University of Winchester Reviews

Hard to rate because the campus has been closed, but the facility is amazing!

This university is a disgrace. If I could turn back time and go elsewhere I would. No detriment policy - to their credit, the 2019/20 policy was fair. But for 2020/21, in the WORST of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are given a measly two weeks self-certified extension, a few faculty extensions, and no leniency on dissertations and no way of protecting sliding grades due to illness, mental health, lack of resources or poor study environment. NO student support - ask any UoW student with any mental health struggles or disabilities and you'll get anecdotes about the horrendous treatment of the troubles confronted by these students, including being told that 'not everyone is disabled' when requested to KEEP THE LIFTS OPEN at night. Accommodation is rat-infested and the pipes are clogged, I was made to move out at 3am after a night in A&E because my bathroom had black mould and rat droppings. I cannot wait to graduate. This uni DOES NOT deserve your money.

I’ve not attended the university yet however have visited the campus and am very excited to start my course

Worst university to study at. It's very difficult being thrown into a subject that you've never known about or understood at all, to be expected to write a 2000 max word document and get a good grade. Not to mention that you can't understand the lecturer's accent. 9K a year for a foundation year, nothing connected to my course at all. Nice

great experience, love winchester and the staff, highly recommend if you like a quiet city!

Great uni. Really enjoyed time studying there

University is clean and very spacious however some of the management and course structure is poor

The university is a very warm and welcoming place which is useful for new and existing students alike

A nice place to study, smaller campus but buildings and grounds are well-maintained. Good class sizes.

careers not helpful... doing a history and American studies degree I was told by the careers just to work in museum when I actually want to be a lecturer...

Absolutely terrible experience with housemates, housing team/staff. Better hope you're lucky not getting terrible housemates because room transfers can take up to 3-4 weeks. Security is equally slow with complaints taking from 30 minutes to an hour to actually respond to. Utterly disgraceful

Campus is beautiful, and well laid out. Easy to find seminars/lectures as a freshers. Society’s are amazing and so is the student union, people are so genuine which makes the experience ten times better. However, major work is needed in the career services and pastoral care. people like me normally fall through the system and sadly it’s happened to me once again. I dont know who my personal tutor is and there has been zero contact between them and me throughout both semesters.

I believe Winchester used to have a great reputation, and when visiting the campus and studying there, you can still sort of see why in the lively looking campus, amazing facilities such as being able to rent camera equipment and ordering new books for the library for free, but it lacks any sort of passion or selectivity in its candidates. Every single person I saw in my interview was accepted into the course, many of which I didn't understand why. Many made it clear they were only coming to university to take 3 years off of starting their adult life, and lacked any care for the practise they were participating in. I can tell the lecturers shared my annoyance at this, with many lacking care and effort when teaching their subject. And why would they care? They don't seem to be paid enough, and they don't have a fully willing audience. I hope the university decided to exchange its ploy to get as much income as possible for selecting students who genuinely care about their subject.

I loved my time at Winchester uni!! The tutors for my course were amazing and really believe in you. You get treated like an adult and respected like an individual. Would highly recommend!!!!

Great uni, studion Union is too packed and cramped on nights out so puts me off going. Library is great but would be better if it was abit bigger with more independent study rooms but again that’s abit picky. Overall I really enjoy uni.

Great place to study. The Health and Social Care course is brilliant.

Great city and campus. Have loved every minute of being here. The Wi-Fi connectivity could use some work.

The town is nice, nights out are okay however there are only 3/4 Places to hang out and the security in town are all very angry and aggressive towards the students. Basically everyone I know has been grabbed and thrown out of somewhere in town, they leave bruises The campus is okay however the food around campus is not very nice and is very overpriced. The uni really try to focus on promoting mental health awareness and support, however when I went to talk to the uni about my issues they just told me “it’s not the end of the world” and make me feel like an idiot The housing/security are really strict. If you step a foot out of line they will most likely evict you (it happens a lot) There is also absolutely no where to park on campus or even in the town through the weekdays (if the uni notice you parking on campus, they will assure to fine you asap) Overall, you’re defnitely better off going to a bigger, nicer, more friendly city uni- I wish I did! 1/10 would not recommend

I adored my time at the University of Winchester. The campus/facilities are beautifully designed and really helpful, and easy to navigate. There are a huge range of societies to choose from, and the internet is quite reliable. Student services are helpful and effective, although some areas do need improvement. Overall, the years I spent at this university were the best of my life.

Amazing experience at a wonderful university. Great teaching and life lasting memories.

The university is good and has many different options for sports and furthering language skills

The university is good and has many different options for sports and furthering language skills

it’s okay, pretty place with lots of walking to do nightlife is pretty dead but go off

Excellent university that offers plenty of support relating to mental health.

With it being a small Uni, its easy for the lectures to remember you and give you the help you need, but unfortunately the higher ups seem to have their priorities in making money rather than helping students

I am studying a MSc in Applied criminology, the lectures and the slides lack a lot of information and support and a lot are duplicates of those used at undergraduate level. The lectures are reluctant to provide additional support when asked for. Issues with certain lectures are always dismissed and allowed to continue. I would not choose to go back to Winchester if I had the chance

Great university that offers a lot of support to its students.

Overall the uni is very good. Some of the facilities e.g. some toilets are a bit grim and need to be updated. More vegan options on campus especially in student union.

My first time living away from home and can’t thank the people enough. They are truly amazing people who I adore and are making my time at university the best!

My academic experience has been good overall. Quality of staff members is mixed but most have been helpful and approachable. I have been particularly impressed with my course leader for politics for solving issues and as an engaging lecturer. The course can be repetitive and sometimes either too uninspiring or leaps to complex territory, but at least half the modules are engaging and interesting and assignments have largely considered student preferences. The uni has a good range of recreational and social facilities for a small uni. In a fairly small and quiet town, this counts. Although, while I haven’t felt affected, the modest size of the library has been limiting for some but I’ve found accessing online resources quite straight forward. My experience has been fairly consistent but there is some dissatisfaction felt by fellow students. Upper management has been questionable for the past year in particular leading to strikes and protest from staff and students.

I love Winchester Uni, the campus is very compact so you never have to walk far to get anywhere. And it’s so close to town.

This review is mainly based from my experience ( and some people felt the same). The course I was on was badly organised since they were constantly changing elements. It was very hard to keep up with the changes. The lectures I went to felt that that they didn’t want to engage the students as it wasn’t very practical and almost felt like a waste of time to go. On Week 2 of being there, they decided to announce that they didn’t have PCs for a computer based course and some of us (including me) had to buy our own laptops, which were expensive, to run the programs we needed. There are good elements that they are achieving, I found that I could get help easily for mental health issues and work issues. They gave me a lot of advice. Furthermore, they supported me when I decided to leave. They have a amazing library with all kinds of books and research materials. The internet and WiFi is quick. The courses do vary so some are better that others, make sure to get all the information.

Loved my time at uni; best three years of my life

An amazing place to live and work!

Campus is beautiful and has been updated and improved in the last year. Students union is incredibly good and provides excellent events and opportunities for students.

The campus at Winchester is small, homely and beautiful. The uni campus largely has really good facilities but they are expanding the number of students and so facilities are becoming stretched. The union bar has really weird and short opening hours. But largely the campus and facilities are good. Student services are really helpful and supportive as well as having a really good academic skills department which I have found very valuable. The teaching is amazing and interesting on my course. It is a small course and the lecturers know everyone by name and we have a good relationship with them. They have been incredibly supportive with both academic and pastoral issues. I would highly recommend Winchester. It is a very supportive and homely uni with great facilities and opportunities. The city itself is old and beautiful. Although it doesn't have the best nightlife, Southampton and Eastleigh are close enough for going out.

Started off great in first year with a brilliant student union but by 3rd half the faculty had been scrapped, no teachers and no student union.

Small university with a personal feel

Amazing I love the university of Winchester I’m a first year doing maths and it’s had its ups and downs but the uni as a whole has been amazing and wouldn’t want it any other way. -mason

Such a fab uni! Would defo recommend

I have loved my time at Winchester, everyone is friendly and the staff are lovely too. I have never had a problem with the facilities

An okay uni, teaching could be better as well as staff organisation and communication. Not worth the money in my opinion

University as a whole is great but the SU club needs expanding desperately as it is struggling to keep up with the increasing student volume.

The uni is focused more on how it looks as an establishment than it does the people actually studying here. The faculties are unorganised and chaotic, things are regularly lost and it is left to the students to resolve. The security at the student union are awful, they use their power to push people about, don’t actually care for the safety of students and just discard anyone who may actually be vulnerable. The counselling and mental health services are basically non existent and not even worth mentioning.

Campus is beautiful and has pretty much everything you would need but is small and very hilly. NO PARKING at all around the uni unless you have a permit which is really hard to get. Very difficult if thinking about commuting. Luckily I was given my first choice of accommodation at West downs, and despite none of my flat mates leaving their rooms to socialise I really enjoyed my time there. The rooms are a lot bigger than Burma and the village is a lot more attractive and allows you to be more sociable due to the large windows and grass areas with bbq pits. However if your course takes place on the main campus, be prepared for the hill back to your room. Good range of societies but felt if you weren’t really good at a sport you weren’t given much of a chance to take part. The SU offered loads of events during freshers and holds around 2/3 events each week, while offering jobs to students. When the WiFi worked it worked well, but found it was constantly disconnecting.

The campus is very nice but small. The lectures of often interesting and run well, I have no problems with the course. However student services care very little for the students treating them as nuisances, even if they really need help. I know many students that the university has failed and have now dropped out as a result, this can range from not helping with mental health issues to failing to punish sexual assaults even when caught on cctv. The university’a zero tolerance policy towards drugs and criminal offences is anything but, resulting in a £50 fine in extreme cases, this had lead to people feeling unsafe in the university halls and around campus after they have reported issues to the university.

Great place, helps a lot and cares about the individual.

My first year had been amazing due to the amazing campus and facilities, it also down to the amazing people I have met on my course!

The university does have many positive attributes but they need to improve on certain facilities, for example, their mental health facilities

The staff and facilities at the university have been amazing, very social campus and great atmosphere.

Just finished first year and the uni have been great. Like when I broke my arm and couldn’t do my exam they were helpful about it.

Very nice campus and library. Too many smokers inn non-smoking areas

I’ve just finished first year at Winchester and I’m enjoying it

Would not go here again and would not recommend

As a second year going into third year I can say that I’m not looking forward to going back as I know I can expect the same. It’s been poor from the start, poor communication and poor course I guess. Told at the start of second year that we can go to our lecturers anytime for help and support followed by we will only be here for you when it’s convenient for us i.e. working day hours which is pathetic. Don’t know what I’m paying 9 grand for and definitely wouldn’t pay anymore than 3 at this point. Work ethic of some lecturers is little to non existing which really ruins the course not just the module.

Unbelievably overpriced SU, mental health service is a joke, the societies make the uni experience far better but the uni are running themselves into the ground. Accepting more students but no space to place them forcing some freshers to pay £7,000+ for accomodation they never asked for. I know it is winchester but still, the prices are crazy compared to pretty much all other unis in terms of accomodation, shop prices & bar prices. My faculty was very good but I am aware of others who struggle to competently communicate and some which are simply not taught well enough due to staff attitudes. Its a bit of a shambles.

3 years have gone by so quick however have enjoyed every minute of seeing the campus every day! Doing dance means that I was able to use the dance studios nearly everyday making the most of the huge space to dance in. Have made some amazing friends through my course and the rounders society!

Meh, they are getting rid of most of our lecturers in the arts department so we are f*****.

3 years ago I would have given this university a much higher rating. However, the increase in student intake has a NEGATIVE impact and is heavily felt. The library and other work spaces are far too overcrowded with 0 spaces available throughout the day and the closer you get to deadlines (when you need to use these facilities) the less room there is. As a commuter, arriving at ridiculously early times to achieve a space is not feasible. Appointments for student services are far and few between, resources are not as available as they say they are. Waiting list of a month for some. Lecturer quality is hit and miss, some are fantastic whereas some are .... questionable. General lack of capability to reply to emails. Claim to care for the environment and they do have recycling bins on sites for coffee cups etc but are currently spending MILLIONS on a new building whilst asking lecturers to take voluntary severance due to lack of funding available. Something not quite adding up ....

Some rooms are unavailable for disabled pupils because of stairs etc. Student union is never really busy enough to enjoy, capacity seems to be very low at all times.

Love going to Winchester uni. Such a great atmosphere, beautiful campus and friendly staff and students

The course was boring and unprepared 2 lecturers got fired for being awful

Winchester is a wonderful university with a variety of societies and activities to take part in ranging from swimming to quidditch! The music centre particularly is excellent and student services are so helpful and kind. The student union may not be the biggest but it’s one of the safest and the summer ball was amazing. Theres nowhere else I’d rather be.

Nice campus but really expensive accommodation and the gym is so small for the amount of students!

Physically, everything’s fine. Nice campus, accommodation is ridiculously expensive (as expected), fun SU etc. However, there’s an atmosphere of ‘not our problem’. I did my undergrad and masters at winch (winch offers a 50% deal off on masters if you do an undergrad with them), and studied in both the arts and business faculties. The mental health services are a joke. A 3 month wait for an assessment and then 5 sessions

Overall it’s a good uni, I’ve just finished first year and I can’t fault that much. One thing that is particularly annoying is the internet but it’s not a big deal, there is nothing about the uni that I could say was terrible.

Best time of my life, the uni supported me in every way they could whenever I needed them. Incredibly welcoming, very friendly and always helpful.

Love the uni, great facilities and great people. Had some wonderful experiences and love everything about the area.

The campus is easily accessible with many clubs and society’s

I have no complaints about the university ! I’m really enjoying my time here, especially the new physiotherapy course ! Keep up the good work!

The university of Winchester is more like a family than a university. With brilliant Lecturers and fun students nights out, why go anywhere else?

A pleasant time with friendly faces but make sure you pick your friends and stick with them to the end.

Great focus on student intrests

The facilities are great and the courses are interesting. However with it being a smaller uni they need to improve the student union to fulfil everyone’s best uni experience possible. Also West Downs Student Village has horrible water and the showers are disgusting with black mould.

Lush uni and great campus. Societies can be elitist but that's the same as anywhere else! Overall a great university to attend with plenty of great events and facilities.

Events cost a lot to attend ie, sports awards, summer ball and even have to pay a lot for graduation. But the academic facilities, resources and support is good. With my course (journalism) where we don't have a lot of contact hours, we do most of our work independently, but the resources we are given to help us and the people we meet make my course worth it. And the way it is structured works because it prepared us for the industry we're going into.

An absolutely amazing place to study and start your next chapter

The uni itself is a nice small uni and classes are never massive. Nice for those who don’t want to have to be in a room with hundreds of people at a time. However, my course has not been helpful with marking and student services very rarely actually help to improve grades.

Good University for those who are part of a society but poor night life

As an international student, the university has really been engaged in my well-being throughout my first year.

Winchester is a lovely place to live and the university is as good as you make it.

Student services and mental health services are extremely poor. SU doesn’t do much to change or help any issues. The dean and faculty of arts is helpless. Funding is being cut more and more. The town is pretty boring and everything is expensive

In our third week we were attacked by another student on university grounds, they refused to remove him from the university and their lack of action led to him not being sent to prison as the courts saw the lack of action as complacency.

i have had a lovely time at UOW

Small campus which instantly makes you feel comfortable. However, it needs more study spaces. Sports teams are huge whilst other societies struggle to keep going. A really good and modern SU but the vault needs to be expanded to accomodate the growing number of students. Brilliant and very helpful careers service if you choose to use them and decent internet and wifi.

Very small, kind of antisocial. Not very multi cultural. Boring. Good that it’s small though because it’s easy to find places. Not much to see or do and is only good for about 4 of the courses so I’ve heard. Film course is not good hence why I’m trying to go to a different university to do a more art based course

The University of Winchester is undoubtably falling short when it comes to being a desirable and interesting university. Although a few union events are made they are repetitive and become a students worst nightmare after a while. The halls are mixed with some being new and updated whereas others are falling apart and should not be lived in (especially for the price charged). After three years at the university I have never received a single hint of help on future careers. The university needs a serious update - instead of spending money on new things try to update the things already in place.

Awful, mental health only taken seriously if the person has a learning difficulty. Staff are horrible apart from my supervisor. They got the name of my course wrong for graduation dates.

Have basically been conned into a degree that has no budget and is not what it was sold as. They’ve even given us fake stats about where our money goes and the dean has tried to get free labour over summer from a group of us. Genuinely considering a law suit.

Brilliant, very well supported. My course is organised and exciting- physiotherapy is the best

Brilliant university! Lecturers are fantastic!

Great university, very supportive

Needs more shops on campus and better events

Everything is close together and accessible, has everything you need and is only 10 minute walk from the city centre

This uni has been my home for the last 3 years and when I say home I mean I as such. It’s supportive, comfortable and very clean. I love it here so much that I’ve chosen to stay for another. I don’t think this uni gets the credit it deserves. No one can ever do enough for you especially the student services and programme leaders. When things get tough or life throws you a curve ball the uni are there to help you on your feet again and achieve. Thank you Winchester uni

Lovely new campus with lots of new facilities and tech. Amazing opportunities throught the careers service and the student services help team. Lovely place to be, everyone is always friendly and warm.

So far I have had an amazing experience at Winchester the social aspects as well as educational have exceeded my expectations.

Terrible experience, expensive food and wouldn’t recommend

I had brilliant experience with the careers service, and they will help you even after you leave the university.

Student services is great at the university

The actual campus is nice, although very VERY hilly

unprepared for courses and unprofessionalism when dealing with students enquiries and assignments

A brilliant place. Better than I ever expected it to be. Highly recommend going there to study.

Staff didn’t care about you. Not a lot of opportunities to get involved with things.

There is a lack of newer and relevant books in the Winchester library for Marketing. Disabled/additional support is very inconvenient and doesn’t offer alternate locations for 1-1 learning sessions making them hard to attend

Where to begin... My lecturers are for the most part fine. The campus is fairly nice but the buildings advertised are nothing like the ones you will actually use. The student unions events are useless and revolve around basic boring nights out at an overpriced SU bar with awful music and have never seemed to put on a live music event despite advertising. My housing situation probably sums it up most I ended up having to live alone in a house for two months because of an error made by the university. Clubs and societies, there are plenty most of them uninteresting there are classics like rugby football etc I joined busking society for music and felt totally alienated very quickly no one even bothered to learn my name except a couple people. The internet works what else can be said Overall I’d say don’t bother even if they give you an unconditional.

Fantastic community. I am finishing my final year and I will never regret choosing winch

This uni has allowed me to become the real version of me and I will always be grateful

I enjoy every minute I spend at university both academically and socially, everything the University of Winchester offers is different and fun and I can’t wait for my final year to start.

Amazing uni! The campus is beautiful the lecturers are fantastic. They do so much to make sure the students get what they want out of their uni experience! Couldn’t have picked a better uni to go to!

Winchester is a great uni, it cares about its individuals and really does try to cater for everyone. If you need something, they’ll do their best to help you out.

I haven't got a bad thing to say. They've been 100% supportive in getting me through, student services is amazing, staff throughout the uni work together to make uni an enjoyable experience and to get you through your studies. The management on the uni whether it's security, halls or food outlets is faultless. They've gotten me through a lot, regardless of the problem. So glad I came here.

Lovely modern campus with all the facilities and resources you'll need. You genuinely feel taken care of at this university, the staff are all very kind and they treat you as an adult, not a child or a number. Winchester itself is a beautiful city, perhaps not the best for a night out (the one nightclub might not be for everyone), but it has plenty of lovely pubs and Southampton (which has many more nightclubs) is only a short journey away. Not to mention The Vault (basically a student union club) which always has events on. You feel like a member of a big family here, which is welcoming and great to be part of.

Clean campus, WiFi in house ALWAYS drops out, student nights are pretty rubbish constant Disney themed nights are NOT FUN.

The campus is beautiful and it’s all pretty much in one place, so you can easily walk to all parts of campus. Winchester has a really friendly and supportive environment and there are so many opportunities to be social and make friends.