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2022 WUSCA winners
Uniting the community closer together like in Americans unis and colleges
Amount of classes tend to be a little too much. Lecturers are great and supportive
Things are quite close by and very diverse city
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My course itself has excellent facilities and support available, yet this is slightly lacking for the rest of the university on a whole. The city of Leicester has a fair amount to see and do within it, however in terms of nightlife and student friendly places these are slightly lacking.
My course has it’s own library which is useful and my tutors and easy to speak to and to get hold of. The course is also very clearly laid out and there is and wide range of support available. In terms of work placements the university isn’t as supportive in guiding you to these and there is also no option for a year in industry on my course.
I was in a shared bathroom flat of 10 which was incredibly fun for making friends and it was in a very social block meaning I was able to meet people easily. The rooms were average with a double end and a wardrobe, desk, side table and wash basin inside. However, this accommodation was about a 1/2 hour walk to university, yet as I was there during lockdown this did not affect me.
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The upper management are the worst part of the university. The individual lecture staff are mostly excellent. The SU do what they can. Pretty much all staff do their best with what they're given. It's a friendly university, with a mix of people in a nice city. The campus is in a convenient place near the city, but mostly self-contained.
Best: great staff, interesting content, flexibility to follow interests Worst: no opportunities for work experience, poor careers service support
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Best - very diverse, always something to do Worst - bad campus buildings, not very modern
Best - lectures are delivered both online and in person, so there is easy accessibility. Dissection of whole cadavers helps with anatomy, with good teaching staff. Worst - some teaching staff aren’t very helpful
To love - everything is so close by and easy to get to. Not so great - shops tend to shut very early
Most - you’ll always find like minded people who go to the same university as you Least - they aren’t modern and tend to be more expensive than private accommodation
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Leicester is great for nearly all aspects of student life! There are some decent clubs to go to in your free time with friends, lots of restaurants, lots of stores with various designers and there are so many opportunities for internships, to win bundles of tech or appliances and to get involved with the community to make change
Studying can get quite intense, especially when there is lots of content to go through per module in a short amount of time. Sometimes the staff don’t necessarily help either but Google can be quite useful sometimes for things like that 😂
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Sports and societies are very incluse and it makes it the “fun” part of uni. You have a lot of opportunities, professors are very invested and you have a lot of support throughout your studies.
My course is taught in person. It is great because we can have more interaction with other people. The contact with lecturers is very easy which is a very good point, all lecturers made themselves available if you have questions.
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University of Leicester has a pretty good reputation and it is a good place to learn. However, in terms of building connections is quite hard because of the multiculturalism, people just stay in their cultural bubble which is a shame. In terms of teaching is pretty solid but sometimes you can feel that you are alone when you need help the most.
Subject facilities, and course content are amazing in my course but my tutor is quite distant.
The village is a perfect place for 1st years to get to know each other!
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Great location next to the park but students halls are quite a way away. The library is great, most facilities are good but some are outdated. The course and departments are very organised and friendly. The shuttle bus service isn’t great and needs improving but Uni as a whole is good!
Great module options and interesting subjects but some teaching is pretty boring and some assessments don’t line up very well with the content. However overall support in the department is brilliant. Lots of contact hours, open door policy is helpful and they have everything in person if possible. So
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Great for social life and great at inclusivity and diversity! The course are interesting and largely well run and if you have a problem with anything on your course there is always a module representative that can voice your concerns to the relevant professors and changes are usually made
The course is very interesting and the professors are always engaging, it is interesting to work partly online and in person but Leicester Uni has made a good approach to this type of blended learning
Sometimes the rooms may look a bit dated but they are always clean and good value for money especially if you're like me and prefer ensuite bedrooms!
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