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Good: Great location and it's very nice to walk around the forest during exam season. Bad: The SU night events are a little boring
18-24 years
More ergonomic note taking areas during lectures especially in old lecture halls. Experienced ableism when it came to my physical and mental disabilities. Better bus connections and parking needed. Mouldy old accommodation halls that are barely hoovered. Was ill most of the time living there. Beautiful campus, kind and supportive student support staff, plenty of clubs and societies.
Keele is a fantastic university that actually seems to care about its students. Campus is stunning and has a nice feel - it's lively in the day and has plenty of activity, but with the woodland walks there is plenty of space to find space for yourself. As a woman I've never felt unsafe walking around campus at night, and security is easily accessible. There is a focus on wellbeing, with plenty of support provided and many points of contact if you begin to struggle. Tutors and lecturers are engaged and encouraging for students to get in touch, and everyone is very friendly. You can learn a language for free on most courses, and there are so many academic opportunities provided that it can feel overwhelming choosing what you want to do! However, if you prefer good nightlife and bustling cities, this is definitely not the place for you. The SU is good and there are things on every night + big events thrown for special occasions, but it will get old quickly if you want variety. The amount of societies make up for the fact that there isn't much to do in the area unless you want to travel into town, which is a bus drive away. Newcastle and Stoke are also not renowned for being the nicest places, and even though Stoke is a city, you're not gonna get the same experience you would in Manchester or Leeds. Keele is a fantastic uni for the right student, but it's important to make sure that it is right for you.
Really friendly atmosphere but could have more facilities eg plugs and microwave and dedicated revision space in med school. Whilst student support is easily accessible, it’s generally not very helpful.
Good learning support and resources and nightlife too
n/a
Great place to learn and explore yourself. Excellent student support. Sometimes clear communication would support the fantastic job this university is doing
Lovely campus Excellent facilities
Great as it is full of open fields, allowing for great adventures and exploration with friends or alone. The people this university attracts are extremely kind, nice and a family esc feeling is felt throughout the university. Some of the lecturers are quite good, though not too many and course is not good at all, I am lucky to be in person once a week, and the lessons are dire, since starting it I have learnt little to nothing and knew more about the body and how it works before starting the course, the content is not good enough and I would not recommend studying adult nursing here. Multiple times I have thought about changing universities and courses due to this.
The rural campus is very comforting on those stressful days. This paired with the great student support really helps me with achieving my goals.
I love the main buildings and the library, with it all being kept clean and organised. The classrooms are all kept well, and are comfortable to learn in. I am happy with the Co-op available, and the amount of buses available to go shopping - as I am able to find a range of plant based foods that I can eat, being vegan, without spending a fortune. I like the accomodation - as it is comfortable to live in. However, there have been a few issues that took weeks to fix (we had a toilet leaking on the floor for about a month), and there are 13 of us sharing two, fairly small, fridges and freezers. Even just having another one would make it much easier, as it is hard to defrost them when needed as we have no where to put the food, and it is hard to fit anything in there. It also makes it hard if someone has left something to start rotting, as we have a struggle of finding what exactly is causing the smell - with the fridge being stacked to the brim.
Best aspects of this university for me involve the friendly atmosphere with constant support from everyone. The second I started university I had an amazing time, the student union is super friendly.
Beautiful location, great cafe, bar and food facilities. I'm an off-campus student who enrolled through clearing, missing the first half of the welcome week in the process so did feel a little out of place/lonely at first as there didn't seem to be much opportunity or comms for mixing immediately after that week, but this got a lot better over the initial couple of weeks as I settled in. Haven't really been able to interact with the SU as much as I'd have liked - I approached the reps on my first day and they just handed me a leaflet when I asked for recommendations on societies etc, no friendly conversation as they were just chatting between themselves. Another time the union reps asked for people in a seating area (including me) to vacate seats so they could use them for an activity but did not disclose what activity or how others could get involved so didn't really feel welcome, but I'm sure if I was in a group of people this wouldn't have been much of a bother. As it was still early on in the term I hadn't yet made friends yet so it just felt a bit contradictory to not invite people to the activities as this is what gets people chatting and meeting each other! Some info I had to hunt for, such as how to get a parking permit (parking can be a nightmare if you don't have one) and the maps on the app arent very clear so got lost a few times - a welcome/orientation email would be great for clearing students who miss the welcome groups. Speaking of the app - it's brilliant and simplifies so much. My academic mentor is fantastic and is a great support. Really enjoying my time here so far! Would strongly recommend staying on campus or making sure you push student services for info on the welcome week if you enroll through clearing to make sure you don't miss out on socialising as this makes a huge difference if you don't have a social group here already. All in all though, an excellent uni and would absolutely recommend!
Pretty campus but bad location.
18-24 years
First gen student
The teaching staff is incredibly helpful and the lectures are fantastic
Great lecturers and tutors, good facilities and green campus. Could do with some more parking
Good facilities, nice place. Wish that there were more activities on though.
the campus is a little outside any residential areas, but it's beautiful! Lots of plants and there's a huge focus on sustainability around here. However, there's comparatively less to do around here because of the location, so it can be a bit boring.
4.2
They have a lot of facilities to help with your course and a lot of different clubs which you can get into. I have had issues with the suddent support in the past when I have asked for help with accommodation for just before fieldwork and for exams, this is as I live in the isle of man and I can't get over in time with out somewhere to stay. Some time they do not read emails fully before answering cause confusion and mistaken information.
Most of the lecturers are quiet good but one or two are quiet poor at teaching. Some of the lecturers have teaching styles which does not suit me personally. Nearly everything is done in lectures are online, so if a lecture is missed you can catch up with reasonable ease. Plus for pracs they try there best to help you get back up to date.
When you first move into a room it is never perfect e.g. broken window handles, tapes etc but if you report it, it normally gets fixed in a day or two. It is quiet expensive but it is incredibly useful having a ensuit. The kitchen are quiet small with 4 people in the actual small kitchen bit or in the main kitchen area with 8 people in. The location is great with it only been a 5 minute walk to my lectures. The security can be good with key card locks on all the outside doors but they have been proven that they are not full proof as there has been theft from kitchens but they are locks on both kitchen and rooms so it is up to the residence to keep them safe. There are security which comes around and checks for suspicious activity and increases there checks if there are any reports of such.