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4.03.93.2897 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsReally nice campus but SU needs to improve night life
Feel very disconnected as a student from my experience, often feel left to myself to find out what I have to do, would like a change to that. Car parking could be better, often full and unable to park there even though I have a permit. Activities like sport are way too expensive, buying multiple memberships for one sport is a joke, and you don’t get much out of it.
Night life could be improved by the SU
The campus is amazing, and there is lots going on for students, more in person lectures would be an improvement
Best are: Student life Student facilities Access to resources Student support when looked for
18-24 years
The campus is pretty, friendly staff and a lovely community.
Friendly environment
Best experience is the people - it’s such a bubble that you end knowing everyone like a village where everyone kinda knows everyone. Improvements - some of the buildings, especially accommodation, need renovations instead of building new.
It's a great place to study
As a mature student I don’t have the same expectations as most students on campus. I view everything as fair.
45-54 years
First gen student
Beautiful grounds, fun Student Union and the staff are incredibly supportive.
lecturers are very good
18-24 years
First gen student
The best part of my university experience is the friends I have made, they have made it so much easier to be away from home and helped with my studying too. The worst part of my university experience is the fact that Keele isn’t near a big city and is almost isolated. It is a very nice area but there is little to do compared to if you were living in a city.
The campus is beautiful and most people are friendly, a very quiet and calm place to live. Everything is very close together so is easily accessible.
It's a great university for anything medical and business wise but if you're after Arts I would suggest elsewhere. Great huge campus and lots of online facilities for students too. Parking can be a hassle so I would suggest a parking permit. If you're disabled it's free. Other than that be prepared to walk far to save money. Learning from foundation year has been good but if your disabled support isn't good if you can't physically make it in. Other than that they are supportive for other needs and willing to help out, which could be improved with more staff training but you get the hang of it
18-24 years
Social: Campus is lovely. Really good bar on campus, the KPA. SU is a little dead but can be lucky and catch it on a good night. Education: Staff really friendly and approachable, while at the same time extremely knowledgeable
18-24 years
First gen student
I've experienced significant mental health difficulties during my time at university, but the disability and accommodation services have done all they can to help me. The staff are dedicated to quality teaching and are constantly reviewing their teaching in order to improve it. There are many ways to get involved in university life. The campus is beautiful, but the surrounding areas where off-campus students live are not.
18-24 years
First gen student
It's a really lovely campus and has some amazing lecturers. However, some of the facilities are a little outdated and you can feel trapped in the 'Keele bubble'
4.2
18-24 years
The campus is definitely their USP, it's one of the few universities that truly have so much nature and wildlife and I think this has such a positive impact on wellbeing. I do believe Keele could do more to promote that sustainability and wildlife. There are some good communities and actions such as wildlife societies and sustainable housing and gardening but they mostly come from students and not the uni. For example, the uni has qualified to become no. 1 in sustainability and at the same time just recently a hotel has been built that I feel many students don't approve or understand the reasons why. It has taken a big plot of land and resources that could have been invested elsewhere. Students are rarely involved in how the campus is shaped.
Many lecturers available from different subject areas who are usually happy to speak to their students which is great. I also like the hybrid model of online lectures and in person labs as well as the many facilities at our uni. What could be improved is the career opportunities which are advertised as they are mostly either part of the unis master/PhD programs or for industrial year/internships requiring you to remain at the company. It would be good to see more local or short term companies which would enable you to work alongside studies or over the summer.
Newcastle is generally a nice and safe place and all that is required is available at a distance such as shops, bars, and activities. Most sports are based at uni but gyms are available across town and a few nature spots even if one has to look for them a little bit. The bus system is well connected but the times are sometimes inconvenient and need to be planned in advance to the less popular areas which may be relevant with working. Plenty of part time job opportunities but not many science based or degree relevant ones necessarily.