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In terms of location there isn’t alot going on outside of campus, but the campus community is so vibrant that it doesnt feel like an issue. The SU always has events on
The timetable could be better since sometimes you have 5 hour breaks between lectures.
Best: range of extracurricular activities, active societies, lots of opportunities to learn new things, lots of practical exercises in class. Worst: Many good lecturers are leaving and content has to be cut from modules. To an extent it feels like the course is not worth the money I am paying.
The campus is very walkable and the facilities are generally good with a couple of buildings maybe being a bit outdated. The business school is great.
The facilities are very modern as the university is relatively new. Full of open study spaces which are accessible 24/7. Student events running weekly. Close to multiple different stores and some fast food stores.
Love the atmosphere everyone is very kind
They value student life and out voice greatly here, so we feel included and participate towards the quality of our own journey
I highly recommend my university. The campus is engaging and vibrant. The students are diverse.
18-24 years
The advantage of Essex is that it is a campus university so all the social and educational spaces are concentrated in one place. The campus itself is beautiful, with over 200 acres of parkland, and it's less than an hour away from London! An improvement would be to have a greater variety of affordable and healthy food options on campus.
Best - it's a university village so everything is close to everything Worst - the library is no longer 24/7 as it now closes around 5pm on weekends
Best - The people, facilities Worst- Look of campus, in terms of modernness & cleanliness.
Learning a new culture and socialising with lots of international friends and joining society!
The best is my course however I feel the uni doesn’t provide enough events for students to enjoy and they always do the same ones all year round.
Very nice accommodation
I think the uni is great
I like the people. I don't like finding new buildings.
The best aspect is how diverse it as. As an international student I feel so connected and at ease around everyone! I wish we had more events where we could have ice breakers or games just to know more people. Or even do field trips.
Support and student interaction from SU is great, could improve updating facilities such as accessible utilities and accommodation maintenance
Amazing green space but could be more effective at recycling


One good aspect is the rooms in the accommodation i got is reasonably good. It has enough space for all my personal belongings and anything extra. There is enough lighting and my room is accompanied by a desk lamp which is amazing. However the toilet isn't the greatest. There is no shower floor lining so water goes everywhere on the floor which is a hustle to wipe after taking a shower.
The course is good. However one of my modules is just a level maths repeated. Overall all my modules suit for my future career choices.
The places are nice and well organised