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4.03.93.6479 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsThere are a lot of academic support available for students with their studies etc. Nothing to improve.
The staff and students around the campus are always so welcoming and friendly. It really makes me enjoy where I’m studying. I think something that could be improved is the university’s response to student based issues.
On fire
45-54 years
First gen student
The enabling and kind environment.
Nice
18-24 years
UCLan is an amazing place to study with a modern campus and a very friendly community.
UCLan is the most affordable place to study. There is a lot of activities outside of studying.
Gym membership is free for students! The campus is nice and central in the city so it's easy to get to and you don't feel isolated. There are some really nice study spaces.
The staff are all really friendly and welcoming and take the time to nurture your professional development, and are always more than happy to help whenever they can
The student support is very good, and the close-knit campus makes for a very good university experience.
The content is very difficult and there are a lot of students so it is hard to get contact time with teachers. However, it is a very nice place to live with decent facilities.
Friendly people, helpful tutors.
Best experience has been the student accommodation, which is completely separate from the university itself. I think the student support and the implementation of support plans should be reviewed.
4.3
Best experience is the facilities, and the student centre. Worst experience? I have two: the accommodation office and the actual course. During summer break, I am having a lot of problems trying to find somewhere to stay until September 6th, and they have offered me an extension in the same building where I currently am - on the top floor, and I am disabled, which they know. They five hundred quid for me to stay there for just six weeks - disgusting. Second - the course. I was really enjoying it until the summer placement (Bone Boot Camp). The mornings were fine, as we were talking about the skeleton - I want to go into bioarchaeology and osteoarchaeology when - or if - I graduate. There were too much emphasis on social media, or a 'Social Media Takeover' as it's called. ! And I thought archaeology and anthropology were sciences, not to be taken lightly, but this makes it seem like a joke, and a bad one, at that. It's clear this course is engineered to appeal to much younger students, and not someone nearly 50, as I am. I am good with technology, but I don't think social media should be part of this course, or career. If I wanted to be an influencer, I would be putting dumb videos on YouTube or TikTok. I just can't take it seriously anymore, and all this stress of what's happening right now? I am really thinking about dropping out, because it's not worth the aggravation. I gave up my home, and my job to do this, and it was obviously a sacrifice that I shouldn't have made. UCLAN is great if you're under 35. If not, you're screwed
Stop the social media, and this course will be worth doing
Very basic; just a desk, chair, small wardrobe (VERY small), washbasin, and bunk - it's not a bed, and it is so uncomfortable. It's definitely not worth the money we pay. It is quiet, however, and it's close to the library, and it's easy to get to class on time.