University of the West of England, Bristol

Reviewing the city centre campus. The bower ashton campus is now being renovated but is really outdated and is somewhere I definitely haven't wanted to spend much time. If my course wasn't at the Arnolfini it would be a whole different matter! They got rid of a large section of my courses' dedicated floor (for about 250+ students) in the Arnolfini to cram in another course instead of the amount of room there is at bower Ashton for them, now there are too many people studying at Arnolfini and not enough facilities like computers and DEFINITELY printers. These facilities could be much improved and any students coming to study need to be aware they can get very difficult to use during deadline period as there are not enough to cater for the volume of students there are.

The university teaches the course sufficiently. However, in terms of encouraging socialising within environments, this is not the case especially for design students who have to only work in limited areas as on the situated PCs have design programs. Long walking distances as well and lack of social environments is a big issue in getting people to make new friendships and have a healthy University life.

At university i study marketing, this means i study in the new business and law building. It is an amazing place to learn with up to date technology as well as a nice environment to be in. My teachers are not only great at giving lectures but are also very helpful in the way that there 'door is always open'. This is so beneficial to my learning and also makes me feel like the teacher care about me and the other students.

I studied nursing at uwe so my experience wasn’t the typical uni experience. Glenside campus is nice but I wouldn’t recommend if you are after going out all the time. The course itself is okay. I personally prefer being on placement as I feel that is the best way to learn and occasionally I felt the lectures where just teaching us random stuff to fill the time and it wasn’t actually relavent. I have however met some great people and have had fun.

Experience in Uwe could be very different depending on what degree you pursue. Architecture for one is quite hard and I find that the university has too much students and not enough space for us, some universities you have your own desk, seeing how they have invested in the new law building and now an engineering block they should extend the building. The staff available is terrible and not helpful at all, when they cannot help you they just shrug it off with the excuse that in uni you teach yourself. Some tutors are helpful but not all. The actual campus is nice and there are many interesting places, I lived on campus in my first year and found my experience worth it in the campus life where there were many opportunities to make friends.

3rd year accounting and finance In general I like the structure of my course, staff are super friendly and helpful. The uni has lots of days with employers, careers fairs which we are all encouraged to go to. Additional support with applying for jobs and writing CV e.g. Careers Toolkit. This all helped me to look into more career prospects and developed a more detailed understanding of my subject, However, I believe contact hours aren't enough in third year and timetables need better organisation. Huge gaps or too man lectures/tutorials back to back.

I have really enjoyed studying at the UWE so far. The business school, where most of my classes are, is spaceous and modern.

Good for work experience, sports centre is excellent. Not a bad university to do a masters in. Campus is new, and you are surrounded by similar minded people.

The university is very easy to navigate and has very up to date facilities such as skills labs and computers. However there are lots of problems such as lots of maintainance issues that are never resolved such as toilets and water pipes. The toilets in our accommodation have been refused to be fixed and we are stuck using one between 5 of us as the building is due for renovation and they won't do our toilet early. Overall, the university is good and will support me on my course. My campus is a lot smaller than the main campus and the facilities given are very good.

I am a third year business and law student at uwe. The business facilities have been amazing- the course has been very practical. However law had been difficult and there has been little support for joint award students across the board. The student union is poor as well as support for mental health.

Frenchay campus has brand new buildings and excellent laboratory facilities. As a biological sciences student the facilities are important as well as the careers services to me. The career services have drop in sessions regularly that allow you to also have your cv looked over aswell.

Convenient campus with good bus links and close by supermarkets. However, no events on campus that are inclusive of everyone or fresh, so easy to get bored if you don’t like to go out. Teaching was good dependent on the subject.

The University is overall good. The facilities are available and well kept. The campus on the other hand isn't very comfortable and I don't feel like I want to spend much time at uni because of the buildings. Another issue is with attendance from other students which has made it really hard to stay motivated throughout the year.

I do English language and linguistics, it’s a good course and the lecturers are good. Most parts of the uni are old but big new business block and new SU but SU nights are shit now coz it got moved from Tuesday to Saturday and everyone goes into town instead

Seems like a lot of money considering all the work is done at home. Needs to be more classes and free printing facilities.

Really good support for study. Facilities are not too old and useful. Really high ranking in Building surveying.

The more modern parts of campus are brilliant, for example the new business building. It looks neat and the classrooms are nice to work in. It has plenty of toilet facilities, one on each floor, and the canteen is brilliant. The only issue would be that the windows are electric and not one of my teachers knows how to open them so it does get really sweaty in hot weather!! The main block is pretty out dated and does look like it could be smartened up a bit. The library is very big (four floors) but it is always busy, especially around exam season and you will be very lucky to get a seat. The one zone canteen offers a good selection of food, however it is very expensive for what it is. Considering it is a uni canteen the prices are ridiculous, especially the sandwiches!

Facilities are okay, but for the amount of students whom all pay tuition, it's just average. The Students' Union shop is too overpriced. I'm surprised students still shop there. Careers services are useful and friendly and helped me find a job. The course unfortunately was not for me. I thought I wanted to be an engineer but I quickly turned my head against engineering after year 2. I failed modules and exams, simply because I hate them. I'm due to graduate this year and honestly, I can't wait. The only thing I'll miss is my trampoline club and the athletics club (along with the people in them, ofcourse)

UWE has just had a brand new business block which has opened up and compliments my learning and just way of uni life so much. The facilities, the course and the general experience I have because of this building makes it outstanding. Before it was really glum in the old buildings but if you study business you will be in the new building and it’s so impressive with so many learning zones, lecture halls and open spaces to do work in. The cafe also sells delicious coffee which keeps me going.

Facilities second to none! Help and guidance rather unhelpful. Feel like they are only there to take money and not give anything back.

Like the Uni for it's Social Life and Atmosphere, but the teaching is sub par. My course is ignored and unappreciated. In particular, they often forget to even update their presentations each year so they're not even up to date. Overall disappointing, can teach myself more than am taught by the professors.

the university is average. The staff are friendly and helpful. The student union could have better social events.

My university does offer state of the art facilities from my course in architecture. However many of the lecturers are uninspiringand at many times patronising. The university is also incredibly stingy. With students having to pay for their own printing and basic materials necessary for the course. Offers no trips abroad as part of the course. And even though the uni is a city edge campus, offers no free or discounted bus pass for its students. There are no free sporting facilities on campus such as games courts or fields. Any use of sport facilities requires payment.

Everything are on campus which is quite handy when you need to get to somewhere else in uni. Most of the building should renovate it as it is getting a bit old