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4.03.83.41150 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsThe staff and location of campus is perfect
The university is very inclusive with students from all walks of life, but no one ever feels excluded. We had a great first week of activities to get us all to know our classmates and lecturers. It’s been easy to find details and contact the right people for advice. The facilities are great too, lots on campus, variety of food and drink options. Only down side I have found to the facilities is that there is no toilet in the library building. I am a mature student and feel so welcome and at ease at the University of Staffordshire.
Students are well supported whilst studying at University. However there could be move improvements in places to study around the university. There are many areas which are open, but they are hardly free to use or noise is loud when trying to study.
The best thing about my university is my skill tutor, who is great and helps me a lot. The support for students with learning disabilities is very poor.
Although my experience on the course was good for the short time I was there, and the course mentor was great. Overall it was a bad experience. I was experiencing a lot of health issues in the short time I was there which included collapsing on a daily basis, to the point I did not feel safe to leave the accommodation. As much as I understand the university could not help with the situation, there was little to no support in being able to do the lectures, trying to get through to the student support team was a nightmare to say the least, and there was some tutors who were either not reading or acknowledging emails that would have at least helped me continue on the course. I was then told that when I would return, this academic year, that there would be some form of support put in place, which was then effectively retracted and the support I was told I would received became non-existent. I am glad to say I found this out on June, so I was able to transfer universities, where a support system has been put in place in a matter of days coming in contact with the new university. So hopefully this time around it should be smooth-ish sailing.
A lot of improvements can be made
The University is located in a great area, offers interesting topics for theory and provides great placements for students. At times, support and communication has been disappointing.
18-24 years
The immediate surroundings are nice and the whole of the campus looks clean and has a lot of places to go with a variety of features.
45-54 years
Lectures are very interesting and Placement was a bit stressful but lots of knowledge and skills achieved
This university is a warm, safe place where all students can be themselves. The facilities are amazing with a plethora of buildings that are always available to you.
35-44 years
First gen student
I'm actually studying Biological Science, part of the last cohort to do so. We're being forgotten about and sadly it also appears to be affecting the Biomedical course. Staffordshire University just doesn't have the resources at the moment to put either course on. On site food is horrendously expensive too, with claims of being not for profit and subsidised for students, yet you can get cheaper food and drink on the highstreet.
Great place to start Adulting...
45-54 years
First gen student
It’s a great uni, but I feel there could be more quiet places to study
Online only
18-24 years
Some amazing experience offered by the University for the course e.g Trips to Epic.LAN and other events
18-24 years
The student community isn’t as great as first expected. The only contact we have had is from emails. I would have liked to have had meetings at university where we can share our thoughts and opinions. And if this was available then the opportunity was not made apparent to us. I do enjoy that the campus at Stafford is more private and smaller for a more commune feeling and a feeling like we can be more comfortable in voicing what is needed. However, there was no student life for us. There was not an opportunity for students to meet before hand and become comfortable with each other before starting our course. Which would have been nice as starting the course with was very daunting and at times lonely while waiting for making friends while at university. Student support is good at the university but could be better. Lectures were available most of the time via email. However, they were not always at university and the students were not made aware of when they were on campus which could be hard sometimes if something needed to be talked about in person. The campus itself is very nice and up to date. The extension of the new simulation rooms are amazing and make the simulation process feel more real and less like we are at university.
The best aspects of the university are the things to do - there are plenty of themed club nights and a variety of societies that constantly host events, so if you are looking for a good night life and to make lots of friends it is perfect! As a fine art student however we don’t often received much support for our materials, learning resources or simply support from our lecturers. We haven’t had a trip this year at all even though it is required for us to visit places to complete this years essays. This is incredibly frustrating. Strikes have also been a constant problem, wether it be lecturers striking or strikes that prevent lecturers from travelling in.
4.2
It's not too far from where I live and it's a highly rated university in my chosen field of study.
It contains all relevant information and is taught by lecturers that used to be part of the industry and hence can share knowledge on previous projects to give examples of what they are talking about The worst part is the timetable as due to the amount of games related courses I often end up with extended breaks and limited empty rooms to utilise during that time