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Sort:Latest reviewsI really like the University of Liverpool. It's a nice environment with friendly and helpful staff and student support and plenty of opportunities if you seek them out. I would argue that student life isn't very commuter friendly though. It's quite a walk from the train station, no lockers and societies often run late into the evening.
18-24 years
The facilties are a great mix of places to study as well as relax with friends, from good quality libraries to department buildings with nice study spaces. Lovely location, close to nightlife with nice walking distances to the surrounding docks. The access to student wellbeing services could be improved so the help is there for more people who need it
Liverpool is not only a great place to live, but also to study. The university is centred at the heart of central Liverpool life, allowing for easy commutes for research purposes. The campus is homely and community-driven with places such as The Guild and Student Union for support, help, and fun! The standard of education is amazing, with lecturers pushing students to their full potential with fast marking, insightful help and almost immediate responses to queries via email, allowing a personal connection to be had between student and teacher. Improvements could be made to the safety. Of course, there is crime in every city but with student halls and houses in a place where crime rates are high and is the most dangerous area in all of Merseyside. With young people like myself, i feel that the university could do more to ensure the safety of its cohort. Despite the community feeling on campus, the danger of the city is minutes away from that, so I would like to see an increase in support services and security fot students
It’s a great place to study because the campus and the convenience of the student accommodations/ houses near campus is good. It is also good teaching wise as most of the professors are top tier. What could be improved is that the support is horrible. When students are stressed we don’t know where to go especially the team of law is not supportive, even the professors are more supportive. It’s hard to be understood by them or to get some clarity. I wish they’d be more helpful
Great campus and student life experience! On occasion, facilities are outdated/ retro and can feel dirty but overall generally well maintained.
I have access to a lot of resources both online and in-person as I have a lot of contact hours. I have a varied timetable as my course has different aspects to it including lectures, lab practicals and computer workshops which I find useful. The student's union is home to many different societies. The campus itself is a nice place to study and has lots of different aspects including the university buildings, green space and outdoor space, and cafes.
18-24 years
The best parts of the university is the staff and support from staff throughout your degree whether work focused or personal issues. The campus is relatively accessible and within distance to dorms and some residential areas. The union building is well equipped and libraries are well facilitated. The worst aspects I’d say is the fact that some courses are really big and the overall population of the university is large. It makes it harder to find a community as it takes larger to search for people you connect with. Furthermore, other than freshers, some socials are too specific for me to be interested in the task or event to enjoy and keep going to making difficult to maintain relationships in those socials. Degree focused socials are too infrequent and unappealing to most students so when I do go its a small group making hard to connect to peers.
I love my course, but I wish there was more support, it was more obvious what were supposed to be doing in and outside or uni to get the most out of our uni experience. I wish there were more people you could speak to in person rather than just email addresses. I also wish there was more info on different societies and how to join them.
My Course: really good law course with good lecturers, however seminar teaching and small group teaching can be very varied in quality, and often there is not much time for 1/1 support and feedback, especially in assessments. The School of Law and Social Justice put on really interesting career events every single week in the event space to meet employers, and there are lots of opportunities to develop employability such as volunteering at the law clinic. University in general: I love the University campus despite there being a few roads that run though it, it is a nice place to be and there is a community feel when you walk around campus, everyone feels welcome and there is always something going on. Student support is not the best, it takes ages to get an appointment, if you even get one, but once you have reasonable adjustments in place then things are generally okay. The Guild of Students: The guild feels like a second home at Uni, it is a very welcoming space that you can go to for whatever occasion, and there is always something going on there as well.
The facilities are super good and the course is very interesting. One particular issue I think is a lack of support and interest from some staff. It sometimes feels as though assignments are a guessing game of what is right and what is wrong.
Best aspect is the amount of activities/events they have available, they also have them at different times so you will not miss it! The worst part is how big the queue is for the university coffee shop, but that's just because its great coffee!
A lot of support and help is offered but deadlines wether it be for work experience, research question proposal all seem very rushed and quick
There are a number of good study spots as well as the library.
The guild and other buildings toilets aren't a very nice place to use so maybe more consistent checks up on the toilets throughout the day. more support with issues that effect the uni, one meeting i had was really good and informative the other I felt slightly judged. Exam period all at the same time can feel really overwhelming. Nice study spots which alot of students use. good location in terms of being near the city. staff are always really friendly.
The best part was the accessibility of the lecturers. Unlike at larger universities, my professors knew me by name and were genuinely invested in my dissertation topic, often suggesting resources I never would have found on my own. However, the course structure felt rigid at times. There was very little flexibility to take elective modules outside my core subject in the first year.
18-24 years
First gen student
Liverpool is a great city and has multiple amazing universities. For me, the support at Uni of Liverpool has been lifesaving. Everyone I've spoken to has been so kind and informative as both my mental and physical health took a toll in my first semester of university. They put a support plan in place and offered many services that are actually available for all students. Whilst I believe some of the facilities could be done up, on the whole it is modern and functions as needed. The uni is less than a 15 minute walk into town and a bus ride from my accommodation in Smithdown. So many transport options and the student social life is great, there's always something to do!
I think the accomodation is amazing, it is university owned. We are provided a cleaner once a week and also we have access to support teams if anything goes wrong who are really fast. Everywhere on campus is so clean
The people make it great along with the city & nightlife, some of the campus looks a little dated and some teaching/seminar rooms are a little small for the class.
good cultural environment
4.3
Best is the people here
Get really good help from lectures
Most is the location