Student Reviews
Based on total 262 reviews
4.32 / 5
5 star
16%
4 star
64%
3 star
18%
2 star
2%
1 star
0%
Accommodation
4.16/ 5
Graduate Careers
4.29/ 5
Course Quality
4.22/ 5
Social Life
4.63/ 5
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University of sheffield
The university of Sheffield is a very welcoming place. It's very diverse and inclusive. The campus is spacious and welcoming, everything is close together and the learning environment is wonderful. The lessons are engaging and well taught, homework and course work are evenly spaced out and support sessions are always offered. The university makes sure students are offered support both academically and mentally, I personally have taken advantage of both and have both proven to be very helpful and effective. The university of Sheffield also runs hundreds of activities during the week through the residence life programs which keep the community growing and tightly knit. The activities are also perfect for relieving stress or just trying something different and completely new like alpaca trekking. There are also hundreds of societies so everyone is bound to find one they like, I'm currently in the lacrosse team and I only really just found out about the sport but I'm having so much fun even though I was nervous and sceptical to go at first, I'm really really enjoying it. If sports aren't your thing then there are loads more like the crochet society which I've joined recently and am having so much fun in. I get to make new friends in a very calm and welcoming environment (and snacks are provided :) )
The uni of Sheffield is a great university all around it has the perfect balance of city and nature and it's surrounded by so many beautiful landscapes it seems unreal!
I truly love my university and I am absolutely certain I couldn't have chosen a better one :)
The uni of Sheffield is a great university all around it has the perfect balance of city and nature and it's surrounded by so many beautiful landscapes it seems unreal!
I truly love my university and I am absolutely certain I couldn't have chosen a better one :)
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Student Reviews (262)
Engineering, Year 2
fun, lots of activities, easy lectures and start to give us time to focus on settling in with the course and with life at university very good, extremely social ranmoor and endcliffe and Allen court which is really close by and built to a really high standard 3 libraries but plenty of study spaces within other buildings, lecture halls are all clean and tidy, student union has everything - loads of facilities and continent location very interesting, busy because there's 8 different modules at one time but lectures are fairly organised super friendly, loads of independent and local shops, large city so you have to walk a lot but public transport is easily accessible with £1 bus and teams, great nightlife too
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Civil Engineering, Graduate
Really great, the department was very welcoming and put on loads of activities to help us settle into the university. They encouraged group participation and mixing with the entire year group through various activities to help us explore the city too I stayed in Ranmoor which is the newer blocks. Accommodation was really great, clean and spacious with huge communal areas. The heating was always on full! Students union was amazing, so much happening and a great place to just chill out or work or meet people! The sport's facilities were ok, the hockey pitch got moved during my last year which was sad because it made it so much more hassle going to training. The gym was also good with plenty of classes! Lots of hands on learning. They encouraging group work from the beginning and although not always easy the lecturers were really great when there were any issues. Even though lectures were very often and long they were interesting and you could tell the lecturers wanted to teach It was a small city, but that allowed for a easy exploration. You could walk to the city centre in 20 minutes and get a 10 min bus to the peaks. Was the best of both worlds!
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Civil Engineering, Year 2
Great, lots of things to do. Many opportunities to meet people, support for international students There are 2 accommodations, I stayed in the city one. Lovely staff, very modern and clean. Many parties but a bit quieter than the other accom. Best student union in the country. Very well equipped labs and lovely modern library. Interesting, interactive and engaging lectures. A lot of hands on experience. A bit hilly for my liking... besides that fairly safe and fun. Good nightlife
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Economics, Graduate
Really engaging and interactive Great location, friendly and welcoming atmosphere and very neat and tidy Outstanding!! Great facilities Very high quality delivery and great support through out the academic years Friendly and welcoming. Lots of places to explore and great layout
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Great Uni, nice people, fun city!
I know students are always reccommended to find their favourite course, and then think about what city they like, but a bad city can ruin your educational experience! Sheffield provides great education, has a really nice and engaging students union / hub, has walkable accommodation and lots of fun day and night time activities / events. The locals and students are all really friendly. :)
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Very good university
Excellent staff, facilities and also provided with all the resources you require. Great for STEM degrees.
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Biology / Biotechnology, Year 2
Good, the faculty eased us in to the course very well and made sure there were lots of resources available to help us. It was easy to find the resources and they were a big help with the course and also the uni on a wider scale, like booking library spaces etc. I have a private accommodation, i love it! So comfy and quiet, I never want to leave my room some days. Very good facilities, libraries are lovely. Kayak club amazing. Lots of sports clubs. Labs are nice and modern. They're very informative and there's lots of freedom in choosing modules. Lots of help is available. I love the city! So cozy! Enough green spaces and plenty of shopping districts.
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University of sheffield
The university of Sheffield is a very welcoming place. It's very diverse and inclusive. The campus is spacious and welcoming, everything is close together and the learning environment is wonderful. The lessons are engaging and well taught, homework and course work are evenly spaced out and support sessions are always offered. The university makes sure students are offered support both academically and mentally, I personally have taken advantage of both and have both proven to be very helpful and effective. The university of Sheffield also runs hundreds of activities during the week through the residence life programs which keep the community growing and tightly knit. The activities are also perfect for relieving stress or just trying something different and completely new like alpaca trekking. There are also hundreds of societies so everyone is bound to find one they like, I'm currently in the lacrosse team and I only really just found out about the sport but I'm having so much fun even though I was nervous and sceptical to go at first, I'm really really enjoying it. If sports aren't your thing then there are loads more like the crochet society which I've joined recently and am having so much fun in. I get to make new friends in a very calm and welcoming environment (and snacks are provided :) )
The uni of Sheffield is a great university all around it has the perfect balance of city and nature and it's surrounded by so many beautiful landscapes it seems unreal!
I truly love my university and I am absolutely certain I couldn't have chosen a better one :)
The uni of Sheffield is a great university all around it has the perfect balance of city and nature and it's surrounded by so many beautiful landscapes it seems unreal!
I truly love my university and I am absolutely certain I couldn't have chosen a better one :)
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Medicine, Graduate
Had classes during freshers week so had to miss some events. Good selections of events, some better than others. The SU events were all great but other events were hit and miss. Good bar crawls. Great student village location, very picturesque. Nice halls with good rooms and communal areas. Comparably less expensive than other uni's. A bit far from town and uni but good links to public transport. Fantastic library and sports areas. The SU was incredible, lots on offer and great nights out. Good lecturers. Course was very hands on early on with clinical experience in the first years. And dissection. Small city centre but still lots going on. Lots of independent shops.
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Engineering, Year 3
Freshers week was really fun. My course had set up a lot of talks and introductions so I was busy during the days but at night I had time to really enjoy freshers week. The accommodation was really good in first year. The WiFi was reliable, the rooms had quite a lot of space and the en suite was amazing The university gym was really good and quite cheap. The lecture theatres were big and the libraries had lots of space to do work Most of the lecturers were quite engaging and their lectures weren't boring to listen to. The overall course was run very well, the timetable made it all manageable. The city is absolutely amazing. The nightlife is fun and there's something for everyone, and the actual city is beautiful. There are loads of nice places to go for walks or runs.
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