1,985 University of Plymouth reviews

My course is fairly small, which means that you get to know all of the students and lecturers really well, and know that there is always someone to there if you need them. If you have any issues at all, academic or otherwise, the lecturers are always there for you and will help in any way they can.

The halls were only a two minute walk to campus and the maintenance team were really helpful and friendly. I didn't love my housemates and was put in an all girls flat when I didn't ask for this, but apart from that it was good.

Some of the lecturers deliver interesting and helpful content and are reasonably available for contact/help, a few lecturers fall behind in both terms. I feel like more could be done when it comes to content for work and career opportunities.

Halls residence was quite expensive, but was reasonable as it included bills for gas and electricity, as well as providing equipments during outages. Some of the utilities and shared equipment would often be broken, but would be fixed after a reasonable time. Student life was horrible although, and I couldn't change that with the staff present.

I like blended learning but out of lectures contact is not great

My opinion may be biased due to the fact that over the course of my study, I have had to contend with online teaching cue to COVID restictions and the construction of the Engineering building which has been underway throughout the course of my study meaning I had extremely limited access to facilities. However, the staff have tried their best to compromise and still offer a fairly good standard of teaching, it was still not ideal however. Lecturers do seem to be helpful and are willing to offer advice and help. The standard of teaching was good at times and bad at others, sometimes I found myself self teaching as I couldn't easily follow what was being taught yet at other times I've had lecturers that explained things so well that I got it straight away.

I made the best fo living in Pilgrim halls. They are the typical bog-standard uni halls rooms, I was living with 8 others with en-suites. The rooms were small considering the prices we paid for them. The social life was great, there were many house parties however I never seemed to be disturbed by the (unless they were in my flat). Safety was good and security were generally keeping an eye out for student safety, we occasionally had a few bouts with the public but this is to be expected. The internet connection was very fast and there were plenty of plugs. I would reccomend doing what you can to make the rooms feel more homely as the combination of the small room dimensions and unforgiving carpet made it feel a bit prison-cell-like at times. The people I lived with were brilliant and I am still close friends with most of them 4 years down the line. Laundry is a scam, the circuit company that runs them charge extorsionate prices and sometimes malfunction, you will likely pay between £5-10 per wash which isn't feasible on a student budget. Loctaion was right nxto to the uni and therefor right next to the city and nightlife. We had a cleaner who would do a fair job every couple weeks, however we always tried to make an effort and not just leave it up to them. There was generally 2 cupboards, a fridge and freezer shelf for everyone in the kitchen.

The lecturers are really friendly and approachable. However, it could be argued that the course content could be adapted to be more appropriate to the subject. For example, in the first 6 weeks of first year we focused on 'professionalism' which could have been covered in 2 weeks and then learnt something else.

There is blending learning which makes it accessible and intriguing! The only downside is the locations for lectures:seminars are sometimes a big walk.

Personally Francis drake is one of the best accommodation in Plymouth. The location is right in the centre which makes lectures super accessible! The only downside is that for the price, the facilities aren’t the best, there are cheaper private accommodation with there own common areas.

I am still only in my first semester, but I already love this course. The content is challenging and does move very quickly, but there is plenty of support available to help when it's difficult. For example, there is the PALS scheme which allows first years to get support from students in the year groups above them. Teaching is mostly in-person (except for a few occasional online lectures). It involves both lectures and seminars, as well as clinical skills sessions. The lecturers are very approachable and are always happy to talk to you. Their lectures are engaging and interesting.

The material is not too bad to follow but the delivery could improve to make it more engaging.

Best: High contact hours meaning I’m getting the most out of my course and being able to spend valuable time with lecturers. Worst: Some general lectures can be quite repetitive (eg: careers, personal development etc.)

The course is very good, full-on to start with so we all get to know each other. I feel as though my teachers are very thorough with their teaching and I feel as though I am benefitting from it already.

The kitchen is very small and it's in a noisy location, and the heating is very loud. However, everything else works well, the cleaners are lovely, and it's cheap.