903 University of Surrey reviews

With Covid, it’s been hard to do everything normally but we’ve had lots of support and been able to do lots more contact time than most students and they focused attention on our mental health and did check ins. Tutors are all amazing and so kind and helpful throughout.

State of the art, so clean and easy to navigate, very accessible for disabled students (at least at the Kate Granger Building)

It’s accessible and much better than most unis

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They run an employability award. A lot of networking opportunities. I completed a placement as part of my university experience. One of our modules had guest speakers from different fields.

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There are some really good places to socialise as well as the work. The Library is open 24/7 and has some amazing resources. The student union is very active and run lots of events over the year.

We have the centre of well-being who are always happy to help. The student union would be able to direct to a lot of other Resources. Additional support is always present when needed

No

I’m graduating into a non-traditional industry so it’s more difficult to support our prospects, and due to Covid, I feel this part of our course has really suffered. Usually, graduates would have more opportunities to advertise themselves infront of agenceies, thus securing further employment.

High value, but with the online elements due to COVID it has been difficult to achieve this.

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Really good! I go to the drama section of the uni so it’s fantastic to be able to have the bonuses of the library and student union!

I have seen a lot of it advertised and friends use it, to which I know the support is there but it can often be over subscribed so takes a little time.

Yes

There are weekly careers newsletters that contain information about job opportunities and careers related seminars. The uni encourages placements—they have so many connects in industries and plenty of resources to support students in searching for opportunities.

I feel like the number of contact hours is reasonable and most lecturers are super efficient at responding to emails. I’ve worked well with the blended learning this year and am grateful the uni prioritised it so much for my course. I value the range of topics and assessments my course offers.

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The library is really modern and clean and the lecture theatres are all well kept. Our university buildings sit on a beautiful campus with plenty of space and a lake. All of the staff at the library have been lovely and the uni has recently opened up brand new study spaces.

Surrey prioritises student wellbeing, and it’s really shown this year. They’ve kept the well-being centre open and available, have opened extra support opportunities and seminars, and have a nightline available throughout the year. We even get therapy dog sessions in exam season! The student union has been very on it with championing diversity.

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The majority of lecturers are lovely and are so happy to help. There are a few that aren't but you can always go to other members of staff who are more than happy to help if they can. The way the lectures are given, both online and in person, are usually of very high quality. They are easily understandable and you have a lot of guidance.

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Yes

There are work placement years where they help allocate work placements. Also they give summer time jobs in the laboratories if one would want. Which I’m quite interested in.

Due to Covid-19 most lectures have been online, however majority of the practicals have been conducted in Covid rules and has given me a chance to go to University on several occasions

There are many facilities at my University, such as a new study area called the The Nest which is very big and allows students to interact and relax also the library is quite big, many resources to use such as many text books and computers. There are sport facilities which I haven’t been able to use yet hopefully in the next coming years.

We have been allocated our personal tutors 3/4 to a tutor who are with us for next degree years for any queries and questions. There is also a place we can go not quite sure what it’s called but where if we have problems we can go to.

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It’s a difficult one in terms of getting jobs for us because we are actors and self-employed but the advice and professional development support has been excellent and we feel ready for the industry.

We have been quite lucky as our course at the Guildford School of Acting has mostly in person, however we have had disruption due to covid. The school dealt with this quickly and efficiently and the quality of teaching has not been affected. We almost only have full-contact lessons now but other courses and years have blended learning.

They are cleaned every day and there is lots of sanitising equipment in each studio as well as around the buildings and one-way systems in place. There are very clear covid secure rules to follow.

We have very good relationships with our tutors and can always go to them whenever we need. We are a very small course in terms of numbers so get fantastic contact hours too.

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Online, about 5 hours a day

Library is the only place I can go

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