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4.04.04.51855 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsI love the location as it is near enough to town without being loud and also near a bunch of lovely parks with fun walks
The student union should do more activities and events.
really close to beach, nice city, really expensive though and uni is a bit old and run down: e.g. library toilets all broken for ages and campus co-op is so extorionate that a uni society solely dedicated to slandering it was created. Teachers are nice and happy to help
The best part of my university experience has been the learning environment and independence. I’ve had access to good facilities, knowledgeable tutors, and projects that push me to think critically and work in a more professional way, especially through practical and design-based assignments. University has also helped me develop discipline, self-management, and confidence in my own ideas. Being surrounded by people from different backgrounds has broadened how I think, both academically and personally.
Everyone is very welcoming and there’s always something on for everyone!
The best aspect for me is the location. I love being so close to Brighton and Stanmer park. There have been times where I have felt I could use with more support/ input from lecturers or tutors this term and I have felt very overwhelmed and burnt out adjusting to the new style of learning. Maybe for the first term students could receive more guidance if they feel necessary?
Sussex uni is awesome! It's a nice, green, quiet campus. Just a 10 minute train journey away, or 25 minutes on bus, is Brighton city centre - an amazing city with a great beach. The uni offers lots of support for students e.g. for wellbeing and also support for disabled students. Every student is assigned a personal academic tutor who is the same person for the entirety of your degree and who writes any references for you. I love my Law (LLB) Hons course, it's super interesting, relevant and practical e.g for pursuing a career in law. I get emails all the time about opportunities and events specifically for law students, focused on careers and employability. Teaching is great, lectures and seminars, are great. Every lecture is recorded so if you can't make or just want to watch it back it's really useful. Staff really want you to do well and will always endeavour to help or answer any questions / concerns you have. We have access to all the resources for every module and reading lists, on a platform called Canvas which is super handy and neat and tidy - everything is in one place.
I’m not sure. The atmosphere is always great and there’s always loads of stuff to do. I also like the little food stalls in the students union square.
Supporting staff and great campus
Lovely nature surrounding uni. Can be quite isolating away from the city though!
There's a lot of guidance around using the facilities
Its a very good place to study. The campus is great and the staff are very supportive. Would highly recommend, particularly if you studying politics. The student union could be improved a bit, otherwise its great.
The places to eat are really good, there are some nice social and study spaces, buses should be free or more affordable.
Beautiful natural area being inside Stanmer Park. Location of being semi-connected to Brighton makes it a little student village on its own. Great environment for studying
The people are lovely and life science professors are incredible however it can improve on workload. I feel like I need more support when it comes to certain topics and professors don’t really care
Most people are friendly
Friendly people, nice surrounding nature around campus, great facilities. Course speed is very slow and difficulty is early secondary school level
Living by the sea, in Brighton surrounded by so many cultures and groups of people is a really enjoyable experience. The campus is lovely and has a really nice feel, and the general student life is enjoyable.
Its a very warm and friendly university. Sussex is like a big family a community. Everyone is diverse and different and thats what makes sussex university unique. The staff are also incredibly helpful. I personally dont like how the campus looks it feels very industrial and i feel like there should be cheaper meals for students other than that everything is amazing.
4.3
The university has a nice atmosphere in terms of the people but is incredibly ugly and rife with construction. A lot of the facilities feel outdated. The student union is very active and impressive, lots to get involved with there. The campus itself is very depressing but it's proximity to some nice south downs forests and hills makes up for this a teeny bit.
Whilst the individual modules were okay, overall I found this course utterly unchallenging and repetitive. My main critique would be around the repeated content, not just that there was overlap, but lectures covering huge amounts of exact same topics in different modules in all 3 years. As for it being unchallenging, I really could've done any of my third year modules in first year and have been fine. This is because every module gives what feels like 2 weeks of basic introduction to the programming language before getting into the meat. I can't seriously say this degrees content has helped me become a better programmer than from when I started barring a handful of lectures across all 3 years. The only thing it added to my development was scoped programming project briefs on which I could receive feedback. It's worth noting that I went into this degree already with a lot of experience as a programmer, so maybe for someone with absolutely no experience it would be more useful. I should clarify that pretty much everyone I met in terms of staff and student helpers were very nice, and they have a peer assisted learning (PAL) thing which is cool, and whilst I never used them, seemed like a good resource. I also had the opportunity to work on a research project in the summer between my second and placement years which was a good opportunity. Overall, if you already know how to program, and aren't interested in getting into the academic world, I'd seriously recommend shooting higher university course wise, or spending 3 years working on your own projects/finding work experience however you can. The degree is just not even close to being worth the cost.
The halls were very nice! Great location on campus, maybe a bit on the spenny side, but personally I really liked my room. It felt like a good size and I had enough space for all my belongings. Was super easy to get into town. Only thing is that the shared living space was a bit drab but I think thats pretty standard.