435 University of Surrey reviews

I guess they do... not great though.

It’s completely unorganised. We have had lectures in the Odeon, Off campus in a college, on Wednesday afternoons just because they didn’t organise it and took in too many students (for profit). The teaching is mediocre and I just hate the course.

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Don’t really think they do much, feels like they don’t care about our needs. The only entertainment at night is rubix the nightclub which is expensive and not everyone’s cup of tea.

It’s okay, modern and nice. However didn’t have hot water for a long time...

The library is always full (because of the overcrowding). Other than that? There’s nothing else on campus.

It’s nice, quiet. But has most things you need.

We have them, but most of them aren’t functioning and those that are aren’t interesting enough or do things regularly

Feedback is horrendous. One of our lecturers is completely unorganised and didn’t tell us what was on the class exam until a couple days before. The issue was taking to management who said “it’s only 20%”

Careers centre, you can book very limited appointments and get a level of assistance going through your CV etc. Business school support sessions do exist and responses to emails are reasonably quick.

Least: - Very badly organised in terms of timetabling, often only get your timetable the week before each term - Lecturers are often uninterested in their own content and more often than not struggle to speak the language, which is also translated through the lecture slides with poor and inaccurate grammar and also in exam papers - I have had multiple exams interrupted with invigilators announcing spelling/grammar mistakes and sometimes even words/sentences in the wrong places in questions. - Lectures are rarely recorded and technology in the lecture theatres is prone to errors - The University's aggressive growth strategy has cause timetabling issues and people having to sit on the floor in lectures, late night and Saturday exams. You can also go through most of the course without many of the lecturers even knowing your name or that you exist because there is so many of you (750 person intake 17/18). -Freedom of information request revealed that 90% of applicants got made an offer, so if you're looking to get into an alright uni and you went to college or might not get the grades then your chances are still pretty high, although it shows when you get here that these people trundle through the course and disrupt learning for the others. Most: - Every now and then you get an enthusiastic and helpful lecturer. Most notably within the marketing department. - The intranet site is much better than a lot of unis - The SBS budget is rather large, although one often wonders where it all goes - Graduate prospects are apparently pretty good

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Strong focus on diversity events and culture. Overpriced for nights out including drinks and tickets SU often over capacity (1500 cap for 15k+ students) meaning it gets very crammed Don't reply to emails Bit cliquey, some argue that the sabbs elections are rigged, this is an unproved allegation however. fail to address the housing crisis.

Pretty good. Although the infrastructure is not fit to handle the aggressive growth strategy the university is pursing, which is already negatively impacting student satisfaction with timetabling and no space in the library, ever.

Very expensive for living Limited clubs and nightlife, also very expensive Very safe and green - a nice place to live in general Housing is very limited, there is a 'housing crisis' that the uni is not helping in the slightest with their aggressive growth strategy, increasing intake by 1000 students per year.

Lots of societies, often the support given to those running the societies can be limited as certain events managers can be difficult to contact and often rather vague and unhelpful Great sports park

Student mentoring to first years is heads and shoulders above most universities, they receive proper training and seek to provide support to all first years as and when they need it by visiting them weekly. Centre for wellbeing is good but incredibly busy due to aggressive growth strategy of the university

The seminars are so dynamic and practical. Lectures are sometimes too hard though. There are 3 or 4 hours per week with our tutors.

As student representation they are usually useful and provide students with support. They have their own department.

Stag Hill Count - amazing as near uni and town. They have common kitchens and accommodation facilities depend on the band of prices.

They are really good and complete. However, the current number of student is very high and doesn't fit that well. In terms of quality they are still okay

The city is a great place to go shopping or have dinner with friends in the wide range of restaurants in town. There are some clubs and parties too. It's small though.

There are lots of sport clubs and societies where you can do very different activities like parties, quizzes, volunteering, sport, films, geek stuff.

Tutor and feedback are really useful for your academic development. They care about students at uni. They even have independent departments to help students

Good placement opportunties

Lecturers are very lazy, labs are unorganised

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What do they even do?

Hazel farm - really cheap (£70pw) but it's like a prison

Some of the lecture theatres are ill-equipped

Would be nice to retire here. Nice restaurants, awful socials

Elitist

Placements really good. No facilities for video or phone interviews

Some lecturers are very passive, not making the subject interesting

More feedback on any changes. I don't know what the SU has done to benefit students.

No more bars on campus! :( Engineering facilities good

Guilford is pretty quiet. Close to London though

Brilliant. Love Rugby!

Lots of feedback from academic staff

Law students don't have a lot of teaching hours but there's a lot of work to do by yourself.

Manor Park - really quiet and calm and rooms are pretty big and comfortable

Facilities are awesome. The only negative thing I can think of is that the library is not big enough

Even though Guildford is a small city, there are plenty of restaurants and stores

Wide variety of sports clubs and societies, all of them really active

The uni really cares about the students. There is the wellbeing centre, doctors but also people to help you with uni work

Lots of help and resources for placements and employment

Good contact hours and well designed course but lecturer quality is hit and miss

Manor Park - halls were nice but expensive overall

Good sport and teaching facilities, not always enough room in libraries and other spaces for learning/lecture rooms

Nice place to live but a bit small with not a lot to do.

Not enough variance, often poorly run and it's not always clear what's happening

decent feedback and support mechanism

Some teaching staff are fantastic and actually teach. Others are useless..

pty

Most teachers are good

University court. Spacious bedroom however kitchen facilities kept on breaking.

Lecturers can make more of an effort in giving feedback