University of Gloucestershire

I transferred to Gloucester University in my third year. Everyone was very welcoming and the lecturers were always on hand to answer any questions. There were plenty of opportunities to learn about your course outside of the classroom and to share experiences with peers.

I went to Brighton Uni for a year before Uni of Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire wins hands down. I was based on the Cheltenham Francis Close Halll campus and the accomodation in first year was great, the course was well taught and enjoyable and the people in Cheltenham are very friendly. The nightlife is great and there is always lots to do when you aren't studying. The campus is beautiful with lots of societies and clubs that you can join. I would highly recommend University of Gloucestershire, especially the Francis Close Hall campus.

I really enjoyed it! Made loads of friends! I really enjoyed my accommodation I ended up living with people from my building in the second year where we rented a house Lovely, library Is 247 and my studios opened at 8 and closed at 11 so it was perfect for me It's a wonderful course that's assisted me in making key decisions about my future. Staff are wonderful would even consider them friends It was fun! We have 2 wetherspoons and a bunch of clubs (also some very cute bars)

All small qualifications were gained in the first couple of weeks where it would've been nice to get settled in first before thinking about work A mix of on campus and off campus accommodation at different standards of living All facilities are well manned and still led for all needs The opportunity to contribute to the course and in lectures enabled understanding of subject to be much clearer Ease of access made it much more enjoyable when being in a city centre as not as much travelling is needed

All my lecturers have been very welcoming and encourage us to ask for any help we've needed with assignments/exams.
I also am part of the university netball club and play in the bucs leauge, the club was also very welcoming and made me feel comfortable.
I would encourage students to join a society as it helps you meet new people.

I chose to live in halls of residence for my first year to gain the full experience. Fortunately I got to live in halls rhat was less than a 5 minute walk to my lectures. My room and most.of the rooms on campus although we're single beds, we're very spacious and all the bathrooms even non accessible ones had lots of space. The rooms comprised on an onsuit, bed, built in desk and walldrobe space, and a desk chair. My campus was a 10 minute walk into town which ment it was very easy for me to go out with friends. There are lots of restaurants, places to shops and a couple great night clubs and pubs/bars so the night life in Cheltenham was always on point!

The campuses I visited (Francis Close and Oxstols) were always clean, a little hard to navigate but once you were able to figure out the room labelling system it was fairly straight forward.

The course I took was Early Childhood Studies (BA Hons), I was able to get so much out of this with my 6 weeks work experience each year, yhe lectures were fairly standard although each lecturer did their best to add something special to the modules, although covid did seriously mess things up in my final year with the support of my dissertation lecturer and the emails of all the course leaders I was able to complete my final year with minor inconveniences!

Whilst I was at the university they had a great support system for those who may need extra help. Unfortunately due to cut backs and inflation I think this has been reduced a bit.

Overall, I would definitely recommend.

Fun, lots of getting to know people on the course, in halls, at clubs and organised pub crawls. We had Freshers Fortnight so there was a good opportunity to settle in and take part in lots of activities. I lived in halls on campus which was decent, easy to get to lectures and met some good people. There's also more modern halls off campus that are popular but slightly more expensive. There's lots of student houses and usually students live nearby to other students. Libraries are 24hour so very accessible, student union used to have a coffees but has moved to self service. There's a bar on campuses but usually they're quite quiet, most people go out into town for drinks as it's near to uni. There's sports facilities in Gloucester and a gym at Pittville accommodation campus. Small course and very personal, every lecturer knows the students and you get to know your course mates early on. Lectures are a mixture of practical and academic (meaning some are in person and some are online atm) and you can choose modules that are closer to what you want to do in second and third year. I feel like I've had more support from lecturers than I've heard about from friends in other unis. Small so not lots of options for different clubs but that made nights out fun as you'd usually see people you know. One main club that people go to but lots of options for bars in Cheltenham if you'd prefer a bar or pub crawl. If you wanted a bit of change you could easily get a bus to Gloucester to spend an evening at the Quays.

Freshers week was very inclusive for all students with a massive range of activities introducing us to any and all of the things the university had to offer. The course itself introduced itself by presenting all the lecturers so we knew who was relevant to us and we were given tours of all the rooms and facilities available to us I stayed at Pitville student village my first year in one of their studio flats. It was excellent. 24/7 security, gym, washing, sports facilities. The accommodation team ensured that on your floor that there was at least one more person doing your course which was good, but it also meant you could mix with people doing other subjects that you might otherwise not meet The library and computer room are open 24/7 which is really useful and our course facilities are open to us 24/7 also meaning you can choose to work whenever you want We have a large mix of types of lectures and seminars which is good for variety. Tutorials and feedback sessions are so useful as we are a creative course Cheltenham itself is a beautiful town/city. Pitville park is lovely all times of year and provides a direct route between accommodation and fch campus. The town itself has a massive range of shops, restaurants and amenities a lot of which have student discounts making it better for us

Freshers week was amazing, the best time I have ever had at university. They set up loads of events for freshers to attend and lots of ice breakers to get to know the other students. Lots of fun! The accommodation at UOG is really nice! I stayed in the newer part of the accommodation but it was really clean and spacious The library is one of my favourite places at the university! The building has newer and older parts with plenty of computers and resources. The staff are really helpful and friendly My course is really interesting, the lectures are amazing and staff are always willing to help you if you are struggling! My course doesn't have that many students on it but I like that as I have got to know everyone really well The nightlife in the city is minimal, there's only one nightclub that students tend to go to! However it means you're always going to know someone when you go out, which is quite comforting! It's also really fun as the night bus takes you directly to the nightclub from the student accommodation and runs till the early hours of the morning

Great! The lecturers were really welcoming and held lots of networking events to meet other students. The freshers activities and club nights were really well organised too. Cheap and cosy. The campus and flats are looked after really well and there's always someone on campus to provide help. Rooms are in good condition too. Well looked after, clean and tidy. Warm and welcoming, not too busy so they're all nice environments to be in. My class size is small so the lectures are always good and informative. Lecturers have lots of industry experience and are always on hand to give help, which they are more than willing to do. I've learnt so much and gained a lot of experience from being on my course Cheltenham is small but still a really great place to be. The high street has a lot of big brand as well as independent shops. The clubs and bars are fairly decent. I really like living here