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4.04.23.7979 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsThe support is superficial and when concerns have been raised about the nursing course, they have been ignored. Apart from a few lecturers that are interested and work for their students, the lack of communication across services like placement services and the hospital brings their efforts down. The nursing course is full time and comes with multiple responsibilities, as such is expected that the lecturers and course leaders will try and help, unfortunately this is not always the case. The essay and due dates for assignment are cramped and put great stress on students especially with hospital placements and personal life going on at the same time. On other courses students benefit from free weeks to work on assignments, we are expected to complete them while working 38.5 hours a week on an unpaid placement. The course organisation is shameful and the communication across lecturers from what they expect to be written in an essay, to what is asked for from other modules is limited. As such the students become confused and get different information from different people and end up paying the consequences with low marks on essays that have been given the wrong guidance on to starting placement on the wrong ward and having to recover hours that have been already worked.
The best aspect of this university is definitely very personal approach, specifically from tutors. Where it could be improved is possibly the student life. I know they are doing some stuff but the advertisement is really poor. I don't spend long time on Instagram where they share most of the stuff so usually i don't know anything is happening.
45-54 years
It is local to me, but needs some improvement in my opinion with regards to understanding the needs of each individual student
18-24 years
First gen student
Lack of effective student support. Disconnect between uni and SU.
18-24 years
First gen student
I really enjoy my uni and would recommend.
I am a Uni student who was not there to go out partying and just wanted to get it done and get a job, in this sense I have been able to continue studying through the use of online lectures and resources even though there have been many complications throughout my studying period. From when I have been able to get in to lectures they have been engaging and informative and resources such as computers where supplied to all students to use. The university is situated in a good position for easy access and has parking nearby, the facilities are also fairly new and makes it a nice atmosphere in general when moving to or from lecture rooms and when in lectures. Haven't spent much time out "Hitting the town" but if you are someone who like me just wanted to get through Uni as a means to get a job then I can highly recommend it from experience and can whole heartedly say its more than a good enough environment for learning.
18-24 years
Nice facilities but has no student night life
45-54 years
Our University is modern and has stunning surroundings. The facilities are great, unless you want to purchase hot food. There are kitchen facilities in the main student area to heat food in a microwave. All the staff are fantastic, kind , understanding and so very helpful. I commute to the university and I am a mature student , so I cannot really comment on the student life, but I do see so many events being organised for the students, that I expect that life here as a resident student is good.
25-34 years
The support from the university during my first year was massive for me as an international student. I felt right at home on my first day at the university and it really helped me to find my feet in the country. My lecturers were very helpful and they respond to my questions quickly and they are so easy to approach.
The team is lovely and helpful to all the students and the classes are so full with experience and knowledge
I am a mature student and never thought I would be able to achieve a degree! But when visiting the university I spoke to another mature student who gave me the confidence to apply. The university is, I think in the best part of Ipswich by the water front, with lots of lovely restaurants and bars to visit which I love. The university is modern and has a welcoming feel to it making every time I visit enjoyable. I have found the lectures very supportive and encouraging to achieve the best we can however, it has been tough on everybody due to Covid! Over 2 years of the course has been online so I think my experience so far of the university is not what it would have been in normal times. My reasons for going to university are very different from someone who is young but my experience is if you want to learn the help is their. If I did not have a family I would want to be involved in the social side of the university more, as hard as the student union tried to run online events, I do not think the uptake was that successful!? I would defiantly want the student union to have more of a presence on campus and online to encourage more mixing of courses but in the university's defense, the university is young compared to many and I think it is still evolving. Overall I think the university is lovely and if you want small classes to enable a more personal learning experience then I think it is perfect.
25-34 years
First gen student
Firstly it is worthy to know that I am a mature student. The significance of this is that I have very limited time to dedicate to studying. Anytime I do have, including the time spent in lectures, is precious and needs to be used wisely. That being said, the course itself (BSc Software Engineering) is a well-designed course and provides a student with ALL THE THEORY you could possibly need. This for me personally is problematic and having spoken to many students of varying ages and backgrounds, studying different courses at different universities, it appears the problem I am about to explain is ubiquitous across university courses in general. The sheer volume of information chucked at us on the course has been insane, that combined with the quick turnaround and multiple modules simultaneously has resulted in me, a third-year student about to finish, feeling as though I barely remember anything we have covered and that I have almost no practical skills. Further to this, in a lot of lectures, I failed to see how the content was relevant to the assignment I needed to complete. Yes, the content was relevant to the overall subject, as I have previously stated though, my time is extremely precious. This extra information is also easily and freely available online and so is very easy to obtain at will. I see the benefit of a degree in that it proves you are capable of a certain level of learning, but please, whatever university or course you are thinking of, do not kid yourself and think you are guaranteed to come away with a wealth of knowledge and skills unless you are a super learner and/or dedicated and able to spend 100's of hours each month covering all the information individually. I do not feel ready to work in the field of software engineering. So I am actively looking for an employer that will take me 'under their wing' and teach me what I NEED TO KNOW. In hindsight, an apprentice-style degree, something that is available at the University of Suffolk for Software Engineering, would have been immeasurably more beneficial! To be clear, I think this is a problem of traditional university style degree courses in general and not at all specific to the University of Suffolk or their Software Engineering degree. It is however something I feel very passionate about and something I had not seen or read anywhere previously. I think every student should be plainly and bluntly made aware of this before committing time and money to a course. Luckily, I have secured funding through non-conventional routes, had I incurred huge debt to be able to study I would have felt hugely disappointed as I fail to see what justifies the enormous charge for studying at university in terms of knowledge and skills. there is however the potential to put you in a position to obtain a more 'prestigious' job/role depending on the grade you obtain. Maybe you're just paying for elitism... That might be worth the investment, depending on the salary.
35-44 years
First gen student
The Student Union Shop needs more fruit and vegetable choices. The staff are tremendous at providing support and guidance. The Library could use blind for the large widows. The car park needs extending.
I had a good experience at uni when I could. there seems to be a lack of support for students who are expected to be on placement 60% of the time. I have decided to stay at home while on placement as it is cheaper as the uni will no cover the cost of accommodation or travel expenses. there seems to be a lack of communication throughout the university. for my course, I expected to undertake 60 hours elective in a different hospital but doesn't cover the cost of accommodation or travel. The students union is trying to improve but doesn't provide a good student life and environment. This town is already an expensive place, it needs student friendly facilities like a bar. the accommodation (Athena Hall) is extortionate in price and my maintenance loan only covers 60% of the cost forcing me to rely on overdraft and my parents to I can afford to live. I do not recommend this university.
Some bad teachers who are lazy with not enough content.
25-34 years
I found University of Suffolk such a friendly environment and such a great place to study!! I love their online platform Brightspace which gives us so much support. I know I made the right decision by coming here for my degree .
University of Suffolk is great, always when I needed help, was someone around to help at any time. Lecturers helped me not only with my modules but also with my problems when I struggled they were there to guide me and to help me in any way. I am so grateful for everything University of Suffolk provided and also I am so happy that I was able to learn new things and to meet so many wonderful people. Thank you for everything!������
18-24 years
The UoS campus is spacious and allows study spaces all throughout for students. With a large library facilitating large study group tables, pods for study groups and silent/quiet areas for students, its the perfect space to study when you can't do so in accommodation or at home. The classrooms are bright and airy and are a good environment for learning. The staff are all friendly and the course content is suitable for students.
18-24 years
First gen student
The facilities are up to date as it is a newer university compared to others. The support from your advisors is usually pretty good however the course leaders brush you off very easily. A lot of the lecturers just read off of the slides which makes you feel like you didn’t need to attend the lecture. Everything is usually planned last minute and the information given always changes
4.4
18-24 years
First gen student
lack of communications between the teams as well as complete disregard and shut down of issues raised by student severely affect the impact the university as well as the adult nursing course has on the students. Although some adult nursing lecturers go above and behind to support their students the overall experience is highly unsatisfactory. Furthermore the amount of work being crammed with placements and poor assignments dates planning with little to no regards about students wellbeing who are expected to accept the workload as the course is "hard work" has a severe toll on the student mental and physical wellbeing .
lack of communications between the teams as well as complete disregard and shut down of issues raised by student severely affect the impact the university as well as the adult nursing course has on the students. Although some adult nursing lecturers go above and behind to support their students the overall experience is highly unsatisfactory. Furthermore the amount of work being crammed with placements and poor assignments dates planning with little to no regards about students wellbeing who are expected to accept the workload as the course is "hard work" has a severe toll on the student mental and physical wellbeing .
affordable accommodation and closeness to London