University of Southampton

No negative aspects, all positive.

While studying at the uni of Southampton i have experienced many things, while going on course trips to london to watching fashion films in the uni cinema. The main benefit of the fashion marketing and management course is it is small enough to make life long friends while large enough to still get the uni experience! The staff are wonderful and feel more like friends than lecturers

I am currently in my final year of Biomedical Sciences. I started first year during the covid pandemic and online learning started slightly sketchy but after a while lecturers managed to get to grips with the online software. I stayed in Mayflower halls which for me personally was great and I never had any maintenance problems. My group in my flat was lovely and we came from different courses and home backgrounds so it was nice to mix around, especially during a time with lowered social interactions. My first year modules in hindsight were great at preparing me for both second and third year - especially the chemistry aspects as I hadn't done A-Level Chemistry like the majority of the cohort. In second year there was more flexibility and choice, which I liked, whilst still being closely guided. In third year I have really enjoyed being able to choose every single one of my modules after exploring the parts of biology I like or dislike in the previous years. It enabled me to narrow down to my favourite topics such as cancer chromosome biology and biomedical parasitology. I haven't had a bad experience with any of my lecturers and think they all have slightly different techniues for delivering the information but you adapt quickly and I felt like it was easy to keep up to date and on track.

The university campus itself is very pretty and has all the facilities you would expect - shop with groceries and stationary, cafes, sports halls and a great library. The library has been very useful for my studies throughout the course - there is plenty of room and great areas for people who prefer to work alone (like myself) or in a group. You can also easily book rooms in the library, building 100 or across campus which can be handy for group work or close to exams!

Socially there is a lot going on in Southampton. At the uni there is a huge range of societies - I have personally joined netball, figure skating and briefly triathlon in first year and these have all allowed me to make close friends and take time away from studies as well as having fun socials.

The university also has been great for student help and guidance. They have a student hub with a phoneline open 24/7 and can help with most things or pass you onto the right direction for help whether that be mental health, housing, CV and graduate options.

I initially choose Southampton as one of my options as it has a great course for Geography with the oppetunity to pick some modules from other disciplins which i though was exciting. Once visiting on an open day i fell in love with the campus and how green it was. There are lots of local shops wich make being on campus conivient without having to travel in and out inbetween lectures. I also loved the suden accomadtion at Chamberlain, which i ended up staying for 3 years of my undergraduate before moving to Liberty point for my Post grad which was in the city so better transport connections.

I love Southampton from the social aspect to academic. Lectures are in person but also recorded which is super helpful for revision. They have an amazing student hub team that are very helpful with learning difficulties and mental health. It relly is a lovley place to study - the hybridity of the campus offers the atmosphere of a campus uni with accommodation and halls in the city. Some campuses like mine are a 10 minute walk from the main campus which I really enjoy. There are so many societies available and the student pub is popular especially for Karoke night!

Freshers week had been a week where I met the most incredible friends. I gained confidence within myself as I began to branch out and meet various types of people. I partied wearing my favourite ASOS outfits and lounged in them too. UOS accommodation was at the epicentre where it was midway from the campus and midway from town. This made it easy to go shopping and easy to get the bus to uni! The commute gave me time to take in the views and reflect on the day. The library bought a great deal of excitement! Level 1 was the place to be as some societies would congregate there. I feel so lucky to be part of india society and by second year I became a dance rep and was able to choreo my own dances. The SUSU team were so helpful at offering a hall and due to covid, made a great effort in making sure there were temperature machines and masks available to us as well as a saliva testing programme checkpoint. The course was challenging. But the help received from peers and lecturers was brilliant. A specific maths lecturer gave us sweets every time we got a question right and this enthusiasm was reciprocated by the class. The lectures have now moved online and this has been quite the shock, but has been set out with ease. City life was amazing!!! West quay shopping centre was the place to be, packed with wonderful Christmas treats in December. The lit up Xmas lights would always put me in the festive mood. I loved the atmosphere. Moreover, the historical components of Southampton were amazing and never failed to interest me.

It was a fun time we spent getting to make new friends. Moving into halls and meeting on campus with little work is how I make some good friends. Introductory lectures were good and introduced to the unis way of doing things Rooms were large when I stayed at mayflower halls and were really good for purpose with a good size desk and room. The kitchen was spacious and there was a good place to interact with the flats next to us it helped being social with our neighbours. I did cricket and still do there is plenty of facilities and sports halls as well as a proper sports ground for outdoor activities. All accommodations have a gym nearby so it's good to just use for casual exercise. Classrooms and large and well spaced into buildings. SUSU has very good facilities on campus such as movies cafes and a pub which are always in use and are worth a visit. Lectures were interactive and leave yourself in good position to go off on making your own points. Seminars in my course were enjoyable and made you accept new points of view to help you appreciate the course and the ideas presented in the course. The city itself is small but has a lot of shops in it. The westquay centre is a good place for lunch or just to shop. Portswood is another centre mainly for discount areas and is a prime student area. The nightlife is good with a variety of clubs including the infamous jesters and is a good laugh for a drinks with friends.

We had a lot of events hosted by companies. Events consisted of meetings, presentations, career experiences and more other. We also had meetings with some teachers and older students that gave us insight into the course. There are several student halls that you can pick from, each of them having their advantage. The accommodation provides you with a fully equiped kitchen and a very tidy room. You also get to live with 5 other people in a flat so the environment is quite sociable. Library is great, you can find everything there and you always get a spot if you need to study or have a quiet break. Classrooms for us are really big as we are a huge number of students and they are always clean and ready. We also have a gym that allows us to practice all kinds of sports The course provides subjects that will always be helpful to you in this area so this keeps you interested at all times. The lectures are both interactive and online so it gives you the opportunity to rewatch them anytime or attend them if you cannot in person. They are also very clear and you may always ask for extra information if you feel like. The city is well orriented on student life. It has a great deal of clubs, shops and restaurants that offer student discount. We also get a free bus pass to ride the busses throughout town for a year. Overall, whenever you felt like going out, you had a lot of options to choose from.

It was extremely informative and filled with opportunities to get to know my course mates. There was plenty of chances to get involved with activities within and outside of my faculty. There is a wide range of accommodation for both 1st years and post graduates. Furthermore I was throughly impressed with the quality of accommodation having visited many different halls and you certainly got your value for money Again, I was extremely impressed. There was a plenty of space within the library and other areas for studying. The sports areas such as gyms and fields were of the highest standard whilst the student Union (including the student pub) was the social hub of the whole campus and would be very busy every night During my course I got to go to Spain for 2 weeks for a field course (was totally free apart from paying for lunch and alcohol. This was in first year and was an excellent way to meet course mates. Also got to go to Belize on another trip for 2 weeks in 3rd year. The lectures were always engaging and would challenge the students whilst the lecturers were friendly and always willing to help The city was great. Southampton has a wide range of activities to do for all types of people. Ranging from a quality night life to great shopping

It was really fun. I made amazing memories with my flat mates and met so many interesting people. I'll always be grateful for the opportunities university has given me so far. My accommodation, Chancellor's Court, Selbourne, Glen Eyre, was lovely and very modern. Good facilities and regular cleans. There is a big library to go and study in with multiple floors depending on your studying habits. There were multiple big seminar rooms and lecture halls. The gym was great with lots of equipment. The course was great because it really stretched my research skills. It taught me how to write much more sophisticatedly without me even realising. The topics we covered were also extremely interesting City life was great, because I come from a small town, so it was like a breath of fresh air. There's so much to do in Southampton, from amazing restaurants to fun activities. Never a dull moment!