Kingston University

Doing a kingston uni degree at nescot college, course okay, bit of confusion about the modules, teachers never taught at this level before.

Really good variety of courses. Being able to do my degree on a different campus with different teaching approaches really benefited me and my classmates.

The General environment in and out of the campus feels very homely and safe. The atmosphere was always very calm and positive. There was also a lot of diversity

Kingston hill campus is a big yet compact campus with everything you need around the corner, all the buildings and facilities are very close to each other which creates a more social atmosphere.

Overall a good university. Big campuses and a variety of modules. Well educated teachers from the UK and abroad.

Facilities are great but lectures are terrible. Library acces and times are wonderful and so are lecture rooms but could improve with lectures.

The kingstoK hill campus is amazing and very well maintained. The facilities on the campus are appreciable. And study life is good.

Need more fresher events, bus service is really good, career services are good. The lecturers don't seem to enjoy teaching but facilities in lecture rooms are modern and high tech.

The university education system leaves a lot to be desired, however due to the high level of entrepreneurship at this university the students are forced to do things their own way often with little guidance

The campus itself is fantastic overall. The practicality of the building, the naming system for the buildings on campus, the availability of space for studying everywhere and the general location are amazing. My course, Biochemistry, is taught very well and has a great variety of learning paths, such as practicals, lectures, workshops and tutorials to help us gain knowledge in more than one way. Penrhyn Road’s student uninion is not that great, as our new one is under construction, but we have two pool tables and a fusball table. The SU tends to close early, at about 5:30/6pm and we pay £1 per pool game, which is unnecessarily expensive, given that most centrally locates universities provide plays free of charge. Albeit the university itself is fantastic, you can not deny that there is an omnipresent and passive-aggressive segregation amongst the students - groups of an ethnic background or of similar religion do not integrate well with other students. It can be difficult for those who aren’t good at making friends to find some, if they don’t fit in with a community - but fresher’s fair and the availability of societies can aid to combat that issue.

My university experience has been good, nearly finish now. I am in my final year and time has gone so fast.

School is wonderful but classes aren’t really well taught, mostly are just read off PowerPoints. The lecturers or professors rarely know how to take control of the room and first years don’t take the course seriously. Very little coursework which is both a pro and con. Not a massive support system and must pay to join a club or anything.

Campus facilities average but staff incredibly helpful and really approachable. A great student vibe with good sports clubs.

I’ve loved my time at University. I study mechanical engineering which is amazing fun. We get the chance to be practical whenever possible which I personally thrive on. The facilities for and engineering student are fantastic, with the flight simulator being my personal favourite. The union is very active, and with a desk at each campus they’re very easy to get in touch with. If you’re not on campus they’re very good at replying to emails and the website is easy to navigate.

I am currently studying adult nursing, I’m in my second year. I enjoy the session a lot, I really appreciate that the lectures are up on prior to the session it gives us a head start. I do not enjoy commuting there sometimes the 85 take very long

University definitely needs more structure for courses as timetabling has been messy. Some lecturers are good but are not very enthusiastic which doesn’t really help students. The sudden changes to the faculty and the lack of notifying students is poor. Overall the course needs better structure and not much support available for students. One positive is the campus it’s a good environment to be in and better than the others.

Kingston is a great university for all those looking to study in London and to be close to home. It's facilities are great and very welcoming. The only downfall is some of the lecturers as they don't really become very specific when it comes to certain assignments or projects. There should be a much better relationship between students and their lecturers. The Penryhn Road Campus is also full of great places to go to, such as the restaurant inside the University also known as The Picton and the Starbucks Coffee section in the canteen. Kingston could make great improvements if they made designated smoking areas for students that smoke instead of telling them don't come here or don't go there and they could also improve timetable accuracy on their app and also have a map that is well more detailed for the new students.

Campus is dated but relatively decent. Good size, not often too over crowded. Library is great though more PC access wouldn't go amiss. Film course feels somewhat lacking on facilities. The mid/high end cameras are more low/mid range and then the lights and sound stuff? Old and knackered for the most part, or relatively incompatible. Teachers are good at certain aspects though it feels as though they miss a large part of what makes filmmaking filmmaking and have seemingly limited experience- especially technically. Funding is definitely a huge limitation. Student union is pretty slamming. In a different campus but it's more or less what you'd expect. There's a lack of community compared to other universities I've visited but I think that may be the case for a lot of London universities. Honestly I've been quite lucky and haven't looked into any careers services, though I also don't remember them being mentioned so that's probably more poor organisation on my courses part. Overall I've had a good experience. Met great friends, had good times but there are also some fairly heavy downs. The course often feels unorganized and a few staff seem constantly confused and a couple just do not seem to know what they should know for people in their position. (Not really a part of this but rent is crazy expensive like yooohh. That's put a bit of strain on the course having to work to afford rent but hey, I'm sure a lot of people have to)