University of Portsmouth Reviews

It’s alright. Lit nights out nice people

The campus is close together, leading everywhere to be within walking distance — even university halls, which is a great help. The clubs and societies I have attempted to join aren’t great — I was ignored as a new member as I was quiet, which led to me not returning. The union is fantastic, and their bar and support services are brilliant. I haven’t focused on the Careers Service too much, but the connections I made with the Well-being Centre were not strong and ultimately disappointing. The WiFi is just fine.

You're in for a wild ride going to University of Portsmouth. You will love it. And you will learn, too!

Not an experience I wish I went through to be completely honest. Left without a qualification in the end, after ALL that. Got boring in the end with many having an obsession regarding lone mothers. And a constant focus and attack on lone mothers. Very strange as we were not taking a line patent course

A range of study areas available for all students! Library has a wide variety of accessible academic resources that help in academic studies

The facilities are ok. Caters basically to needs.

Best decision of my life coming here. It has really shaped me as a person and I love every minute. Not looking forward to leaving.

Great facilities and help with things such as careers, studying abroad, help with your course etc.

Gave basic 3 star as not used much there

I like my university - it has many facilities,which are built just for anything you need.there are also many clubs and societies,some of which have a tax to be paid in order to enter a specific society.The Wifi also stops sometimes,but for a short time.

My daughter attended this university very disappointed with the support she received. They literally were not interested in any problems she had. She decided to transfer after the first year and they constantly gave her incorrect information. The accommodation was awful her room was full of damp, her shower leaked and you could smell weed everywhere. She wanted to transfer because she was dreadfully homesick and her tutors didn't care. The lectures were awful and compared to her college lecturers they fell short and lacked knowledge. She was told to withdraw after her exam in May but then they said she withdrew early so couldn't receive credits for her hard work. She was given no guidance on essays or her exam. When she required a reference her tutor could not remember her even though she had taught her on many occasions. I would never recommend this university do not be fooled by the open days as they give no academic or emotional support. On the plus she met some amazing friends.

Amazing university and not stuck on a campus somewhere out the way, it's spread across Portsmouth - the densest city in the UK and the UK's only Island city.

Portsmouth has catered for everything students need. The student services are amazing they are very prompt and helpful.

Good uni everything close together and provides good opportunities for people

The facilities are fine, the wifi is good but that's pretty much all that is in Portsmouth! No one cares about the students - they are walking money for the university. Everything is very chaotic, there is no communication between departments. The BA courses are kind of alright, although you find tutors who have been out of the industry for 30 years and who teach you about it or who don't have an idea how to work with a certain equipment and you end up studying everything from youtube tutorials and books you buy, because in the library it is all taken or does not exist. The library is extremely small and always packed, same for any other building. It is a competition to find a space to sit and a plug with electricity is another level of hardness. The courses are with the same structures for years, no new things added ever. My advice is to NOT GO to study a Master's degree there in any case! Worst experience ever!!!

AMAZING!! I've really enjoyed my time here. Everything is so close and it's lovely to go to the beach on a nice day.

Portsmouth is a very small city. The halls I stayed in were run down and cramped. The uni is also spaced out over the city so we were constantly moving from building to building for each class. The nightlife was good however there is very limited places to go to. Overall I wouldn’t recommend Portsmouth as anyone’s first choice as there is so many better equipped places to study.

Was impressed with the open day so decided to commit to Portsmouth , while most people at uni seemed to have a great time- I didn’t. I’d say it was the worse year of my life Don't get me wrong; I did have some good times and meet some good people too, but overall it wasn’t a good experience and nowhere near as good as it makes itself out to be

great business school with a lot of help provided by the business department, the student union is great too as they are always insisting to help students with any confusions.

Would I say Portsmouth is the best university? It's great, for the most part. The lessons and tutors are great and very helpful. The university itself? Not so much. If you have a problem, they don't help you at all really. Me and a friend had a problem with our timetables which they ignored all year. So not the best at getting help for things like that.

University is awesome and have no regrets coming here

Big city campus but easy to find everything, easy to walk around. Portsmouth is big on societies and the union. Great student city

su bar doesnt do many events, but has lots of competition, all the uni buildings are really good with a high standard of technology

Good uni and services on offer, really good sport and help with finding a job

The University does not have enough accommodation for the amount of students they have, I and many others didn't get into halls for our first year and it really separates you from the University community. The clubs and bars in Portsmouth are below average speaking as someone who comes from Brighton and the Library is so packed that you're unable to study there and the University doesn't supply much study space for when exam season comes around. Would not recommend

There is no better place to spend your university years. Sitting down on Southsea Common or the beach with a barbecue is severely missed. I left Pompey Uni over 3 years ago, but driving past that Spinnaker on the M325 still feels like I'm going home again.

Had an amazing 3 years at Portsmouth university. The student halls were very basic but mostly in a great location, next to the shops and nightlife and had friendly community to it was easy to make new friends with flat mates and neighbours. In the Summer it was great to be able to live near the sea, everyone heads down to the beach to have bbqs or play football. Lecturers all very helpful, course fairly interesting.

So much support from lecturers and other departments (purple door/placement office). Accommodation is the only problem, halls are very expensive especially for students (the loan doesn't cover the cost) and lots of the private accommodation is practically inhabitable. I would suggest looking sooner rather than later if you want a decent house for an okay price.

On paper the University of Portsmouth looks and sounds great. However, you do feel very lost when you start off there. Along with communication being a BIG issue. I wouldn't recommend this uni as most people I know there either are unhappy or have dropped out or considering.

All in all a great university, very vibrant and diverse with lots of opportunities, the only negative it that the library is not big enough for this very popular university so it's a pain in the arse to find any where to sit!

The hall management looks down on students and are not very friendly. The staff of the dining room is quite friendly, especially the ladies who always try to make sure that the hungry students get what they need. The quality of the food is not that great, especially the vegetables. They have a lot of desserts, over 7 choices of donuts and other fatty things. Wish they spend more money on proper vegetables and cook them well. The pantries on the floors are comparable with just a plain table and a smallest microwave ever. Every floor is carpeted and they don't clean the carpet very often. It's feels like a prison, because they also claim to do room checks and already assume that we violate their rules. I do not recommend this hall.

Great university, amazing location

The university is great, although the campus is in need of some development.

I loved my time at university! It changed me as a person, prepared me for the future and I've never looked back!

Only ever received help or assistance from any staff

Only a 1st Year brilliant uni. If you do work on the cloud expect it to cut out midnight for a couple of minutes. Lift in James Watson intermittently works now which is a bummer. But as a whole love everything else.

University facilities are of a good standard although I would like to see a wider menu at the Students union.

Love my course and the buildings, the societies only bother with you for the first week then lose interest same as the union, really lovely people though, everyone is friendly and the lectures etc are all so well paced. Love it here.

A great university, widely regarded as one of the most fun places you can be educated. Not only is it fun but it's a great city to live in for three year, with such a dense population there is a real sense of community amongst the locals, student and everyone together.

Could use more pool tables and live music.

The legendary union is a distant memory. There is no career opportunities although Purple door claim to help. The societies were intolerable.

I live my uni, especially the city. My course is great and the staff are very helpful There could be many improvements but I understand it is a new uni and space limited

Portsmouth uni is brilliant! Best life decision i made

Great. The atmosphere is amazing and there is so much to do. Amazing range of societies and clubs

Everything is close together, loads of shops and there are always people to help. Lots of things to do and the uni bus is free!!!

So far I have enjoyed being a student here. There's a close knit community at the uni, and I've made some amazing friends so far.

The union is great. Spend all your time there. Never leave

Join a society. It doesn't matter which one. But lacrosse is the best one.

Great university with a great social life

up and coming, lacking in some departments

The University is really flourishing and is going up the rankings every year. with all the world class facilities and investments it is obvious why Portsmouth is such a great University to study at

Really fantastic lecturers and placement opportunities.

Best experience of my life, couldn't have wished for a better university

I loved my first year accommodation which cements my opinion that Portsmouth was the right university to go to, it's easy to settle in and make friends and I love my course!

Amazing university! I would recommend to everyone :)

A very good atmosphere From fellow students and from lecturers

The union made my first year amazing with both freshers, refreshers and basically the whole year round!

Couldn't ask for a better uni with incredible experiences, lecturers and facilities. The best choice I ever made

Best experience , lovely city and university

During my 3 years I have met, been taught by and worked beside so many great people. You can see how the university is focused on its students, constantly improving to provide the best experience and teaching.

Great area, unforgettable socials

Relatively a good university for my undergrad course; top 30 in UK for it. Next to the seaside so the ocean breeze is a good thing. Windy and not too cold like other inland UK cities.

The uni has a very friendly vibe to it, and there is loads of places to study quietly, the clubs and societies and very fun.

Had loads of help when needed, good facilities, really enjoyed being part of the au.

Very best modern university in United Kingdom.

Excellent facilities such as the new library. A wide range of awesome societies which means there's something for everyone. An all round amazing Uni!

Everything is high class and of great quality

couldnt have picked a better uni-amazing location/career help/facilities/people, especially the societies!

Friendly, laid back, full of resources and enthusiastic lecturers, awesome nightlife, beach and leisure facilities, free bus that runs very regularly, optional seminars so you can further your learning, great library full of journals, books, maps and archives. Overall just awesome, love it!

A fantastic university to be in! Thoroughly enjoy my time there, great communication with the lecturers, great research facilities and the Student Union is helpful and very friendly!

It's the best experience that a student can have.

Portsmouth uni is awesome, the sports societies and clubs are a great way of meeting loads of people! Everything about the university is great

Wonderful city .Great nightlife and seafront .

Portsmouth is a fantastic higher education institution that offers everything a student could need and more.

Brilliant uni with great staff and citylife. Would love to see further improvment of sports facilities

Supportive staff, kind employees, great number of societies, opportunity for work at open day and excellent facilities

Awesome uni, awesome people. Facilities are up to scratch

Great university, wonderful city and I would recommend to anybody! Halls of residence options are awesome. The whole experience is one everyone should take part in :)

An outstanding university with good facilities and career opportunities.

Really enjoyed the societies. The facilities are also extremely good

After living my whole life in France I decided to spend a year at the University of Portsmouth.. Honestly the best decision I have made. I don't think I will be living in France any time soon !

The facilities at this university are not up to scratch. The staff on my particular course are not very helpful either

University don't prove anything for £9000. We have to pay extortionate printing costs. They don't invest in sport at all. Computer facilities are not enough in terms of numbers. Lecturers are good however