University of Portsmouth

Freshers week was amazing! The course induction week was really informative and hands on and the university set up a great freshers fair for new students to sign up to societies. Although Portsmouth is a City campus everything is easy to find and current students are so helpful. Lots of bars and nightclubs to enjoy and socialise. University of Portsmouth accommodation varies in price but are all set to a good standard. They offer en-suite/ shared kitchen accommodation as well as studios. All have great facilities including social spaces to meet new people. I cannot fault the facilities at the University of Portsmouth. The library is great! It is large and spacious with areas to book out for group work and small teaching rooms. There is a cafe which is sociable and enough work space for everyone. The university has a gym and great sports facilities with a new sports centre being built! The student union has a big space for events and teaching rooms/ lecture halls across campus are perfect! There are computer facilities across campus for quiet study in faculty buildings. The course is great because it is suited for all different levels of psychology... if you have just started out or have previous experience (a-level) everyone is brought up to speed. The lectures are interesting and informative and the seminars are interactive. Tutorials are given once a week in small groups of 8 which are helpful for progress tracking. All lectures have actively been involved with studies or research and have office hours if you need any help or advice. City life is great! There are plenty of areas to go out: Palmerston Road, Guildhall Walk and Gunwharf Quays. Everyone is friendly. There are loads of places to shop (commercial road, gunwharf) and the beach and southsea common are great for summer. Transport to London and the rest of the south coast is easy with 3 accessible train stations and direct coaches to London victoria coach station from the student union.