Student Reviews
Based on total 409 reviews and ratings
4.22 / 5
5 star
11%
4 star
64%
3 star
23%
2 star
1%
1 star
0%
Accommodation
4.02/ 5
Employability
4.26/ 5
Course Quality
4.26/ 5
Student Life
4.35/ 5
Top Student Review
Come to the University of Birmingham if you want the best year of your life!
Accommodation is so social and a big community vibe. The Vale is beautiful with tons of greenery while not being too far from the city centre. Everyone sits out on the lawns and has barbecues in the summer, and it's so much fun. I 100% recommend Shackleton Hall in particular. Campus is so pretty, with tons of resources, well funded, lots of festivals/artisan markets, fun free campus and accommodation events, and lots of networking/career opportunities so I don't worry about my future career much. Made friends for life. Lots of clubs and bars as well as plenty of sober activities too. The course is so interesting, and the lecturers are very supportive. There is a wide range of modules, and the lecturers are genuinely interested in teaching them. Lots of societies to get involved in. I could go on forever. Nothing bad to say, in all honesty.
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Come to the University of Birmingham if you want the best year of your life!
Accommodation is so social and a big community vibe. The Vale is beautiful with tons of greenery while not being too far from the city centre. Everyone sits out on the lawns and has barbecues in the summer, and it's so much fun. I 100% recommend Shackleton Hall in particular. Campus is so pretty, with tons of resources, well funded, lots of festivals/artisan markets, fun free campus and accommodation events, and lots of networking/career opportunities so I don't worry about my future career much. Made friends for life. Lots of clubs and bars as well as plenty of sober activities too. The course is so interesting, and the lecturers are very supportive. There is a wide range of modules, and the lecturers are genuinely interested in teaching them. Lots of societies to get involved in. I could go on forever. Nothing bad to say, in all honesty.
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UoB
An amazing university! Everyone is so lovely and it’s so much fun. I’m having a really wonderful experience and the quality of the degree, as well as the opportunities for a social life, are so varied and mean the experience is worthwhile. It’s so fun!
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Top class
Tidy. Friendly people. Everyone is beyond helpful. The food is good. Social activities are really good. Easy to navigate around campus. The staff is great.
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Amazing
Really interesting course and a fantastic opportunity to engage with like-minded individuals.
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Birmingham from a perspective that we do not usually hear
It is almost guaranteed that those who are not from Birmingham, have a very low standard and rather damaging perception of what the city and people are like. I had blindly chosen Birmingham without visiting the University or the area, whilst knowing about the connotations of the city. However, I cannot complain about the experience I've had both socially and academically. With a variety of very sociable people, you are guaranteed to find the correct people for you. Academically, the support is there for ur subjects and even mentally. The facilities provided are beautiful; from the campus itself from an aerial view, the sports facilities, the lecture halls, and food court. As a Redbrick uni/ Russell group, you also have many links to great companies and establishments.
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Fallen in love with Birmingham!!
My university experience has been better than I could have anticipated. Despite Covid taking over my First Year, the last two years have made up for it, and I have somehow fallen in love with Birmingham! I have made such incredible friends and memories whilst learning about a subject I love! My course department has delivered an excellent quality of teaching and I'm now excited for what my future and career opportunities have in store for me.
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Learning,
Going to the Uni of Brum was the best decision I ever made! I got to flourish in an amazing academic environment surrounded by people interested and passionate about the same issues and social injustices as me. My degree is one of my proudest achievements. Moving into halls and the brilliant social life allowed me to make friends I will know and love forever. I loved the buzzing nightlife in Birmingham. The university also offered enough societies, sports and academic events that you could fill each day with something if the usual socialising and drinking typical of UK unis is not for you.
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Good experience
The course is a lot harder than A level but the social life has been really good :)
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Great!
As an international student UoB has been a great place to study. They are always interested in their students well being and happiness. The modules are quite easy and the teachers are really nice and don't care about repeating lectures so that you can understand the topics
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History of art at the university of Birmingham
The vale student village, where most first year students live has a really good sense of community and is set in really beautiful grounds. You have all the assets of living in the second biggest city in the uk whilst enjoying the green spaces of edgbaston. The campus itself combines modern and old architecture really well and the teaching is really good quality as is the pastoral support, mental health support, academic support and disability support. The students are really friendly and everyone is keen to make friends! The nightlife is really good as well and the cultural scene in the city is really good. The uni also has its own train station which makes getting home easy.
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