is extremely green and there are always events happening around campus. The guild (student union) has a huge range of societies which can accomodate everyone. To improve, I think that UOB should be more transparent about things like accomodation costs (e.g. student living - catered meals was not explained that well to me). Also, within departments I think more awareness about contact hours and office hours would be useful.
The campus is gorgeous which makes coming into it during those hard work days worth it! The support from staff is unmatched and someone is always there to help. Additionally, there is great support from staff with placement and job finding, giving interview skills and cv help. On the contrary, there are very few jobs working for the university and the communication when applying to jobs and getting declined is negligible, this massively needs to be improved. Some part time masters do not cater to actually get a job alongside doing the masters with their strange timetables, making it hard for students to get by.
Honestly, the amount of services dedicated for student support is amazing. We have the Careers' Network, to help with CV writing, interview training, work experience finding, internships and graduate job support, career fairs and much more. We have the Academic skills center to help with academic support, one-to-one appointment support for writing, maths, essays, presentations and much more. We have Worklink to help students find flexible well paid part time jobs on campus providing a lot of experience and support for the CV of students. I just think that if a student engages well with these services and uses it to the maximum, you will find out that the University of Birmingham is the best place to equip undergraduate/post-graduate and international students well for the workforce and full time jobs' life. We have much much more than these services but I just highlighted my top ones. Academically speaking, the school of Psychology where I study, is just beyond amazing, they have mid-module and end-of-module feedback surveys where students can comment on the content, teaching style and materials, examination and marking and much more, and our voices are really heard, we see the feedback that we gave straightaway applied to the next years' cohort and that really is satisfying because they try their best to make sure that students aren't under pressure, they aren't falling behind and that they are capable of coping with the assessment type in relation to the module and they are actually learning from the materials. Other than this we get office hours, support from our personal tutors, formative opportunity to get feedback on our work and we have different types of assignment like, exams, essays, reports, presentations, group work, literature reviews, to help us gain each different skill that comes with every assignment and I am really enjoying it so far. I would never for any reason regret studying at University of Birmingham even though when I look back, I did get an offer in all of my 5 choice of universities. All these students services and the academic support improved all my qualities as a person and as a students dramatically from year one to year two. I have witnessed my own growth and really enjoyed it, university for me was a place that I escape to and not from. The staff members of any of these services are the highlight for me, they just elevate the experience x10 they are the most friendly, approachable, helpful and supportive staff I have delt with, and this is across the student services and the school of psychology. I am Birmingham scholar (I came from an underprivileged background) and I am a RAP student (I have a reasonable adjustment plan to support me because I have a long lasting medical health condition) and never have I felt different to any other student on campus and faced a challenge in terms of the accessibility on campus. The diversity of campus is something that really drew me in, I feel like there isn't a nationality that I haven't interacted with so far and that is just mind-blowing to me, because I didn't receive once a complaint about racism, biased treatment or anything like that, instead what I hear is (OMG I never imagined UoB to be that diverse and able to care for all of these students from different background with different religions and be able to cater for all of their cultural and religious needs as well. I would only say that the reputation needs to me improved, there are a lot of misconceptions about UoB and the city of Birmingham in general, and that just needs to be delt with, because I can't stress enough on the fact that I really love our university and campus and my course and I want a lot of other year 13 students to know about the great services and every support that the university provides. Above all, the university schedules the exams, assignments etc based on different religious observations and not just the Christian ones, they allow all societies to celebrate on campus.
4.3
Its great because of the facilities but bathrooms could be improved
More tutor contact time
Better wifi but nice size room