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5.04.14.11135 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsGood location and amazing campus, SU has seen serious failures this year including hosting SHEIN sponsored events (contradicting student body policy) and the investigation of elected committee members on serious allegations
- The best student union - Lots of great facilities - The town is big enough to feel like a city but small enough to not feel overwhelmed and packed
The Student Union building is really nice and modern, with lots of affordable options for eating and drinking. There’s also a lot of events run by the Student’s Union and different types of support offered.
lots of opportunities for volunteering and to young societies - good location, fairly affordable
18-24 years
The location of the University is lovely and feels safe
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18-24 years
The best part is that I found soany new friends and the worst part is that the student accommodation is quite far away from the city centre so it's sometimes hard to get to the shops
Sheffield is a lively city with so much to do and see - from bars to cafes to the peaks! The University of Sheffield offers lots of support for students' wellbeing as well as good careers advice services. The university has good facilities and an excellent students union. However, for a top university, the sports facilities are poor. Most sports facilities used by students are not owned by the university and minimal funding consequently means the costs are relayed onto students. Overall I have thoroughly enjoyed my time studying and living here and would recommend completing a degree here.
The community of students is incredible and Sheffield as a whole is a great place to study. Its location is great with it being a small city close to the countryside (Peak District).
18-24 years
Sheffield SU is fantastic and far above the student unions at most UK universities. There's so much on offer and so many clubs which is great for having a more holistic uni experience - loads of stuff to fill your time when you aren't studying. I've really enjoyed the teaching at the uni, it's very student focussed and I can tell that most of my lecturers really like teaching and aren't just there to do research and not wanting to teach. There's loads of study spaces at the libraries though it does get busy during exams and can be hard to find seats and plug sockets if you're wanting to work in a group. The first year accommodation at endcliffe and ranmoor is great, the city accommodation is not as good but still ok. The city has loads of 2nd and 3rd year accommodation and it's pretty reasonably priced. Sheffield itself is a good place and there's lots to offer especially if youre an outdoorsy person - easy to get out to the peak district for walks and activities.
It is a great place to study because it has a sally good sense of community. There are usually lots of engaging things going on on campus so that you can get involved in between lectures, such as poster sales, plant sales and activities.
The facilities and professors are great. It is a great student city with great nightlife and always something to do. It is also very cheap!
With as much layers in place, such as forums, discussion panels, open door policy, easy contact to anyone such as lecturers or departments. Honestly, most of the staff I've come across have been lovely, ( apart from the few, but I will be addressing that and expect action to be taken so don't worry), always helpful, always trying to help me to get where I need in terms of location, support, services of any kind, advice. So there's loads of student support services in terms of special learning difficulties, disabled, financial, international, mature student, lgbt+, BAME, etc. These communities also stem into the Students' Union, where we have many representative (society) groups, as well as a range of sports clubs and departments sports clubs. The students' union is a very ambitious and powerful one, led by very powerful students, I wish the university management would do a little more such as take a political stance against in certain political matters.
18-24 years
My housemates choice for year 2 was terrible and I highly regret it. There are enough activities with societies and great places to study so it is alright. The city is great but especially the ease of getting out into the Peak District makes Sheffield amazing.
18-24 years
Everything you need is local, people are warm and friendly and relative to other UK cities, everything is much cheaper. This helps us students out massively during times of inflation and unaffordability. Slight improvements could be made with the opening hours of buildings, to help those working overtime on their assignments, improving facilities to accommodate for the new opening hours too. Overall, I enjoy my time at Sheffield and would recommend it as a place to study and for its student life!
18-24 years
It's culturally diverse and SU offers range of activities and places to enjoy entertainment within the campus like cinema, foundry, bar, shop
Our student union bar/club is amazing. It is a fantastic night out, and the women's safety buses are great. I always feel safe on a night out there, and the sports night is great. My degree is very interesting and I have made lots of friends on my course and through sports
Peaceful
Very welcoming, calm and friendly city. All the people are very nice. SU is great
4.5
There are so many options of where to study so it’s great for exam season. The staff always offer office hours where you can go and ask questions and personal tutors are always there for any problems.
I really like the lectures and how it’s so different to secondary school. It takes a bit of getting used to as there’s much more independent study. I don’t have many contact hours but this suits my schedule fine.
My accommodation is great for me as it is quite quiet and relatively cheap compared to others. It’s a half hour walk to the lectures which is a pain when it rains but lovely when it’s sunny. We have a community fridge and a study space in the student village along with laundry and a green space.