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Sort:Latest reviewslots of places to study in groups. lack of nightlife due to small town
The curriculum is wonderful as are the staff, however facilities provided to students in terms of fitness as well as study centers, could certainly be approved.
University of Buckingham Review The University of Buckingham offers a great academic experience with its small class sizes and a strong focus on teaching quality. The lecturers here are genuinely passionate about their subjects and go above and beyond to support students, making learning engaging and rewarding. The wider staff, from the library to student services, are also incredibly helpful and friendly, ensuring students get the assistance they need. As well as the cafeteria staff who is always such a pleasure to interact with, very lovely and friendly ladies. However, while the academic side is excellent, student life at Buckingham leaves much to be desired. The social scene is quite limited, and there isn’t much happening outside of lectures. Unlike larger universities with dynamic student unions and regular events, Buckingham can feel a bit isolated, and students often struggle to find engaging activities or a strong sense of community. The university could definitely improve by investing in more student-led events, clubs, and activities to make campus life more enjoyable and maybe try and convince students that you can make your fun even when the environment might be lacking that aspect. Another issue is communication among some of the university staff. While many are fantastic, there are times when departments don’t seem to be on the same page, leading to confusion for students regarding administrative matters. Improving internal communication would make things run much smoother and enhance the overall student experience. Overall, the University of Buckingham excels in teaching quality and student support but has room for improvement in student life and internal coordination. If you’re looking for a university focused on academics with dedicated professors, this is a great choice—but if an active social scene is a priority and a must for you, you might find it lacking and want to rethink your options. 🥰
It is a nice and comfortable university, situated in the cozy town of Buckingham. My favorite part is the course itself, the student to teacher ratio is great and the early clinical exposure helps retain knowledge. It can be improved by potentially more lecturers based in Buckingham itself instead of streamed lectures online
In terms of the non-academic aspect, Buckingham is a small, quiet town. It is a good place to focus on your studying, but on the other hand, there is not much happening compared to other universities located in the middle of a city.
Great one to one teaching, diversity in student body, early clinical exposure from year one! Overall a great and efficient course
Lots of clinical experience from Year 1 and it could be improved by more research opportunities.
Low academic reputation Low ranking Not good for career development, understaffed, underresourced, slow for change. Too expensive Inexperience associate deans
Since it’s a small community it’s really nice and peaceful to study in. Although the location makes it hard to find something fun to do the students union organises parties and fun stuff almost every week
My overall experience has been alright. Online lectures were not favourable but worked fine. Although the support has not been the best, going back to in-person teaching will surely improve it.
Really good! Freshers was a positive experience and so far I am really enjoying being a part of the university. I have enjoyed all my course content so far and the staff have been so welcoming. All future students should know that they are making a good choice if they come here!
My experience so far has been amazing, freshers I felt very welcome and in my lectures I have been made comfortable and able to learn due to the small class sizes.
I couldn’t have picked a better univeristy, despite how small it is, I had a good social life and the staff are well friendly and extremely helpful. We have good lecturers who make sure we’re all up to date with our courses and even better personal tutors to guide us through the courses
Lecturers are lovely and enthusiastic, the course is interesting and engaging, and overall my experience so far has been positive. I’d definitely recommend the part time law degree as it has the right balance of taught lectures and self study
Overall, if i knew what this place was like before joining, i probably wouldnt have joined. Its way too cold, i grew up in 30 degree weather, nothing under 26. And the heating is soo frustrating as they program it to only turn on at a certain temperature, so you freeze all day and sweat all night. Its a painful system. Dogs arent allowed which is sad because their are so many dogs here and the housing isnt dorms, its housing. The classes are soooo absolutely boring, its extremely hard to pay attention and stay awake. I sometimes skip classes to study at home because i think thats more efficient and effective. The classes arent great in my opinion. The 2 year degree is what brings everyone here. Saving that 1 year of your life means a lot, especially to the youth. We only have 2 subjects to start with which makes it easy to keep up and also the classes are only 50% mandatory so that makes it easy to study n work and not stresss out. Their are the good sides to this university. Its not that strict. You have freedom. Just study, join a few classes. Graduate early, parties arent bad, pretty fun with friends. But dont expect fun or interesting classes and teachers.
overall it is what to be expected from a small uni where the course is two years, intense and not a lot to do in the town, however is still relatively enjoyable when you expect this fact and make the most of what there is, the locals when you actually engage with them are lovely and have a good chat
So far, I enjoy my university experience. It's as good as I thought it'd be and sometimes even better. The university does a great job to provide so much even though there's not much to do in Buckingham. They really put effort into making student's lives here interesting and I wouldn't have gone to any other uni in the UK.
Good. Courses are interesting and well taught. I had a maintenance issue in my room in the beginning and it was solved rapidly. The library in 2min walk from my room, student union and gym just around the corner. I feel safe to walk downtown for grocaries in the evening. If I feel like more action during the weekends I take the bus to Oxford or the train to London.
It’s been decent, is what to be expected in a small town, but as it’s a fast track course you need a quiet atmosphere to get on with your work and this provides the perfect environment for that
4.3
Some of the lecturers I have had over the last 4 years have been amazing so it is a real shame that they are let down by incompetent management and weak support staff who have caused issues in every one of the 4 years I have been a student here. The communication is poor, planning last minute and easily avoided issues cause major disruption including during examinations because of lack of forward thinking. The arrogance of the management and the lack of respect shown to the students and their concerns or issues is breath taking, how they claim to provide a high quality learning environment is not supported by my experience or the experience of many people on my cohort. I finish this rollercoaster in June and it cannot come quick enough, we are due at Uni tonight and several of the cohort are not attending due to recent issues created by the Uni breaching the student contract and trying to implement an excessive rise in fees which has taken 2 months for them to rectify but not until after affecting everyone's festive and assessment period. The quality of some of the online lectures is appalling, the audio sounds like they are in a goldfish bowl and yet we pay over £100 a week for these lectures and materials. Consider all options before you sign up for here, I wish I had as I would have saved myself considerable stress
The quality of some of the recorded lectures is dire; the slides are mixed up or uploaded late, and some topics seem to be based on self-research only. In-person lectures are an improvement for the most part, but sometimes our lecture time is used for unnecessary inputs that should not eat into our lecture time.