University of Leicester (reviews)

I had a wonderful experience studying Psychology with Sociology at the University of Leicester. I found the staff to be extremely friendly, approachable and helpful especially when it came to third year dissertation time. Student life in Leicester was also extremely fun – I ended up working in the student union o2 Academy and made lifelong friends there! I would definitely recommend this university.

The way exams are conducted are not very good, this is due to them giving an open book exam that is difficult but not giving enough time so I couldn’t effectively attempt all the questions. I had to rush and and submit the exam slightly late.

The university is all inclusive with excellent educational programs. All its courses and activities help the students prepare for life after university. The university offers great courses and opportunities for students studying in the programme. Along with that there is constant help from its management.

Amazing university with excellent faculties.Very supportive team of members .Provides great opportunity and gives exposure to different companies and institutes .Department conducts a lot of seminars/talks from the alumni/various members of the board regarding their experiences,opportunities and interests.

The University of Leicester is a very inviting university that allows you to relax in your study and the staff continually guides you in any responsibilities that have been allocated to you like with coursework or how to access resources that may be useful. Furthermore, the university has an endless variety of resources to enhance your studying experience. From academic assistance to assisting you in gaining more experience to improve your job prospects to talks from well-known figures in the field, you are studying. Overall, The University of Leicester is committed to preparing students to be self-directed learners and to become citizens of change. I am so thankful to be attending such a welcoming and supportive university.

I have thoroughly enjoyed being a student here, however I have found that finding help, for many different issues, can be difficult. I have not necessarily found the support teams very responsive, especially during the first year. Academic tutors don’t always come across as approachable, however I have found that the quality of help when you speak to the right person is excellent.
The campus itself is a good environment, I have never found it a negative place to be, and the facilities are ones we are really lucky to have the opportunity to use. Other students have always been exceptionally friendly towards me, and I have found that the people on my course make me feel extremely positive.
In terms of the learning aspect, I have really enjoyed it. The course is so interesting and I love the way it’s taught. I do think we have a good balance of contact hours and independent study as well.

The first year was my best; they have many clubs, and I joined the Chinese society. In it, I met many people and learned to organize events.
Although the pandemic began in between, the University initially organized the classes and how they are going to evaluate us. They chose online classes immediately when they announced that we had to be at home and that the exams could be delivered online, but it was only optional to do them or not since many of us still did not know what was happening.

In the second year, it was already completely online, although they had the option of offline. They could handle the change quite well when there was quarantine since the teachers every week we’re doing a double effort of two options (offline and online). And really, it’s a class for people who go to university and another one who do it online, it has been very hard for all the professors.

My last year was on campus and in the accommodation of the University. Although it was a bit far from the center the room was fine. The only thing is that when there are many parcels at the reception they send us the code very late, and it is not a good option to put random codes.

The university has great facilities but the only problem I have with it is the teaching for the labs, they don’t fully explain the experiment they just get u to read it and do the experiment yourself.