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University location and campus are great but the rest bellow average.
Good uni
Teaching staff are brilliant. Some facilities are rather dated, however, the university is in the process of refurbishing which is good. Campus parking is too expensive. Food offered in the university is good quality but rather expensive.
Communication between students and any given department is rough at times with really inconsistent and long wait times for responses. Only being able to email and not call certain departments adds to it. Also international students get scammed big time.
Stirling is located right between Glasgow and Edinburgh which is very convenient when wanting to go out and do fun things. The city is beautiful and easily accessible by walking and/or taking public transportation. Overall, the curriculum is solid, but I feel like my program specifically is lacking face to face communication with staff and faculty. However, we have raised these concerns and they are slowly being addressed. I wish there were more open places to sit and study throughout the academic buildings as Campus Central is often crowded throughout the entirety of the day. Students and staff are mainly friendly and will provide assistance to you when you ask.
I think the setting of the university is great and it makes it more relaxing sometimes. However, sometimes it can be that the university seems disorganised, and we can be unaware of what is expected of us, or where to find the work needed, especially since COVID and being online.
There is great opportunity to discuss with competent lecturers and students from various backgrounds, ethnicities, and cultures. The bad side, there is limited accommodation makes it difficult for students. The university should provide support for off-campus accommodation, so that when the on-campus accommodation is full, students get a decent choice of accommodation outside the campus.
The sports facilities are great, nice to have a rural feel. Many students on my course were underprepared and inexperienced. Huge cohort of overseas students. Felt like the university took them on for money rather than ability. No one was prepared, many times the lecturer would ask a question and I was the only one to have done any reading. English often poor, made for challenging group discussions where I felt I was more explaining things than learning
