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4.04.14.11107 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsI have loved my time at this university.
My course is interesting. I go to the city to go to Villa park and the Bullring shopping centre.
Would definitely recommend, it's been a pleasure and a privilege to study in such an environment. I have learnt a lot and feel more independent and ready to tackle future problems singlehandedly
I am a joint hours student and my degree here is very flexible. I have been able to choose from a vast array of engaging and stimulating courses. Academic support is always available, and all on a beautifully laid out campus.
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Beautiful Campus and great teaching, lots of accommodation in outer villages for after first year, but the surrounding areas can occasionally be dangerous (people have been mugged in Selly Oak, the main student area, houses get burgled if you aren't careful).
While the teaching staff are at a fantastic level and always show a great level of commitment and passion, they are let down totally by the quality of the administration. Time and time again the administration cannot be relied upon. Be it the library, student funding, accomodation, the international office, student support and others, as opposed to being helpful they are often a hinderence. Do not expect to be given support directly without being sent around from office to office campus wide, before someone gives you help. If you have any problems with your funding you can fully expect to be threatened often and without remorse that you will be evicted from your halls and your course nullified. Many of my friends have been in tears often thanks to the shoddy working of the international office, with a staff of apparently no more than 5 that you cannot contact directly and will not give you names of staff to talk to. No wonder there have only been 2 cases of an exchange student transferring to the university permentantly. I really want to like this univerisity, being at the end of my third year now, and having spent lots of money in tuition and accomodation, but the fantastic lectureres are let down by the rest of the univeristy. Couple this with the chancellor being paid more than that of Oxford and Cambridge, or his increase in wages of 6% and staff increases of 1% and you can see why cynicism is the default here. Do not be mislead by the attractive campus. Also, have fun living in Selly Oak after your first year where armed robberies are common place (google search it) and you are stuck in one of the most unappealing citites in England. Unless you are given a scholarship, give this university a miss.
Beautiful University. Quality of teaching is amazing. Overall really enjoying my time here. Downside is as I got my place through clearing there wasn't enough accomodation so had to sort out somewhere to live only a few weeks before moving here.
Fantastic university! The campus is set in a beautiful setting with lots of greenery and grand, old buildings. The tutors are really friendly and I am really enjoying the modules.
The student support is absolutely ridiculous! Over the years they have either not answered my questions and/or didn't help whatsoever or simply did not reply at all. It has caused me so much stress and inhibited me from getting the correct loan, etc. The lecturers are amazing but that is the only good thing I can say about the university. I do not recommend it to anyone.
Fantastic university
A Wonderful Uni with a lovely campus. Friendly environment and great social life is you are prepared to work hard and play hard !!!!!!!!!
Great!
Would definitely recommend it to others but you have to seek out information, nothing is given to you. It’s all there but you have to find it. The student union has been privatised and is very expensive so that’s not great, and the library has started to double as a social club so its almost always at capacity. There is loads of variety with the societies and clubs. The nightlife can be boring, its monopolised by the student union so lots of repetition.
Good Uni with excellent job prospects. Nice campus.
University has been enriching, inspirational and has really brought out the creative side in me. I've got accommodation in Maple Bank this year and you definitely get what you pay for. It's been really fun living on campus as I've been involved in student events and Maple definitely isn't as bad as people think.
There are some great groups and societies within subject groups that you can join so you get to make friends with lots of people on your course which I think is really good. Also my building is joint onto the Biology building so I've been able to mingle with people in different subjects.
University life has been really interesting. The majority of lectures are very enthusiastic and knowledgeable of the subject. I found the seminars really helpful but some of the resources are limited. Living in halls is amazing; great atmosphere and lots of lovely people and opportunities. Overall I'm really enjoying it.
Birmingham university is the tightest university in the UK and the nightlife is pretty good. The last few years I've been living in student houses in Selly Oak rather than in university halls as I'm in 3rd Year and can honestly say that although it has a bad reputation it is actually pretty awesome.
4.3
I would recommend the Uni of Birmingham. The best thing about my course is that the lecturers are passionate about my subject.