The English side of the course is very interesting with lots of opportunity to control what you study. The theatre side is interesting and there is a lot of chance to be creative and express your ideas. However, the seminars for English aren’t always the most engaging. It is also difficult to attend classes when you’ve already decided on a topic for your essay , as many aren’t relevant. It becomes quite stressful. For the theatre side of my degree, it would be interesting if there was more choice when it came to topics of study.

Tutors for my humanities degree are usually hard working, engaging and thoughtful. It has been a pleasure to study here and the classes I have picked have been (mostly) interesting and enjoyable to study. The student life is very vibrant and engaging – there is a strong drinking culture but it is possible to engage in non-drinking student life. The clubs and societies on offer are brilliant and honestly the best part of the student experience, with so many on offer it is easy to find something you will enjoy – this experience is unique to Leeds. I greatly enjoy being a student here. However, the institution of the University is made up of an uncaring Vice Chancellor protecting the business aspect of the university above the welfare of staff and students. Their refusal to acknowledge rent strikes during covid and lack of co-operation with staff strikes is disappointing. The real people who are part of day to day life at university are great, but the institution isn’t. Leeds is still a brilliant university to go to and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.

The facilities on campus are very good especially for the classes that I am taking and the teachers are able to help with our practical work-however they don’t always help too much with essays sometimes when the help is needed. I would say the choices on the course and classes I can take are wide and varied and the link between English and Theatre is helpful to me in both honours.

The university lacks any urgency to put its pupils first and to take care of them sufficiently. With constant strikes and a lack of communication outside of contact hours it often feels like you’re teaching yourself work that is wildly difficult. In the case of strikes, teachers and the university take no responsibility and instead leave the students with copious amounts of work to catch up with independently, causing a ridiculous amount of stress. I really would not recommend Leeds regardless of the few attentive teachers that I have come across and the friends I have made along the way. Attending Leeds has caused more harm than good for me.