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4.04.22.82171 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviews18-24 years
I think there are good resources, good locations to study, it has a nice open campus.
Thanks to the student unions, the events and societies create a heartwarming experience for students. The societies help make students feel a part of something which can be important for those who are from overseas and those who are from just a car drive away. Furthermore, facilities like the silberad, library and EBS buildings are unique to helping students study. The only thing I’d say needs improvement is the nightlife. Don’t get me wrong, it’s ok, but myself and my friends have had a few bad experiences if it’s the lack of interest by security or by the same repetitive nights on and on every week
The campus is amazing and there are so many things advertised… if you live on campus. There needs to be a better reach to commuters or students who live off campus.
Worst : Student Ambassador job
The campus is pretty There isn’t much to do in Colchester
25-34 years
My experience is as a mature student, I am now in year 2 having completed a foundation year and year one (now half way through year 2). Facilities: There are plenty for anything you'd need, they are cleaned very well, of course with the number of students and staff there, they can't be clean all the time without students and staff cleaning up after themselves. Some parts can seem a little dated when compared to the new buildings. Location: I live locally in Colchester and I drive so some of this is from what I've heard. Public transport to and from the Colchester campus is great. Student support: There is a lot of support for students so long as you know where to find it. There has been some issues I've had that I found out later there was support for. In some cases you get in touch and end up being passed on to person to person before someone can help you but they have all been kind about it. Campus Look and feel: The Colchester campus is overall a positive space to be. The grounds are beautiful and maintained well. As I said before there are some buildings that do show their age more than others especially when next to the more modern buildings. Student life: As I live locally I have not stayed the night in student accommodation, I have been in them and they seem fine for what they need to do with different types of accommodation (Towers/south courts). There are jobs for students and facilitates for them too (again personally not used them). Student Union: This maybe from being older, I don't fully agree with the SU on topics, I don't believe them to be bad though, they do speak up for students but since the start of this year I've stopped paying attention to them, again due to a difference in opinion. Overall there will always be room for improvements however, as a whole the university has been a great life changing experience. Thanks to bursaries and their hardship fund that offers hot meals for £2 for all students during a difficult financial time for many, that I will always be grateful for. I'd hope for a little better training in regards to some lecturers not being that tech savvy especially since I'm on a technology based course, hard to learn some software when even the teachers don't understand the basics. As stated earlier, there is help for students but there is always going to be extra work you have to put in yourself to be successful!
The sub zero club is good because there are different events to cater for everyone. I also like the range of food places available on campus.
The town is a bit stetchy
Bit dangerous
Love all the facilities it has and the support that is offered to students.
A little redevelopment to make the campus more modern something like they’ve done with the business school.
18-24 years
First gen student
Relatively small campus compared to some other unis but it makes it very cozy and it's nice that everything is quite close. Fantastic people and overall great experience.
Personally, the university does not cater for commuters. I myself travel by bus but they only run until 7 at night if I am Wanting to get home. This means I cannot join many societies as most of them are at night, many SU events are also at night. On top of that, I cannot use the university gym unless I pay a £90 membership annually but of course, if I lived on campus...it would be free. I just believe that on campus people and commuters should have the same opportunities as not everybody wants to live on campus.
Student support is incompetent. You do not receive the support and understanding necessary to complete your studies in a satisfactory way.
The campus is beautiful, plenty of places to study and relax. Whilst some of this criticism can be attributed to COVID, it would be nice to have more large events on campus to give students something to look forward to and enjoy.
18-24 years
I love how it is a campus and everything is local and easy to locate too, however I feel like there needs to be more support toward student
18-24 years
First gen student
The best part of studying here is the community and the connections you make. So much could be improved starting with the facilities and SU. As we are on a separate campus from the main one we don’t get an SU and the building isn’t the best when it comes to accessibility, plus it feels very clinical and not very inviting. I’d like to have a lot more events and support from the Uni and SU.
25-34 years
Great university with staff that care about their subject and the students. Highly recommend
The libary has plenty of resources and textbooks which help me imrpove myself.The campus is lovely and pleasant to look at such as the lake by libary.The lecture room are big but the lectures can be better as they take to long explaining one slide.Also during seminars they spend too much time explaing a simple question with many steps when it can be simplified.
4.3
Staff need to interact more with the studies The facilities are well maintained and provide pleanty of research Due to the age of the university the campus will keep the concrete brutalist look but new buildings are moving away from it Student life is limited to club and sparse events held on squares
Lectures need to be more stimulating to make students invested in the material Needs to show where internships and placements are available
Requires better safety and a revamp of the rooms