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4.04.13.61409 Student reviews
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The best part about the university of derby is all the facilities on site as well as the events that they have on. It's a very welcoming, supportive and comfortable environment at the university of derby. The lectures on my course are brilliant, supportive and welcoming and my cohort is amazing. Not to mention the library it is one of ny favourite parts of the university of derby with a wide selection of books and spaces to study.
Love my experience so far as it’s welcoming and very supportive, the redundancies are my biggest worry incase this will effect my studies
I've really enjoyed getting to know my fellow students and attending my classes. But the truth is that the University is crumbling from the inside, there have been strikes and rounds of redundancies that affect our quality of education. The student support staff have also been engaged in strikes and have too much work for the size of the staff, meaning that some disabled students in need of support do not receive that support. I made a support plan in my first year, and now in my second I am finding out that I allegedly don't have one. This university also doesn't offer extra time in exams, they make the argument that you 'don't get extra time in the real world'. To which I say, you don't really do exams outside of the schooling system. The accessibility is also questionable. Lifts are often broken and the accessible doors are also often broken meaning people who need to access the campus can't do so easily. In my course in particular we also don't get any leeway when it comes to assignments and they also have incredibly small word counts for most assignments in the first and second year. It borders on impossible to fully articulate a point within the BSc of Forensic Psychology assignments. Housing is also, not great. Derby's halls of residence do not want to fix any of the issues present within the university. Most complain of silverfish and Princess Alice Court in particular have a mouse problem. In addition, their measures for emergency housing and disciplinary system for students who have been endangered in halls for one reason or another is abhorrent. Overall, I would tell you to choose Derby as a last resort, I think the university was once very good. However, I'm not so sure anymore.
I find the uni easy to accommodate students and the general feel very good
The Cavendish building is in a great location and has a really nice structure and atmosphere, it's near the town centre making it walkable. However there are many educational resources and in my opinion the library is quite small.
The University has the best lecturers and the best people I have ever met.
The environment is very welcoming to all students, the lecturers are very friendly and supportive, the negatives are parking , you have to pay as a student, which is ridiculous especially when you only have to come in for 2 hours. the lifts should be made bigger so more students can get in at once.
The library has a lot of space so you don’t have to be next to people. The areas in the library are split so a loud area, quite and silent so depending on how you study there is an area for you. An improvement would be to have more places you can study other than the library as everywhere outside the library gets packed.
It isn’t in the middle of the city like most universities. However their isn’t a bus to link with their campus’s in other towns
The course is really interesting, I'm enjoying the content. I find the attendance data annoying. When you have a room change or tap in doesn't work and you have to chase people to prove you were there and it's a hassle I could do without.
I love this Uni. It is my 4th total year here as I did the access course too. The Campus is impressive when you walk into it. The staff are all friendly and approachable and there is always someone willing to help. The library facilities are excellent with such a wide space to dissappear into. It also has areas to book time into if you enjoy privacy while studying. I have enjoyed my time here so much that I am considering what other studies I can complete after I finish my undergrad.
All of the lecturers are helpful and lovely, and it is a nice, calm place to study.
We have a bunch of well trained and educated tutors and lecturers which is a great asset , but I have always felt as a bachelor student we could have more cultural or any entertainments apart from the classes would have become more amazing
Campus and learning is great, lecturers are all nurses and know what they are talking. Really good insight from their experience overall well lead
I located at Derby campus in chesterfield, They should make the food area much better and bring different foods, but I am very satisfied with the classes and teachers, the reception people are very kind.
4.3
Great sense of community. Maybe needs more structure on courses
Pat still hasn’t been given to me