Sussex is a bright, vibrant and diverse university with a really great atmosphere. I’ve just completed my first year and living in halls on the Sussex campus alongside all my friends and being within walking distance to all my academic classes was fantastic. The short distance into Brighton and easy transport links was a huge bonus, the 24/7 bus service from campus into the city was a massive help – the N25 will always be a life saver! My particular department of Global Studies has supportive and friendly staff who understood my personal circumstances within my first year and did their utmost to support me with my studies whilst allowing me the time to grieve my situation, it made the world of difference. The style of teaching at Sussex is fantastic too, i found the seminars with doctoral tutors particularly interesting as I found this is where my critical thinking skills developed, where myself and my peers had conversations and debates about the topic of the lectures that week and the readings, this was particularly helpful for essay brainstorming in assessment season. Overall, University of Sussex is an inspiring and engaging place to be, i’ve learnt an awful lot and so glad I chose it for university.

The foundation year offered by the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex introduces and develops the crucial analytical skills needed to flourish at university level. It is also carefully curated and designed to cover a range and breadth of topics and subjects, to assist students that are unsure of their chosen degree. Overall, the foundation year is an excellent fore-step to ensure maximum success.

The course is standard on-campus learning but lectures are recorded. I believe the uni is very international, with pros and cons. Student life is fantastic from my view and plenty of things to do in and out of campus. Professors range from really good to dull.

Online learning was really not great, and the fact we got no compensation was really bad. It’s a nice environment though and it’s a very inclusive university as far as I’m aware. Just a shame that such a lot of it was ruled out due to Covid.

Having already completed my undergraduate elsewhere, I thought I knew what to expect when coming into fresher’s week. However, at Sussex there is a huge effort made to foster a real sense of community among students. There are always activities put on by the SU, for undergraduates as well as postgraduates. There are also many eating facilities on campus, with food that caters for all dietary requirements. Things such as the weekly food market are elements that really show what Sussex is all about.
On the academic side, all of the lecturers seem to be specialists within their fields – and everyone that I have been taught by appears really passionate about their subject area, which makes it that much easier to learn! As a postgrad student, I think it is easier to feel excluded from academic guidance, however I have always known that I have the option to go and seek help from any of my lecturers, even though I don’t have a personal tutor.