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Brighton is great if you can afford it, housing is ridiculously expensive to the point where most students can't afford to not have a job. There is support from the uni, however, it is hard to obtain because so many people need it. Some of the lecturers are good, but some don't seem to know what they're on about, to the point where if you ask them for help, the information they provide will be marked as wrong on assessments. The students union don't represent the student body views. There is one student bar across 4 campuses and it isn't any cheaper than other local pubs, sometimes it's more expensive.
Best: The department heads - you can always rely on them, they are enthusiastic and want you to do well The lab technicians - Always up for a chat and happy to help you out with both course related and extra-curricular activities Worst: Contact time vs what you learn - sometimes its quicker to teach yourself the subject as some lecturers just read the slides for 3 hours, whereas you could get through the in half an hour or so. Course hours -Lectures are usually scheduled with a 3-4 hour break in between, making it harder to attend uni and work Middling: Course is fully in person - good to see the lecturers, bad when you are ill or have to work through the lecture time Labs - we do get lab time but it isn't much, you'd probably do more hands on work at home
It was weird, the university of Brighton advertise it as their own accommodation but its ran by an external company (ULiving) which made it extremely difficult to complain about anything. Its only across the road from Moulsecoomb campus, maximum a 5 minute walk. Across the road from an Aldi, close to a Sainsburys. Circuit laundry is located in regency hall (I stayed in goldstone) and if you are in one of the further buildings, you have to walk along the main road which is humbling. Also very expensive. The buildings are new, but the walls are thinner than paper. Barely any wardrobe space/ storage in room. The lifts never worked. Multiple occasions there was raw sewage in the lift shafts. Could hear the student bar constantly. Not much choice as to what housemates you get (I've heard some horror stories) Weekly cleaning of kitchen was good, especially if housemates weren't good at cleaning, but you had to clean the flat before the cleaners came or you could get fined £50 each. No deposit, but they will charge extra at the end of tenancy for any damages.
There’s a lot of really great opportunities to do extra activities for my course and related courses, and the lecturers are incredibly helpful. However, in terms of societies and making it easier for new students to socialise, there could be a greater choice in societies (especially in comparison to the other university nearby). Some of the lecture halls could be updated too, from poor acoustics leading to less than desirable sound quality in lecture recordings and lack of space to be able to charge a laptop if needed
The lecturers are incredibly helpful and do their best to ensure the content is engaging. There’s good access to the Brighton and Sussex Medical School, which means that optional lab sessions to improve anatomy knowledge is available. For placements and internships the issue is more for the career prospects for my course - they are highly competitive and there aren’t enough placements to go around unfortunately, meaning that career progression from university without a placement year is much than it would be with one. In addition, although the facilities are great in the laboratory, there are some things which are outdated and could probably do with replacing
I was lucky and did get a room in one of the nicer buildings, but upkeep of maintenance was sorely needed. The room very clearly hadn’t been cleaned from the last tenant, the gym facility in the building (entry to which is included in the rent regardless of whether you use and you cannot opt out) was poor, and circuit laundry (as I’m sure many other students have complained about) was really expensive and often overcharged me. This isn’t to mention the very thin walls meaning that the slightest noise could be heard from all over the building. In addition, Varley Park is no where near any amenities really - there are two buses, one which comes every 20 minutes and another every 30 minutes, meaning any food shops take up a lot more time than necessary. There used to be a uni bus that came once every hour, but I believe that this is no longer a thing. Oh, and because of the outside bin shed and proximity to forests, there were rats running around the car park / smoking areas (but to be fair there were also some cute rabbits). Any issues reported were dealt with really quickly though, sometimes the same day, and a cleaner was provided as part of the rent to clean the communal areas (in my part that was the kitchen and living room), which did make things nicer than many other accommodations. Also can’t fault the security guards, they did a great job of keeping people safe, dealing with noise complaints, and they helped me out when a friend with type 1 diabetes who was visiting needed medical attention after a night out due to hyperglycaemia
The university of Brighton staff always strives to help the students and support them, as well as managing the students well being wether it’s mental health or academic wise. Something that can be improved is the grading system, I think personally that the grading system is all over the place and not as structured and the staff may think as well as not considering attendance in the grading system, which I think may be a bit unfair for the students who work hard all semester and attend every session and then other students who don’t attend and yet in the end submit final works and get a chance to pass, so I think that should definitely be taken into consideration!
I think that the tutors help the student quite well in terms of the final portfolio I think it can have more help to format it. I think that as architecture students we don’t get a lot of opportunities for internships whenever we attend events or fairs it’s mostly for construction or design or engineer students after uni or for summer but for architecture there isn’t much which is an issue at this stage of the university
I think that it was a very nice accommodation for first year however the room was very small and the view was not the best but that’s not the issue. I’d say most importantly is that it’s very expensive to keep living in halls for the time of the full course which needs to be adjusted to students life.
The student union and facilities are amazing and useful. Only thing to imorove would be to improve student support
Lecturers are very good and helpful in lesson. Need to improve email response times and record all lectures for commuting studenents internation students and if students are ill. Not a lot of support for work placements and internships for foundation year students.
Very pretty campus and great student support. Brighton is very expensive to live in though, and the student culture at times is very focused on drinking. However, there are non-drinking societies and things to do.
Amazing lectures who are really passionate for the subject, great contact hours - far more than my friends studying other courses.
Brighton is an amazingly vibrant city with decent amount of things going on. However rent is very expensive and the housing quality for what you pay for is also quite bad.
Varley park is quite far away from shops but it is really pretty and its easy to walk to Falmer Campus from.
Best - easy access to resources online Worst- unaware of how course works, grades ect. Difficult to keep track of what opportunities are available
Not many tutor lessons Subject facilities is that it's difficult to view and understand reading lists, Not many resources for revision
The university is in Brighton which a pretty energetic city, the University reflects the eclectic, artsy and professional vibe of the city. The majority of the professors that I’ve encountered are strong in their discipline and willing to help when you’re hungry to learn. They always encourage. There are opportunities to get involved with a wide variety of activities such as sports, trips, locally and beyond, clubs, etc. the student body has a variety of individuals as diverse as the animals in the Amazon Jungle.
The best is the access to a wide array of engineering resources, such as the heavy engineering building, workshops, design studios,labs educators, etc. The worst, is the layout of the student portal website. Information isn’t always found intuitively.
Has cafe to relax and library with great amount of resources so there's always books when you need them
Lectures are taught in person, really good way instead of always staring at the screen. Course hours is pretty good widely spread apart not everything cramped into 1 day.
The cost of living is very expensive. Rent, shopping is very high have to be very careful with spending. Apart from that the beach is a great place to go.
It's really good as bins are taken out once a week however it is on the expensive side. However deposit money was never given back. There was some issues with shower however was fixed as soon as possible
The best part about being at the university of Brighton is the level is support. Both my PAT (personal Academic Tutor) and other lecturers are very warm and welcoming and assure that you can reach out to them if you are struggling and will check in with you if they believe you may be struggling. Alongside that there are many other contacts provided by the university (both internal and external) that you can contact if you are struggling mentally that are quick to try and provide the correct support for you. So far, the worst thing would be the lack of services on the falmer campus. Whilst there are many cafes and restaurants (which are of an excellent standard) there is a need for a real shop on campus without having to rely on sussex campus or the couple of shelves. A small express or corner shop would make it a lot easier when needing a couple of bits between big food shops.
I have found the course to be exceptional so far, the lectures and seminars are extremely well planned and taught the majority of the time and there are great opportunities for completing further studies that are relevant to the course and easy to locate. Additionally, there are lots of ways to gain support if you are struggling with certain aspects. The main negative would be the placement. Whilst I understand that there are only a limited number of places to complete the placements, my placement this year is in a school that will cost me nearly £400 to attend to over the six week period. Whilst part of this can be refunded the initial payment will have to be paid by me and this is a large chunk of money to be paid especially when the accommodation payment is also due during this period. I think the university should look at trying to find a way to assist the travel fares before the payment is made or the refund process being able to be completed before the ticket period has finished.
The halls are of a very high standard and are maintained very well by the team. The reception staff are also great and are very good at providing support and answering questions. It is also great how close to the university building I attend they are meaning I do not have to commute to attend my course. However, there has been a couple instances of a lack of communication between the management team and our flat members leading to us not being made aware that work was being carried out on our hallway ceiling but they were very quick to apologise for the lack of communication and provide an explanation as to why once contacted
The student union is NOT for students… it supported the institution during teaching strikes rather than the striking staff, and standing with students: pricing at BSU venues are also very high considering the whole appeal is to be affordable, student-oriented spaces. As a disabled student I was asked what my plans to “fix” my disability were from support staff from the school of education, support has improved drastically since moving to the school of humanities.
The lecturers are very passionate, however 1 of the module leaders is not as committed to diversifying the curriculum, filling the reading list with 90% male authors. Other than the one, the course is amazing, staff know what they’re talking about and structure contact time in a helpful and efficient way.
I liked that there were weekly cleanings, however the accommodation was nicknamed ‘chav-ington’ for a reason: there were bug infestations, mould growth in communal areas (that were supposedly cleaned weekly) and my flat was broken into and the campus security did literally nothing.
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