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1135 Student reviews
It was a dream for me to come here and I do not regret it AT ALL!!
Great university and course, perfectly located as in the city whilst being on the edge of the Peak District. Fantastic Students' Union. There really is something for everyone. Perhaps could do with more regular sober socials.
The university has a wide variety of modern facilities (although the sport facilities could do with some improvement) and is a nice place to be, particularly due to the great choice of libraries and study spaces available, the number of places to go to relax or socialise, and the great services, shops, and spaces available in the Students' Union. Student support is strong, with staff who genuinely care about improving the experience for students to come creating an ever-evolving course and department. The proximity of the University to the peak district is great: it is easy and inexpensive to get out into the hills and truly unplug and escape from life when you need. Student life is busy and there's always something going on, although it can take a little bit of time (half an hour or so) to get to the venues further from your accommodation. The SU is very powerful and diverse, and is always evolving and working hard to improve both itself and the University.
Best experience is my course itself, my lectures and especially my labs. I haven’t had much luck with finding friends because people seem a bit cold towards international students.
Needs more sitting space inside the union
It’s a good place to study because it’s in a nice area but needs more places to chill and sit
The best thing is the 24/7 library access and the course/lecturers and the worst thing is the distance between the uni and accommodation
So far, I haven't had any negative experiences, really loving the societies and all the events by the SU.
Good location. Lots of societies. Great social life.
Good vibes and good people. Welcoming environment with inclusive suppprt
Great University, great teaching, amazing student life, sports, fun, amazing city
Great support systems in place for students and loads of opportunities to get involved with. My favourite is the ResLife activities and sports clubs/societies. I would love more academic optional support - eg. Peer support groups
Best - great facilities, great people and nice lecturers. Worst - unneeded strike action
My accomodation is too far from campus
Safe city, good support, amazing facilities for engineering. Great people. Very hilly, strike action and protests against military is very annoying.
More sports hall!!!
Area is nice but quite a bit hilly
Best is the Student Union, worst is the location


The facilities and learning environment
It’s mostly in-class but there is 2 one hour classes which are online