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4.04.04.5432 Student reviews
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Best - being able to take part in many societies. Worst - could have more things to do in terms of fun outside of drinking and clubbing.
Location amazing, staff/lecturers really helpful.
Where do I start. I do not like to leave negative reviews and writing this up makes it even more disheartening. I am a former undergraduate student of this university and I deeply regret going here. The level of institutional negligence is beyond my comprehension. Each year I was registered late due to "technical" errors. This meant that I was starting the course a month later than my peers. This put me in a huge disadvantage, as the course I was studying was very coursework intensive, so any setback would lead to an increasing amount of work loading up. This in itself was a huge discouragement. Furthermore, the content that was delivered in lectures often lacked depth of information. Implying that candidates must purchase the books recommended by the department to gain good grades (books that were written by the department themselves). These books despite their high price tag contained mistakes that shows nobody has proof-read over them. When I try to contact the lecturer about something that I did not understand, I would be lucky to receive a response back within that week. However, I must say that few of the lecturers I came across were exceptional with their teaching ability. When it came to invigilated exams, there were frequent stops to announce that there had been mistakes with the examination paper. When reviewing past examination papers, I observed many mistakes with the marking. When I contacted the module convenor about this, his response was that it was done intentionally to make sure that candidates are not copying. However, this seemed like a cover for the department's embarrassing mistake. During graduation, my diploma supplement contained errors with the final grade for 3 different modules. This effectively meant that my degree was classified to a lower grade despite my online portal showing the final grade. At this point I felt that I was being sabotaged of my education and it being justified to reach a certain deviation of marks attained by candidates. More than a dozen of my classmates received the exact same marks for completely different answers. Hence my reasoning to suspect that the department was fixing grades. It would not be far-fetched to suggest this since during my time of graduation, members of the institution were striking for better pay and there was a delay in getting back my marks for coursework and exams. To summarise my point. I feel like I have been duped by the marketing of this university and that they pride themselves in being a Russell group university with great prospects. I did not get this impression at all. I was frequented by countless instances of institutional negligence and this was not only for the department of mechanical engineering and manufacturing, but for the whole administration side of the university. I would have given one-star if it was not for the facilities on campus and the David Ross sports village
Great campus, could be better communications from module convenors
Facilities good, teaching dreadful
18-24 years
First gen student
Very pretty and good location, support is very quick and tailored
18-24 years
The uni has a great sense of community and doesn’t feel too big
18-24 years
It’s great!
18-24 years
Different societies have made it really easy to meet new people however I feel like the actual student union does not have places for socialising as much as other places I have visited
18-24 years
Nottingham has been the best place for me! So accommodating with the covid a level grades mess! The loveliest campus and lecturers that are always willing to help. The student life is fantastic and everything is so accessible! There really are no downsides!
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Sutton Bonington campus feels safe and welcoming. Good study facilities and food. The gym could be improved as it feels small and much less modern than David Ross Sports Village.
Best aspect is the wonderful array of societies and extra curricular activities on campus, including my personal favourite Musicality! Worst part is probably the obscene charge for student card replacements, mine was stolen and I was still asked to pay £15!
The buildings are lovely and well kept. Lecturers are all extremely friendly and helpful.
The University of Nottingham has offered me endless opportunities in order to improve my degree-specific skills, as well as employability. The student experience at Nottingham is very vibrant and there’s so much to get involved in. I think that one thing which could be improved is the advertisement of skill-enhancing sessions, workshops, etc.
The campus is very green and is just a beautiful place to study and work. There is a really good balance between socialising and work, I’m able to balance playing sport and meeting up with friends with my studies, not having to compromise on much. The lecturers are very helpful and they generally explain things well, although the pastoral and careers support through our tutors could be improved. Generally I am very glad I chose to study here in Nottingham, and would recommend it to anyone looking to achieve highly in both their career and at the same time be able to have a thriving social life and overall good work life balance.
I like my university because no one is crazy smart or cocky about their knowledge but everyone does have sense (on my course at least).
4.3
Good uni