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4.04.14.11107 Student reviews
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I love that the university has an older feel. This allows you to get the older schooling experience, while still getting a strong education. The only lacking part of the university is that there is a large lacking student assistance, as almost every problem the people who are told would know the solutions are unaware of the fix.
The campus is absolutely amazing whereas the city is not so charming. I guess the best thing is the campus and all the facilities plus all the workers who are always willing to help. The worst part I would say is the city, I don’t feel so good at the city centre, I’m glad I’m staying at the uni accommodation.
The campus is really beautiful, clean, and has a lot of facilities and organized space for studying. As an exhange student, i expected to enjoy more in the student life
The uni offers you plenty of opportunities
I love the green spaces and acesses to the gym. The gym prices and acess to more eateries would make it better
UOB has many study spots, cafes and food options, and grocery stores either on campus or near by. They have a 24/7 library which is great for when you need a quiet place to study late at night. There is constant support from teachers, societies, and staff.
I believe my uni experience so far has been amazing and I don’t have anything negative to say about it. For me the best aspects has been meeting people from all around the world.
The best aspects of the university are the location and the campus look. I feel very secure in my university and the student support team has always been very helpful. I've had no negative experiences at uni.
I'm a SEA. I'm happy this university could give me a lot of opportunity
Its great
The location and campus are beautiful and stunning, a way different feel than other universities. Good academic and life balance, the student union makes it fun for the students, holding various events to get involved and connect. On the worst end, I find that my classes are back-to-back and are across campus from each other, so it makes it hard to get to class on time, especially during high foot traffic periods of the day.
By providing facilities for students
Very good uni
As a student with dyslexia, my experience at the University of Birmingham was extremely disappointing. I often felt lost and unsupported — not because I struggled with the academic content itself, but due to the lack of awareness and accommodation around my learning needs. Despite being a capable and motivated student, I found there was very little understanding of dyslexia within the academic environment. Lecturers frequently lacked knowledge about the condition, and in some cases, appeared to dismiss it entirely. When I reached out for help during times of high anxiety and low mood, particularly to my personal tutors, I received no response. This lack of communication left me feeling isolated and ignored. While the campus and facilities are impressive, the university falls short in supporting neurodivergent students. I was not fully aware of the adjustments I would need at university, as I had always done well academically before. However, the shift from school to university is significant, and the necessary support just wasn’t there. In stark contrast, during my year abroad at California State University, I received excellent support. The difference was night and day — I felt understood, adjusted for, and able to thrive academically. That experience reaffirmed for me that it’s not a matter of whether university is “for me,” but rather whether institutions are willing to make the effort to include and support neurodivergent students. Sadly, Birmingham did not. If you are neurodivergent and require any level of academic or emotional support, I would recommend looking into whether the university is truly equipped to meet your needs before enrolling.
Good place and good condition.
The teaching staff are very supportive and engaging in their lectures, and the student life, particularly societies, is brilliant. Campus is beautiful and is a lovely place to be, and there are many jobs available to students on campus. The university could be improved by more advertisement of support services.
The support services available are great, with a very helpful careers team and resources of all kinds very easy to access and navigate. The university also has plenty of study spaces to work and many useful facilities. Campus feel is very nice, with a gorgeous main campus and most buildings being fairly well maintained Location is quite good, being accessible from the university train station, the x21 bus and being within 5-20m walking distance depending on your accommodation (first year). Student life is great, I met a lot of good friends on my course and through social events - societies are hit or miss so try a good range. For improvements I would suggest cheaper food and stores on campus as well as a more proactive accommodation team for dealing with domestic issues in shared accommodation (we had issues with unclean flatmates all year and not much was done).
4.3
Best aspects are the vibes. The place is pretty, the average person is nice and I enjoy the student activities. The worst parts probably the pressure of the subject and the occasional vagueness around what we can do to make it better
The best aspects are that it feels like you're learning a lot about how decisions are made in the world around you. The worst aspect is just the sheer density of maths and the difficulty of it but that's just a part of the course, nothing else to do about it. I do think the maths professor could explain it in a simpler language instead of using 300 slides every week but everyone has their own teaching style I suppose