University of Plymouth
speciality: Earth & Marine Sciences

Plymouth is set in a great location where you have a mix of city life and nature. It is a 10 minute walk from the campus to the sea and a short drive to Dartmoor National Park which is stunning. It is also right next to cornwall which has great towns and beaches to explore. I felt like the University definetly puts a lot of effort into engaging all students in other aspects of university life and not just the degree. This includes societies, career help, mental health advice and socialising. I had a great deal of support whenever I reached out to these different areas. The only issues I found with the University in some cases was the lack of communication. Especially during COVID when students has questions that needed to be answered we would sometimes be left in radio silence. This was particularly for my course however some other faculties had better communication. I understand that COVID was a bad time for all universities but I felt especially unsupported by my lectureres during this time. We missed out on a great deal of class time, field trips abroad and practical lesson which were never made up for. Instead we were continually told that they could do nothing at all about our loss of learning and our fees were still to be paid. Overall, Plymouth is a great location and I believe that if it had not been for COVID my time at Plymouth would have been most enjoyable. I would like to also highlight how great the career services are and how many opportunites they had to help me gain access to more than just my degree.