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4.04.35.02502 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsThe facilities here are amazing, the kitchens and restaurants reflect industry very well. The lecture halls and study spaces are well set up for students to focus too. The location is ideal having it be in the centre of Birmingham, great for making the most of the city. My main reason for really enjoying my time here is the level of support we get as students, whether that’s academic, technical, well-being support or just day-to-day support. I never thought I’d be completing a bachelors degree but thanks to UCB they’ve given me the space, skills, tools and the confidence to achieve my goals.
Best aspects are how nice the lecturers and teachers are and how much they support you I haven’t really noticed any bad aspects
Has good facilities and student support.
Excellent library material to go through. Canteen food could be a bit better.
Outstanding university for its excellent teaching and supportive lectures.
Beat is meeting new people and exploring the city worst us the 15 minute walk from the accommodation to uni.
25-34 years
First gen student
Student support is excellent. A huge variety of interventions to help support your study. Academic support, hired, Dice, disability support, student guild, coaching, student mental health team. Friendly staff who are always there to help.
I love my uni however, things related to the course could be better. A module lasts 12 weeks but when you add up the total hours it comes to a total of between 48-56 hours roughly which is absolutely crazy. There should be more demos and also how to deal with different types of skin and hair during the lessons. I understand there is independent study and workshops to carry on with work but some stuff should be taught in class. The SFX modules are a bit better because I have learnt stuff I had no clue about however, only 5 hours a week is definitely not enough to produce the work required to pass. The uni has a great library and lots of help to produce your written workout .
the best thing is that there’s so much support for you if you’re struggling in anyway with anything. i think they should have more sport option like a woman’s football team.
18-24 years
UCB is a small university, giving it a friendly, familiar feel. As a result, students are in small classes and have a good student:staff ratio. Unfortunately the university is also fairly new to many courses and experiences "teething issues" regularly. The contact hours are not as high as expected and the staff can be disorganised but the facilities on campus are great and the all staff (lecturers and support staff) are super friendly.
Improvements - Childcare facilities, more done for cultural diversity in the canteen, self service in the canteen, more done about the food queues, more societys especially that NURSES can join. Not alot for nursing course students as they are on a different timetable to other courses What's great - location, close to town, open day effort, the student guild
The facilities are amazing. The support firm staff is incredible. There are many ways to connect and socialise with new people. I’ve been studying here at ucb since I was in college and I’m still here studying for uni which clearly shows that I really enjoy being at ucb
Great place to study. Always able to get the right support when needed. Incredible access to relevant resources!
The best things are the teachers that we have thee to support us and the 1-1s we get with career advisors etc. For it to be improved maybe more fod choices?
18-24 years
First gen student
The smaller number of people in lectures makes it much easier to learn and receive support which is very valuable in learning
Good. Teaching staff and nice facilities could be bigger and install closer sports facilities eg Astro turf, swimming pool
University college birmingham is one of the best university in England this is because the university gives excellent student support the lecturers are very supportive and is willing to teach us the best they can in order for us to learn and pass all the course modules with good overall grades. It is good for student to study and learn the best they can to attain good grades.This my third year attending the university I first started on a one year to health access programme now I'm currently in my second year of adult nursing.
This university gives a lot of support and help to the students and as an international student I like the facilities here a lot and it helps me towards my study and stay.
18-24 years
First gen student
The food is great, the teachers will always answer any questions you have and help you get any extra support you need.we have a lot of on site facilities and it help essay help
4.4
Staff are lovely and very patient, buildings are really nice and clean
Would have been good to have an extra day learning inside university as i struggle to study from home