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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member645604 On 12th February 20 verified Verified student

There are a lot of clubs and societies you can find in GU. The campus is beautiful and pretty big and it is on the hill. You can do some physical exercise every day. The Internet works properly in the most time. Career services can be more friendly to international students.

Student Review: 5 /5
By member545593 On 12th February 20 verified Verified student

this university is my dream university, not only because of the beautiful and ancient building but also the teachers in my major and the learning atmosphere in the library. All of these are the reasons I fall in love with my university.

Student Review: 5 /5
By Demon On 12th February 20 verified Verified student

A beautiful and large university. I can feel the history in this university and the environment is good here.

Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member945577 On 12th February 20 verified Verified student

A good uni to go to. I recommend.

Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member545562 On 11th February 20 verified Verified student

Great looking campus with lots of continuing development and new buildings being built

Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member445561 On 11th February 20 verified Verified student

The campus is very beautiful. I enjoy every moment in the university. Professors are professional and I acquire a lot useful knowledge from the lessons.

Student Review: 5 /5
By Sparkle On 11th February 20 verified Verified student

GOOD choice I will recommend my friends this school!

Student Review: 5 /5
By Ellen Jennings On 11th February 20 verified Verified student

Great lecturers and online services.

Student Review: 4 /5
By Ivy718 On 11th February 20 verified Verified student

Everything is great, through the social activities, I get well with many good friends.

Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member249612249612 On 11th February 20 verified Verified student

The building is so stunning as a university in UK. However, some of the lecturers are a bit tricky on the exam or mid term exam.

Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member1345525 On 11th February 20 verified Verified student

beautiful university!the staff is nice!

Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member945520 On 11th February 20 verified Verified student

UofG has very comfy facilities, beneficial non-academic programs and career services. The uni administration has a supportive, student-friendly liberal mindset, which is really super-cool. HOWEVER, the teaching itself is not that great mainly due to the large size of cohorts. There are constantly striking unions of professors which cause the loss of a lot of hours of courses. This is extremely unfair given the amount of money and effort students put into those courses. The uni administration is not even slightly bothered by the situation and cba to respond to students' complaints for the loss of these hours. 6-7 weeks of strike left us somewhat shocked and has been hugely to the detriment of the course of my education at UofG. The programs expect you to compensate for those weeks on your own. With regard to teaching and strikes, they are in extreme need of getting their things together.

Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member745521 On 11th February 20 verified Verified student

Great and beautiful university.It is a great experience for me to study in this university. The facilities are all good but sometimes it is difficult to find the classrooms.

Student Review: 5 /5
By member1145517 On 11th February 20 verified Verified student

The campus is pretty good, and service is great

Student Review: 5 /5
By member645516 On 11th February 20 verified Verified student

Best university in Scotland and the United Kingdom

Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member445416 On 10th February 20 verified Verified student

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Student Review: 5 /5
By Romero M On 9th February 20 verified Verified student

I'm in GIC now, and I've had a good experience since August last year. The teachers are excellent and the lessons are good. GIC staff sometimes prepare snacks for students. It's very considerate.

Student Review: 5 /5
By member945391 On 9th February 20 verified Verified student

Can’t fault our uni; something for everyone here and top notch teaching.

Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member1145381 On 8th February 20 verified Verified student

The campus is stunning like a magic school. Also, warm and kind staff.

Student Review: 5 /5
By member745352 On 7th February 20 verified Verified student

School is very close to my accommodation, campus is quite beautiful. And facilities are very convenient

Student Review: 3 /5
By Theresasiyu On 7th February 20 verified Verified student

I seldom to join the social group for fun.

Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1245208 On 4th February 20 verified Verified student

The university that met my expectations! I am having a lovely time here and the professors are remarkably helpful. The students are all friendly and are there for you. The campus is beautiful and when the weather is just right it is even more stunning.

Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member1345143 On 1st February 20 verified Verified student

Extremely well-regarded and internationally ranked within the world top 65 universities. Enjoys a great reputation for high-level research and pretty much helped me enormously in getting into a PhD program. Did a MSc in Data Analytics (School of Mathematics & Statistics). Academic requirements and workload are pretty high so is the quality of teaching and staff. You will get expertise from some of the best researchers, many of them at the forefront of contemporary science. The University has a strong academic mindset this is more suitable for research inclined students, however, might not be ideal for practice seeking people. Overall, I dont regret anything about my choice for Glasgow University, it is a world-class institution. The knowledge and skills learned here will open you many new doors so do embrace it.

Student Review: 4 /5
By member744924 On 20th January 20 verified Verified student

Overall, my experience in the University was amazing. I started being a close-minded brat and ended up being a well-rounded individual with loads of experiences. I appreciate the personalised services provided by the university and would recommend students to apply for its courses. However, the academic experience needs more work and a few courses in my field were unexpectedly vegetative and could be improved when it comes to the tutoring or co-curricular activities. If University of Glasgow is in your mind, just go for it without a second thought.

Student Review: 5 /5
By member1244898 On 18th January 20 verified Verified student

High standard and excellent academic learning materials.

Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member1144891 On 17th January 20 verified Verified student

The facility in the campus are well developed, the reputation of the university is good as well

Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member1244890 On 17th January 20 verified Verified student

Excellent uni with a student centric focus

Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member1244888 On 17th January 20 verified Verified student

Great Uni with a great atmosphere

Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member844887 On 17th January 20 verified Verified student

Great place to peruse your study.

Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member644886 On 17th January 20 verified Verified student

Fantastic university with great lecturers

Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member444884 On 17th January 20 verified Verified student

Many diverse experiences are offered by the variety of societies.

Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member544881 On 17th January 20 verified Verified student

Enjoying my time at glasgow uni and clubs and societies are great. Good lectures

Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member844877 On 17th January 20 verified Verified student

Beautiful campus, with an excellent library sits in the center of main campus. Well reputation. Abundant clubs for student to explore their interests.

Student Review: 5 /5
By member1044878 On 17th January 20 verified Verified student

Awesome university. I really like it.

Student Review: 4 /5
By member444874 On 17th January 20 verified Verified student

I'm impressed. It's really good. Data science is a challenging course and has been thought well

Student Review: 5 /5
By member543778 On 18th November 19 verified Verified student

The campus is extremely charming with some historical flavor.The service for students are really helpful(widely covering).

Student Review: 5 /5
By member1043711 On 16th November 19 verified Verified student

It is a very nice and beautiful university. The teachers and staffs are very nice and helpful as well.

Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member843690 On 16th November 19 verified Verified student

It's great! I like the uni.. I just hate uni accom.

Student Review: 5 /5
By member1343677 On 15th November 19 verified Verified student

The University of Glasgow is really good. The staff is friendly and helpful. You can imagine your future more easily, having dreams that you want to succeed!

Student Review: 5 /5
By member1243649 On 15th November 19 verified Verified student

Perfect university, friendly staff :)

Student Review: 4 /5
By member1343648 On 15th November 19 verified Verified student

Beautiful compus, nice facilities, friendly people!

Student Review: 5 /5
By member943645 On 15th November 19 verified Verified student

I am very happy to study here. The teachers are nice. The school provides a lot of extra useful courses. The school buildings are very beautiful. It is amazing studying here.

Student Review: 5 /5
By member1343644 On 15th November 19 verified Verified student

Good environment and very congenial place

Student Review: 5 /5
By member743643 On 15th November 19 verified Verified student

Great educational institution with competent faculty and community

Student Review: 5 /5
By member1243627 On 15th November 19 verified Verified student

Very nice!the campus is so beautiful

Student Review: 5 /5
By member843615 On 15th November 19 verified Verified student

really good experience The location is great and staffs are really kind helpful and responsible ! By the way, the heater is not warm enough

Student Review: 1.4 /5
By member1341877 On 31st August 19 verified Verified student

Don’t be fooled by its prestigious reputation and beautiful main building. Once this novelty wore off, I personally thought the teaching was dreadful with staff absences happening around twice a week. Anyone who requires any extra support will not receive this from this institution. I tried for a year to Change to a course that I was overly qualified for but with no avail. In fact, I reached out to multiple universities in Scotland and every single one were much more helpful in guiding me and more timely than my own! It is a uni that is filled with intelligent students therefore they don’t care about the teaching. What’s much more admirable is unis like glasgow Cali who don’t have the best rep and accept much lower grades but produce bright employable graduates - that’s when you know the teaching in the middle is great. Accommodation isn’t great (like most unis) however it is overly expensive and far from campus in most cases!

Student Review: 5 /5
By Wu tong On 19th July 19 verified Verified student

Great university. Great course

Student Review: 5 /5
By member840465 On 17th July 19 verified Verified student

Very good. Always used the library

Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member740387 On 12th July 19 verified Verified student

In general, very positive experience.

Student Review: 1 /5
By member739824 On 20th June 19 verified Verified student

I would encourage prospective students to look elsewhere. Last year students missed out on graduation and even degrees due to the university’s appalling handling of the strikes and subsequent non reply to complaints and refusal to reschedule lessons and deliver them. This then escalated to bullying and harassment of some students for fees to be paid despite the students not having had lessons delivered for a portion of semester two. There is also an extreme lack of support for students at this university from any student association. Last year futures were put in the balance or even ruined by University of Glasgow. The exact opposite one would expect from a supposed world ranking university. Please see my blog for further details. This is in addition to appalling working conditions and modules being changed at the last minute so you don’t actually get to study what you signed up for or were promised. [website link removed]

Student Review: 5 /5
By member839388 On 14th June 19 verified Verified student

Everything is perfect in the Uni !!Library ...teachers ...students !!!

Student Review: 5 /5
By member539193 On 10th June 19 verified Verified student

Such a nice student accommodation

Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member538627 On 28th May 19 verified Verified student

Really helpful advisors, great mental health facilities, lots of construction going on currently over a 2 year period which can be slightly disruptive though. 2 student unions both great!

Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member538622 On 28th May 19 verified Verified student

Shocking level of funding for the sports clubs and societies. Other sports clubs at universities such as Edinburgh enjoy much better support.

Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member638594 On 27th May 19 verified Verified student

affordable, welcoming, fun, and intellectually rigorous.

Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member1138584 On 27th May 19 verified Verified student

Overall the facilities at the uni are excellent however the WiFi is often slow or doesn't work. It is particularly a pain when using it for some computing science course work as it is not possible to do some tasks.

Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member1238574 On 27th May 19 verified Verified student

An excellent, prestigious university with beautiful historic campus. Great student life, including excellent student unions and societies. A relatively homogenous, white middle-class student body being the main downside (however, this is recurring issue at most ancient universities).

Student Review: 5 /5
By member838554 On 26th May 19 verified Verified student

It has everything we need and is necessary. nothing can beat the facilities they provide

Student Review: 5 /5
By Kezzxo On 26th May 19 verified Verified student

Overall a great university, vet school is amazing.

Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member1338540 On 26th May 19 verified Verified student

Absolutely love it. Go to Murano for halls, it’s the most sociable.

Student Review: 3 /5
By member1138484 On 24th May 19 verified Verified student

Treated like a number No care for students Took 4 months for an essay Mark, copy and pasted feedback Lecturers not interested in teaching , seems a burden to a few

Student Review: 2.8 /5
By member1038460 On 24th May 19 verified Verified student

It’s clear that students are no longer the focus of the University’s aims as they continue to fund research and cut student services. The campus library is large but still fails to have enough space for students particularly during exam periods where it is near impossible to find study space. Hospitality services are ridiculously expensive.

Student Review: 1 /5
By member438419 On 23rd May 19 verified Verified student

This university thrives off of its reputation and being a Russel group university. However, after you arrive you see this image is all a facade. I’ve just finished a 4 year degree in engineering and can confirm the engineering department here is a joke. The best way to describe it is that lecturers are researches who have been forced to teach in order to maintain funds for their research. Students will always come second. The lack of facilities is astonishing for a university of this calibre. Approximately 150 computers specifically for engineering students this barely covers 15% of students in the school of engineering. Student support is non-existent. If you’re struggling you’re left for dust. The way the courses are taught sets you up to be a researcher not an engineer. If you want to do real engineering, apply to a technical university with industry links (Glasgow has none I’m aware of). Upon graduation they’ve done nothing to help me into working life and provide career support.

Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member738418 On 23rd May 19 verified Verified student

Dedicated teachers and excellent social life and societies. Glasgow is a very bustling and friendly city, and the university has a great reputation.

Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member1338388 On 23rd May 19 verified Verified student

They don’t record lectures which makes it difficult

Student Review: 5 /5
By member738285 On 21st May 19 verified Verified student

The university of glasgow is an excellent teaching and learning environment with lots to offer

Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member738257 On 21st May 19 verified Verified student

always love GU, the things that arent so good give it character (like the ugly boyd orr building and the random numbering in the adam smith building), can’t imagine going anywhere else

Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member638255 On 21st May 19 verified Verified student

Beautiful campus and buildings with high quality teaching on my course.

Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member838249 On 21st May 19 verified Verified student

Very welcoming campus where everyone wants to make friends. Provides support and encouragement.

Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member938240 On 20th May 19 verified Verified student

The University of Glasgow provides a great student environment, with great staff and great facilities. The student societies are of a top class, and the four student unions provide both great help and great enjoyment. One of the only problems is the eduroam WiFi, which is often quite slow or disconnects easily.

Student Review: 5 /5
By member437644 On 3rd May 19 verified Verified student

Amazing study spaces and socials organised by various societies.

Student Review: 5 /5
By member537382 On 25th April 19 verified Verified student

Great university. Multinational

Student Review: 4.8 /5
By 050918member On 18th April 19 verified Verified student

Can't really fault this university! I love it and it was my best decision to come here. All the academic buildings are on a campus which is stunning! Yet it's still in the city so you get the best of both lives! The city has so much character and also has its green spaces! I was in the best flat and loved all my flatmates! I didn't realise it was free to Europeans (I'm from England) so it's very multicultural and so interesting! The library is 12 floors but sometimes you still struggle for a seat but it's got the best book selection ever! My only issue with the university is the organisation of the Psychology department!

Student Review: 1 /5
By member936813 On 28th March 19 verified Verified student

youd expect a place like this to not be filthier than the sewers. and the people arent much better.

Student Review: 1.8 /5
By member1136428 On 8th March 19 verified Verified student

I regretted attending this university.

Student Review: 5 /5
By member836190 On 20th February 19 verified Verified student

It's a pleasure to study here.

Student Review: 3 /5
By member535709 On 29th January 19 verified Verified student

There are to many students in this university, some classes have more than 200 students.

Student Review: 5 /5
By 050918member On 6th November 18 verified Verified student

Can’t fault it! There’s two unions which is great and a lot of societies! WiFi is perfect, not had a problem!

Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member834375 On 21st October 18 verified Verified student

What really makes this uni I feel is the library. Although it is often tight for space, the staff can really make your day. They always seem honestly happy to help with any problem you have. Coming in on a Sunday morning to write an essay for the next day (like I did this morning) is a pretty horrible thing to have to do, and getting a smile and being asked how your day has been by someone who actually seems interested really puts a smile on my face and motivates me. I can't recommend this university more.

Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member834106 On 12th October 18 verified Verified student

I did a masters in economics and was very disappointed. Very expensive, yet you don't get much back, level is kept extremely low to make most students pass. The business model seems to be built mostly on a good marketing scheme.

Student Review: 5 /5
By member933310 On 3rd August 18 verified Verified student

An incredible place filled with incredible people. Couldn’t recommend it highly enough

Student Review: 1.8 /5
By member533308 On 3rd August 18 verified Verified student

One star areas are just not something I looked into much to be honest. Unions are dirty buildings meant for undergraduates for the most part. The rest was decent. Great library.

Student Review: 5 /5
By member533058 On 24th July 18 verified Verified student

Glasgow law school is the 2nd best in the U.K. hahaha up you Oxford!!!!

Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member1333005 On 22nd July 18 verified Verified student

Love the uni. So much to do, everyone is lovely, great members of staff - both teaching staff and support staff.

Student Review: 3 /5
By member532997 On 22nd July 18 verified Verified student

A historically good university ruined first by its students, electing a pathetic rector, purely as a political gesture, wishing to censor free speech, and then the University Officials having a complete disregard for the heritage of the university and the surrounding area and demolishing a sizable ornate former infirmary block to throw up some glass monstrosity. It disappointed me more every year.

Student Review: 5 /5
By member1232993 On 22nd July 18 verified Verified student

An amazing place to study with awesome people and quality teaching

Student Review: 5 /5
By member1232924 On 19th July 18 verified Verified student

Friendly area, fantastic facilities, great place to experience Unversity life and study.

Student Review: 5 /5
By member1232907 On 18th July 18 verified Verified student

The whole university as a whole is a timeless location with great minds coming out from it and has been a crucial part of the Galasgow culture and life as a Glasgow Uni student is definitely at the top from great education facilities to great night life. There’s a lot for students to do in and out with the uni.

Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member832842 On 15th July 18 verified Verified student

Mostly old lecture theatres, hence quite uncomfortable benches and stuff. Just like old churches. Computer labs in Maths and Stats building and Boyd Orr building are good. Lots of cafeterias and coffee shops around campus, but not always easy to find! Very crowded in the 2017/2018 semesters due to a mistake where the uni accepted too many students.

Student Review: 5 /5
By member531723 On 23rd May 18 verified Verified student

The world best university. I like it too much. And inshAllah i have a plan for Master Degree in Electrical Engineering.There students are friendly and supportive.

Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member729633 On 11th January 18 verified Verified student

Very lovely historical University.

Student Review: 1 /5
By AS On 14th September 17 verified Verified student

Disgusting, disgusting, disgusting. The experience I had with this University left me humiliated and absolutely dejected. I was treated with so much rudeness from the staff members and unbelievable indifference for a potential student trying to explain that their online account does not work. The man from the complaints team seemed absolutely bored with his job which would explain why he hung up on me and BLOCKED my number. What kind of University allows the staff members to act in this manner....absolutely dissapointed. It is not worth it.

Student Review: 1 /5
By AS On 14th September 17 verified Verified student

Disgusting, disgusting, disgusting. The experience I had with this University left me sick to my stomach, humiliated and angry. I was with extreme rudeness from staff members and utmost indifference. It left me speechless how terrible they can be to potential students. I wish I had never signed up for this University.

Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member726874 On 25th June 17 verified Verified student

It's great to study at such an old university! Feels like I'm actually in Hogwarts!

Student Review: 3.8 /5
By MegHen97 On 15th April 17 verified Verified student

Can't complain, it's pretty standard

Student Review: 3.2 /5
By member1325185 On 18th December 16 verified Verified student

Library is the worst place on earth

Student Review: 5 /5
By member924795 On 23rd November 16 verified Verified student

Glasgow is number 1 in scotland

Student Review: 5 /5
By member824242 On 6th October 16 verified Verified student

So many cool societies, tailored to every interest!

Student Review: 4.2 /5
By xGavincross On 30th August 16 verified Verified student

No complaints, offer everything I can think of


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