University of Gloucestershire Reviews

Loved my first 2 years there! The new business school is amazing

I studied a BA in Illustration, the facilities were great and the staff were incredible. You really felt at home and they were always available to help and give advice. I would recommend this course and the university.

The University offers fantastic lecturers, help and opportunities. However, they do little to involve themselves with student life.

I was reeled in by an inspiring open day at FCH Campus, which is nice, but my course turned out to be disorganised, unmotivating and overpopulated. Lecturers have passion which is good but never have enough time to actually help. Sports societies are all in Gloucester meaning I’d have to spend 2/3 hours, 3 days a week on a bus getting there so I quit after a while. Careers people told me putting references in a CV is pointless for some reason and the HelpZone pretty much disregarded me trying to get mental health support. I’ve thought about transferring many times.

The FCH campus is a beautiful setting in which to feel inspired. The lecturers (Creative Writing) are brilliant at what they do and teach with such enthusiasm and passion for their subject. I’ve found the ‘Your Future Plan’ team very helpful in preparing me for work after uni, during my studies. An all-round positive place to learn, with an abundance of opportunities to grow.

I went here for my three years and loved it. Staff were always do welcoming and helpful. Lectures were interesting and related to assessments

I was placed far away from my campus (park) which meant my social experience wasn’t very good. I wasn’t interested in any of the societies and I felt my overall experience was boring.

Very little support with work or personal. Course (popular music) also gave no support and didn't really seem to care about how you did. Asked for a remark and didn't even receive an email back from the module tutor. Poor overall.

I'm sure some of the reviews on here are written by the uni trying to cover up the truth. Terribly run, low value for money university that lacks any form of community, has lazy lecturers who seem to have given up, and a town that offers nothing for students. Poor organisation lead to huge gaps in lectures, there were periods where I didn't have lectures for over 2 months, with no good reason. I feel cheated and should have gone to a different uni.

Loved it. Very good support and many opportunities for gaining skills and experience to enhance CV. Interesting research, supportive lecturers, good class sizes, beautiful campus.

I have just completed the BA Hons Film Production course. An exciting open day mislead to 3 years of disappointment. Facilities are great, but lecturers both teach and mark lazily. Promise of meeting industry professionals and being put into work experience in professional film companies was all extremely exaggerated. In hindsight I would avoid.

I loved my time at this university and found that it allowed me to have an enjoyable uni experience

Love the course and the people! Very happy I’m at this uni

Amazing Experience and could have asked for anymore support!

The overall experience studying in this university for almost 3 years has been great and am satisfied with the guidance and help from tutors and staffs from the help zone. In terms of further development regarding the facilities of this institution, a free bus-pass is to be provided for each student to easily access their journey from Cheltenham to Gloucester.

I lived on Campus and it was a great atmosphere, all the staff/ union were really helpful.

a uni of staff that actually enjoy their jobs and put 110% into everything they do. Thorough care for their students and what will happen after graduating and always there when you need them.

It’s poorly run, the facilities are there just needs a whole different communication strategy from top to bottom

Decent university, wouldn’t go here again

The new business school is great, the SU could be better at Oxstalls (more drink options? More entertainment?) Can't really comment on the other campus' though

Such a great uni! So supportive and full of friendly, knowledgeable staff! Great prospects for after uni also!

As a soon to be second year student at the University, I am loving my course and have always got access to the resources I need to write my assignments to the best of my ability. The university also has a fantastic welfare team to help with non academic and academic concerns and difficulties. Couldn't have chosen a more supportive, friendly and facilitating university.

The mediocre wifi is the only decent thing about this university. They are really REALLY poor at dealing with mental health and bullying. Shame on UOG

Honestly should have chosen somewhere else

An amazing University with inspiring staff who are motivated to help you in any way you need private or study related. This is especially prevelant in the Religion, Philosophy and Ethics department as they do care about the students and will let you arrange as many 1 to 1 sessions as you want.

Great lectures that are enthusiastic, and helpful. Good career service, with useful advice and guidance. Poor facilities and activities, few trips, few opportunities, no bars open on campus throughout year, changes made without student consolidation.

A well rounded university with a wide range of sports and courses to chose from

Very nice university, with great set of courses and curriculum and good equipment

A great uni for academics but really bad on the community and social side, not many societies and the societies that are there end up shutting down

There wasn’t a lot to get involved in. Class sizes were very small and so were the campuses. There weren’t many opportunities to make friends. The lecturers were very nice and intelligent but things were badly organised and run and so relationships with lecturers were sometimes strained

Great university, very lenient to the fact I work full time and full time studying! Lectures are interesting and assignments give you freedom to research what interests you!

A great university that improves year on year but still could do a bit more for the paying student.

The facilities could be improved. For example a microwave and more seats as the refectory gets full very quickly. The internet is terrible and only a few apps will work on it. If you need to use WhatsApp you have to use your own data.

I immediately fell in love with the university of Gloucestershire due to it’s magical Hogwarts feel. The staff are supportive and you are treated like an individual rather than just a number or a statistic. I got a job immediately after studying my degree as the university is valued highly by the community.

Love the new renovations on the campus, the new student village at Pittville was great too! So thankful for my course, I would hate to be doing loads of exams, so the coursework is a lifesaver!

This is an arts college that offers university courses in IT. DO NOT study any technical IT course here. Waste of time and money. Zero support, poor quality lectures and lecturers, actually discourage many good placement opportunities. Facilities are great. Staff are dreadful. And support for any non-art course is horrendous. Great for film though!

The lecturers are fantastic, as are all facilities and equipment available to us.

The university of Gloucestershire has helped me complete my degree, all the lecturers were amazing and always happy to help!

Calm atmosphere, relaxed approach and healthy community.

Slow support and low value for money, lecture content literally taken from textbooks (NASM CEX)

Excellent start, but going down hill.

Heading into my second year, the university has helped me develop in so many ways and I am really enjoying my time

It has been a great experience so far. I'm entering my final year at the university and I don't want it to end.

Strong teaching team for Social Sciences. Encouraging staff. Great support in place for additional needs

Completed first year and had the most amazing time! Really throws you into adulthood and allows you to make new friends and find new beginnings. Everyone is so friendly and helpful at the university of Gloucestershire

The university is great for its support given to dyslexic students. I have had the best experience there

No help. The accommodation is old fashioned, as are the lecturers. Wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.

The University of Gloucestershire has been amazing at supporting me throughout my studies academically and personally. Definitely found a home at UOG.

Educationally the university is good. But is not good for external activity

Never really spoke with anyone at the union. The careers team are only helpful when it comes to things they know. They lack in skills mostly in the media area where none of my class botherd to use them. Nice uni.

Not much support from lecturers when needed, some important issues were brushed off and forgotten about. Mess with dissertation ethics, not enough support and guidance throughout, similar with the dissertation itself. Very stressful second year, felt like a guinea pig.

I honestly had the best time at uni! All the staff are so friendly and the course was amazing. The facilities on offer at this uni were amazing, particularly the helpzone where you could go for advice and support. I can’t speak highly enough for this uni and the staff. I am very sad to have finished my uni experience but it is one I will never forget and I have made friends for life!

As soon as I set foot in UoG on an open day I knew it was the place for me. Amazing staff and facilities as well as opportunities outside of the curriculum. They offered professional workshops and contacts which set me up for the working world. It was the best 3 years of my life and I am so grateful for the friends I’ve made.

Lecturers werent very helpful, would just read from a powerpoint without explaining anything

The lecturers are the only thing good about this university.

Small uni on sites in Gloucester and Cheltenham but loads of different courses. Small numbers on courses which means more individual attention and the students that actually get places are of a good standard. Lecturers are good quality. Most courses have decent trips. Student life is good, so many clubs to join. Nightlife is limited to a few clubs but better for that. SU work hard to include everyone. Mental health is a priority and lots of help is available if needed. Uni accommodation in 1st year is expensive but of a decent standard.

My time at University of Gloucestershire let me down.

Oxtalls sports campus looks and feels old and outdated compared to other campuses. Halls could do with a revamp to look more like the modern Blackfriars residences

Lovely intimate university. Great relationship with the lecturers. Close with my whole course. Fab learning environment.

Receiving grades poor. Graduation in November unfair. Dissertation tutor terrible.

Good university with unlimited amount of experiences and placement provided with lecturers being in the current industry helps students to learn a lot more efficiently and effectively

Hands on, involved and completely emerged in the community at UoG, some of the best years of my life. An underdog of a uni to say the least.

The societies other than the sports teams are lacking and there is little university pride. I am often dissociated with the university itself and do not feel a part of a community. There are facilities in terms of course-related equipment such as editing and recording studios, however there is a lack of of gym and/or pool. Though the university does have SU bars I have not seen them even half way busy since the first day of fresher's. Having said this, the campus is very attractive and there are loads of nice places to sit and chill out or have lunch. There is easy access to campuses with a frequent bus, which the university provides a very small discount for. However, unless you live in Cheltenham but study in Gloucester or vice versa, this is not too much of a problem as Cheltenham is flat and walking or cycling is common and easy.

The university experience I have had has been absolutely amazing can’t fault it!

The campus is beautiful, I'm big on aesthetics, and it really suits that side of me. It's a genuine place, uninterrupted by the attention larger universities get,which makes it feel more authentic. My proffesers are there because they love their subjects and their contentment reaches through to students. The facilities are genuine and well used. They are nowhere near as plentiful as other places, but they suit us.

I personally have loved studying at the University of Gloucestershire, with four campuses across Gloucestershire it’s accessible to all, I am disabled and the amount of support I receive mentally and physically with a doctors on campus has been outstanding, couldn’t have gone to a better campus.

The helpzone are absolutely dreadful. My Nan passed away and a day later they told me it wasn’t a big deal and I shouldn’t be sad. Don’t go here, especially if your mental health is already poor.

Lovely environment, great and effective student support, good facilities and friendly lectures. Would definitely recommend as a uni to my friends to study.

The university of Gloucestershire gave me the best university experience possible and I am grateful for what they provided. The SU could be improved but the staff and facilities are fantastic

Best year of my life at this uni! A small and homey uni full of amazing people

Going into my second year, there has been a lot of investment in new facilities which look amazing. Lots of help available everywhere. WiFi is not too bad but eduroam has crashed a few times and isn’t available everywhere. Clubs and Societies are amazing with so much choice. Nightlife is a 7/10 with Cheltenham being the better town to go clubbing. Would definitely recommend coming to the University of Gloucestershire.

Wonderful small university which doesn't have a large intake of students; thus ensuring the lecturers will always be there to help. Much more personal than larger unis and the education I still substantial. It's easier to get the help and get your voice heard because of the smaller capacity! However, small doesn't equal not as good! The lecturers are extremely intelligent and the psychology course offers a huge variety of subjects and teaches more about qualitative methods than a majority of other universities! Much more critical towards the approach of psychology and such. The facilities are still pretty good as there is some good technology; e.g. psychology has an EEG lab. Overall, I love this university and truly believe that it is one of the best due to the personal relationship you can have with lecturers, amazing syllabus which teaches a variety and brilliant facilities!

A great university where you dont feel like a number, small campuses mean the lecturers and staff kbow you personally.

The staff are so committed and care about your education

Amazing uni I’ve been there three years and the criminology course is amazing

It’s a fantastic place to study with lecturers who really care for your best interests

A small and home-ly feeling university. As there aren't many people on the courses you have an opportunity to get to know your lecturer on a personal basis which provides more meaningful support.

loved my campus (pittville), made amazing friends and really enjoying my course (biology) which got better and better as the weeks went by!

The pastoral team were everything I could ask for, however, the teaching staff frequently left my emails unresponded to, gave poor and vague advice on essays and failed to spot the signs of my imminent mental breakdown.

Very supportive university with small classes and great facilities, especially with the new investment in sports and Business

Excellent new business school. However, especially in Gloucester, other facilities outside of education are at a minimal. Could have a playing field or public spot other than the cafeteria and the tiny, and usually empty, student union bar

I have just finished first year however, I already begrudge the fact that I will have to remain at this university for 2 more years in order to qualify. First year has been hell. Living in Halls is not something I would ever recommend to anyone - the flatmates that I was so unlucky to end up with made things so horrible in the flat that I either starved or went out to dinner, rather than stepping foot in my own kitchen. A few of the girls I lived with are also on my course and they really crossed the line from 'banter' to bullying. Leaving me with a massive loss of confidence and struggling personally. The lack of support I feel from the tutors made me unable to talk to someone about their behaviour and so I suffered in silence and my Mother, now I am home for summer, is repairing the damage. There's no support at all. Clubs and societies are used for nothing other than 'status' and drinking and who can sleep with the most people. Summary: don't go here, I hate it.

not an amazing uni. The lecturers are funny with their marking and don't really bother emailing you back.

The campus I use (Francis Close Hall) is great. It's very Harry Potter-esque in terms of appearance. On campus there's student services, reception, counselling service, Student Union, careers team, educational support teams etc. there's so much available in such a small campus and the staff do their best to help. The library is open 24/7 and is really good, it has a lot of books, including online access (journals too).

Accommodation provides plenty of privacy and own living space. Oxstalls gym is well equipped, but no deadlifts allowed? Ridiculous health and safety reasons which is due to their own fault by putting weights on top floor. However, gym is cheap. Clubs - large emphasis on 'going out'. Because of the focus on social outings rather than progression, most captains/coaches are chosen based on if the face fits without consideration for skill or experience. However, some societies are a contrast and have a real vision for improvement but are underrated (weightlifting). Careers Service - AMAZING, unless you're a sports student. No consideration for this large student population with exceptional talent. Tutors - Supportive pre-2015... After that, the support from tutors is almost negligible. Only a minority of e-mails are returned. Perhaps due to over investment in facilities/GrowthHub, tutors no longer cared for? Disappointing experience - Not for those who are serious about their future.

Okay facilities and library. A few cafeterias at the campuses.

Lecturer "too busy" to mark any work, but requires it hand written, then scanned, then sent to her so that she can see that we are doing it, Of course we don't ever find out whether it was right. Who would have thought that merely doing the work, without any feedback, would magically improve our work? Computers are still windows 7, take ages to start and freeze, the circle of doom. Online library can't find half the stuff it thinks it has, makes looking for sources really annoying. Loos are awful, don't flush. Nowhere on campus to sit and eat your lunch, or just hang out. Staff seem to have given up.

Some of the facilities could be updated.

There are three campuses all with different facilities. The campus i study on is FCH- Francis Close Hall. There are loads of clubs and societies to join at the university. Excellent Wifi on campus and halls of residence. The careers service also known as the Future Plan team are very helpful and offer a range of help from work experience, volunteering, internships etc.

The campus is extremely pretty and it's reasonable size. However, the university it's self is extremely unorganised and can be very unreliable due to constant timetable changes and cancellations. Personal tutors are meant to help and support you yet there always asking you to go to student achievements who are just as useless. Careers advisors are good at helping and supporting. Internet can be tempential . Cheltenham is a small town and doesn't really have a lot to offer.