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4.04.23.01042 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviews18-24 years
Student Union is getting too expensive for what you’re getting! Lecturers are really helpful and always happy to help, library facilities are amazing and academic support are amazing.
Great people, and a great social life, lots of variety in clubs to join and get involved in The SU getting more strict and giving people bar bans.
Harper feels like a family, everyone is very welcoming and friendly. The facilities and staff are amazing and they would do anything to help! Could not think of a better university to study at. The only bad thing is that it is very out of the way so have to drive everywhere.
Very loud and not a good place to individual learning, needs more quiet spaces and group rooms to learn in and do assignments.
Friendly staff Interesting course Engaging tutorials
18-24 years
Great uni overall the SU sometimes misses what the students want but most of the time all good. The lectures and content of the course are great.
18-24 years
Harper Adams Campus is a great location and easily allows for both practical and theoretical learning which helps when you are applying for jobs. The SU is expensive and not particularly independent but the sports and societies are a great place to meet people.
It was very easy to settle straight into Harper. Everyone was very friendly and helpful in the first week and made sure we knew where everything was so when lectures and tutorials started we knew our bearings. Freshers week was also great for meeting new people and starting to form relationships that we’ll carry with us throughout our time at Harper. The social life is amazing and there’s lots of opportunities to go out and have a good time both on Campus and in Newport. They organise buses to and from Newport and have a good relationship with the local taxi company so you always feel safe on a night out and know you can get home. There’s lots of societies and clubs for everyone to join and on Wednesday afternoons/nights everyone in each society gathers to do their activity and then have a bit of fun after, before then going to the SU. Rugby Wednesdays are always great fun too and is one of the best ways to socialise with other people in your year and older years too! Going to Harper has been the best decision I have ever made and I am very thankful for the new skills and friends I have gained from attending the university.
18-24 years
The community spirit at harper is unmatched. Lectures care and want to get to know you. The SU listens and provides experiences and nights out you couldn’t experience anywhere else. Whilst being a small uni, the harper experience is unique and students are the heart of the university.
The student mentality and feeling of community is unlike anywhere else, it’s a shame the student union no longer represents the student body.
Campus has everything you could need including a farm shop, doctors and shuttle bus services that run hourly to Newport and back. The teaching facilities are some of the best including the laboratories and lecture theatres. Themed nights provided by the Student Union for Wednesday Nights could be improved and using the student voice to vote in what themes they want could massively improving the footfall through the Barn and would encourage more people to go.
18-24 years
First gen student
Best- all the clubs and activities, teaching facilities. Worst - expensive SU.
18-24 years
First gen student
The SU would be the worst. The price of drinks does not reflect a student union and seems to be a money making scheme that benefits of students with little option to go elsewhere due to the area.
18-24 years
First gen student
Harper is just fab, a home from home. The community including students and staff is like a family and is so welcoming. The campus is beautiful and gives a breath of fresh air everyday. The courses are unmatched - the practical experience you gain, you will not receive any where else. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
The overall feel of the university is very welcoming and accommodating for both agricultural and non agricultural students. Excellent course range. The student union always put on a good night out.
18-24 years
First gen student
Brilliant lectures who are happy to help with any issues, great nights out and event put on by the SU.
Good student night out great teaching and support.
18-24 years
First gen student
Harper's SU need to take a good long thing about the direction it is currently heading before losing out for good.
18-24 years
It’s great to see diversity, and to see the courses and the university itself moving forwards to be at the forefront of technology.
4.4
I can see why HAU isn’t for everybody, but if you like the countryside and a nice small campus with a good social life, then HAU is the place for you!
Really good