University of Winchester Reviews

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

Stupid attendance policies when the students are the ones paying to be there

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.

Not a welcoming environment never enough support for courses and regularly changing content so that the tutors were confused meaning that each class were being given different information

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.

The campus is beautiful and all the facilities are within walking distance of each other. It’s a really friendly and supportive environment, and there are so many opportunities to be social and make friends. The lecturers are really approachable and friendly, and make you feel lseen and heard, and not just like a student number in the crowd.

Poor resourcing and lack of student and staff care. If the university put as much effort into actually helping people as they do into their marketing facade that they care then it might stand a chance.

Good course choice but shockingly low number of societies and clubs outside of sporting interests

A gorgeous campus, very helpful staff and despite it being a fairly small campus, they do a fantastic job especially when it comes to events at the student union! So many opportunities for all kinds of people and fantastic support network too!

There's is a really lovely, small and friendly environment at this university campus. The staff are all helpful and friendly too.

Winchester is a lovely place! The campus is beautiful and quite small which makes it hard to get lost! All on campus housing is within good distance of lectures. All facilities on campus are great! Very eco friendly and big on recycling - they even recycle gum! I'm proud to be a Winchester student.

Wasn’t the best in terms for disabled students even the lifts would constantly break down leaving students stuck in them. Not much was put in place for students who required help especially the wait for those with mental health issues. The WiFi was intermittent at best and would often not work for days which isn’t helpful for students during their dissertation period.

The fact that it’s not big makes the experience more special as you can always see at least one person around campus you know.

I am currently a student at Winchester University and I just love it. It has an amazing atmosphere and the services are fantastic.

Eduroam is awful WiFi! I am in my third year and currently live at home and commute, facilities are good for commuters. When in first year I lived in Queens student flats, you couldn’t call from your mobile inside the flat, flat block or sometimes even the courtyard out the front - in first year this led to me missing my food shop as I didn’t have signal, meaning I lost out on food and £40. I think it needs to be easier to get into clubs and societies, especially if you decide you want to start part way through a semester. I always felt awkward showing up to trials for societies. Student union isn’t bad - good places for food/drinks.

Small, safe uni where everyone knows everyone! Night life isn’t great but the uni is good

Good University experience overall

Lots of things to do at the Student Union and lovely campus

I love the campus and staff! Such a friendly environment and makes me more motivated to do well

Love the atmosphere but could do with better communication between societies and student union, also mental health services aren't great

Careers service is absolutely awful. Wifi drops out constantly. Always had issues with the wifi. The student union are alright but could listen to students more. The campus facilities are good, although automatic doors and lifts break all the time.

Awful management in every sense possible, unprofessional staff and those outside the arts are unfair on both the staff and students, minimising their opportunities, docking funding, and trying to cut down staff. And the staff in that department work hard

Good uni, they care about the students and the food is top quality. I feel safe walking around campus at night.

Range of societies is somewhat lacking, the student union doesn't host many events, internet is oftentimes slow. However the campus is very homely, good size without being too big.

A fantastic uni, that caters to all sorts, and makes everyone feel welcomed, and important.

A university with a brilliant lecture team but a horrible administration, when studying you feel as if you are there for a reason but bedside that you are constantly being degraded and threatened by credit control if you ever find yourself in a financial situation, with constant overlooking of your needs as a student and a lack of empathy; everything concerning the student union is lacklustre at best and the only half decent social activity involving the university is the societies which create great bonding, besides that food on campus is tasteless at its best yet cheap with many computer facilities however a lot of them not working at the best of times, academically a great university however administration wise it’s horrible.

It's been okay as a commuter I'm not really involved in society's wish there was more for commuters and this not on main campus

Staff are amazing especially Ana Azar

Poor SU. Bad prices, expensive housing options

Not the worst university there is but definitely not the best. Mental health is seen as an important part of university life yet the uni doesn't actually seem to do much to ensure the students feel okay

Lectures in the arts faculty work really hard

Overall university it’s amazing, looks wise at least. The teaching needs to be improved if it wants to continue accepting students, because I had a terrible experience over my three years at the uni with teaching. Wasn’t cared about at all, I only have 4 lectures overall and in my final year they still didn’t know my name, just shows how much effort they put in to their work.

Lecturer's don't give a care in the world. Paid £27,000 for powerpoints which I could've gone through at home. Their student services, whilst helpful is still very badly managed and needs work.

The best uni especially if you are international

Good campus with good variety of food venues. However, very poor student services, with little help for mental health - more needs to be done.

Most unhelpful, mentally draining university I’ve ever experienced. My mental health is in the toilet because of this uni and how poorly it handles it’s students. Avoid at all costs.

lovely campus, such a good support network and I love my course!