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2022 WUSCA winners
The best part is having lecturers that are really passionate about what they’re teaching, you can really tell the difference when they enjoy and are really knowledgeable about what they’re teaching. I’d say it could be improved by providing more social student events that reflect what the students are looking for in nightlife etc. As well as having events that are consistent to build connections over time.
The best aspect of my course is the content and the books set which are really interesting to read. My is also very cohesive as my modules relate well to each other and I get to explore literature, sociology, philosophy and religion (my course is Asian studies with English and American literature). Some modules aren’t as organised as others and the MOODLE page isn’t clearly laid out so it’s unclear what’s being covered each week. Some texts can be really context heavy and dense which reduces the time to have discussions in seminars which feels like a missed opportunity to have interesting conversations.
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I loved my course since it was on the smaller side so I had personal help from my teachers and gained a lot of insight. Improvements would be updated night life for students
I like that the classes aren’t too big and the books we cover are from all around the world offering loads of different perspectives. We are taught in person and have had the same lecturers since first year so we’ve had a good consistency of learning. Some of our modules are a bit content heavy that could maybe have been spread over 2 terms rather than one but they are still really interesting to learn regardless
It’s very green with quite a few mainstream shops and interesting independent shops
Value for money but a little bit away from the town
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The green spaces on campus provide a calming break and escape from the stresses of university. All of the lecturers and seminar leaders I have encountered have all displayed a passion for the topics they are teaching that is inspiring and engaging. The teachers are one of the biggest positives despite all the challenges, uncertainty and stress that they themselves are facing. It is unclear to a lot of us though why the university continues to engage in and find themselves in situations that are negatively impacting their students. Yearly strikes were an unexpected but very present characteristic of my university experience; weeks without the same level of teaching promised when signing a contract with the university feels like a bit of a joke especially when we are expected to pay the same full price of tuition fees. The university could easily improve itself by valuing its teaching staff.
All of the teaching staff I have encountered are all engaging and extremely helpful in helping us navigate complex issues and theories, providing additional support beyond what may be expected. The course explores the classic theories whilst also placing an emphasis on their relation to contemporary phenomena and debates. Often pushing us and providing us to think critically from perspectives not as common in discourse such as intersectionality
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Some of the staff and PhD students are really arrogant - I would of left - it wasn't worth the time.
Staff were pretty unhelpful - and I failed most of my modules - I don't really know what some of them are doing here other than occupying space.
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A great uni
Interesting course
Really good accom
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The student support is amazing, with lots of focus on employability. The employability points scheme is unique to university of Kent and it offers summer internships and work placements that are amazing for experience. I am a mature student and feel that the societies are more tailored towards people who live on campus, however there is a mature student society that are very supportive and facilitate social meet ups in the day. It has plenty of study spaces too, for individuals and for groups and the location is stunning- very close to the city centre whilst being surrounded by woodland and fields full of wildlife.
It’s a course with small participation compared to other departments, so I sometimes feel we get less internship opportunities or less choice in modules. However the modules that we do get are incredibly interesting and they discuss a wide aspect of conservation, highlighting many of the different roles one could get involved in. When you compare the course to some of the other departments, such as law, we do feel like they get more opportunities with internships and their facilities are perhaps more up to date, but that is probably a funding part of it. It doesn’t effect us as the internships are of great relevancy- but just more competitive to get into.
For renting it’s an expensive area as it is close to London ( I rent a professional property rather than a student property so do not know if student properties are more expensive here than elsewhere) The city is beautiful, with tonnes of walks that can be done, lots of bars and restaurants and shops. There are amazing bars and restaurants on campus too with a cinema and theatre. It’s not too busy of a city, and it’s surrounded by moorlands and woodlands and beaches so if you wanted a quiet day you can easily do that. Our favourite thing to do is take the dog to the surrounding beaches.
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I really like the library and how it’s open 24/7 and I also like the campus feel and how it feels like a close community but there could be more shops/stores actually on campus.
I like how the lectures can be accessed online or in person and they are all recorded so I can go back to the content when need. I also like that we have pre-lab lectures before the labs. For some pre-labs we got actual videos of how to do certain tasks in the labs and I felt more confident going in to the labs knowing what to do so I think if the lecturers could do that for all labs it would be very useful before going in the lab.
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Student life could better what the students want
I like small classes and being taught in person because we are able to collaborate on ideas well. I wish we had more seminar time for discussion. Some of out modules are quite content heavy and instead of 15 credit, could be spread across two terms as 30 credit modules
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The library and green spaces are class in the summer. Some buildings are awful like elliot. There’s only a small gym. 30 mins from town.
I really like learning things I’m passionate about and meeting others on the course. The course has some obscure modules which I really did not enjoy like contested environments and diversity of living organisms
The room is really big and has a good on sweet. With shared kitchen and bunch of flat mates Way too expensive. Internet can be poor
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Best bit is the teaching staff, they always work their hardest to ensure we have the best learning experience possible. The worst is the University's apparent strike mitigation actions that are supposed to help students but are actually jeopardising the value of our degrees and prolonging the union strike actions.
We could have more contact time rather than half lectures online and the other face to face. I'm disappointed that I've only had a handful of classes in my school's actual building. The lack of internship opportunities in the sector of conservation and ecology through the uni was extremely disappointing, especially as internships are available and a major way to get your foot in the door of the industry.
I love being so close to Blean woods but the cost of living is mad!
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