I chose the uni for its location and the variety of arts courses and I stand by my decision that Gloucestershire is best for those looking for green spaces and creative freedom. The locals are less friendly than other towns however and this definitely puts a dampener on the nightlife. My course and lecturers are very supportive of any health/disability requirements and are respectful of pronouns. I will say there could be improvements to the level of interaction between societies and new students: I heard little about just how many societies there are and the confusion of both that and how to sign up made them seem less approachable. Similarly, there is little explicit information about and interaction with the students union

The course leader is an absolute hero and works harder than anyone I've met before to keep each years schedules organised and varied. I'm also really pleased with how much this course pushes students to find industry work/contacts while still studying. I think that there could be more tutor contact time to allow students to properly open up about any concerns they might have, and the equipment and studio facilities have been very limited lately due to staff shortages

The room allocation was great as I was put with people very similar to me. There was plenty of green spaces which is why I chose the campus and I also felt safe on campus (being far from pittville, didn't have to deal with many loud drunk Freshers). However, the maintenance team where pretty slow to solve issues, more than once not showing up at all. My room's colour theme was also a Very vivid orange which, being autistic and sensitive to light and colour, caused quite a few headaches.

Facilities are great. Staff are lovely. I don’t particularly feel like I’ve had enough sessions involving facilities. Would’ve liked more sessions in the printing rooms, and also collaborating on projects with other subjects e.g graphic design/ fine art / fashion / illustration

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Love the flat size (10 people) and 4 floors. You meet loads of new people. The campus is beautiful - near a pond and very rural. Kitchen is way too small for 10 and is hard to encourage people to clean