University College London

Reviews

Anonymous

The campus for my halls was great, only a 10 min walk from the unis and was cleaned basically everyday day. The facility's where my course takes place has it's own library which is great, but one thing lacking is the water fountains... take at least 5 mins to fill each bottle. The course I'm on, social science, ha only been running two years so everything is very relevant and topical which I love. You can really make the degree your own and study what you are intrested in. I am yet to use the careers service but get emails from them all the time on advice and any upcoming job offers

Anonymous

The campus is a very beautiful place all over kings cross area, it's very big with many buildings. Some of them are brand new with many facilities for example law school but some others are very old for example school of pharmacy. The main campus is imposing and student union organises interesting activities there. Professors are very willing to help. Student union offers great opportunities for jobs, volunteering and social activities.

Anonymous

Currently I am studying Architectural and Interdisciplinary course and I love my course. The choices and opportunities that you get is amazing. This year's field trip was in Venice where I was beyond inspired by architecture and installations, especially at the biennale.

Anonymous

Beautiful building with motivated lecturers who work closely with you. Right in the centre of London, there is never short of things to do. Career services and union can be more organised, there are sometimes conflicting schedules and also inclusivity could be improved especially among the locals and minority groups. Syllabus is a tad eurocentric but is slowly beginning to adapt. Facilities wise is mainly academic, but due to proximity to many outdoor areas, there is never a shortage of sporting activities, but it is hard to join more than one sport competitively without background knowledge as most trainings fall/clashes on Wednesday. However the non-sporting clubs and societies can be more organised.

Anonymous

Fantastic faculty and research opportunities. They've got great connection and support for students. Truly the best!

Anonymous

I love the campus because of how it is integrated within the city of London. The administration aspect of the university however is lacking and is not always super helpful.

Anonymous

The university has many great things to offer such as the academic literacy centre for improving you assignments; the careers centre that offers help for all kinds of things like job applications, building a personal statement, applying for postgraduate courses. Only negative thing to say it that the campus is huge and it can be difficult to find around when you are going to a lecture. It can be a bad thing that it's so big because you don't feel this connected community of students.

Anonymous

The University has a great variety of things to offer. It has a academic literacy centre to get help for you assignments, it has a careers centre that offers very good help for all kinds of things related to job application and course applications. Also, it has a student union that have many different societies and offers so many things for students. The only negative thing I can say it that the campus is huge and it's sometime difficult to find a lecture when it's not in your main institute. There is probably so many sides of UCL that I haven't discovered yet and unfortunately a year will not be enough to explore all the great things it entails.

Anonymous

I love the city campus that's at the centre of a ton of bars, restaurants and fun things to do. The main uni is beautiful and the buildings are very historical. My course is hectic but I have the friendliest lab who are always willing to help.

Anonymous

Overall a great uni which provides many opportunities regardless of degree. Students are friendly, lecturers usually want to help challenge your ability, and tutors are of assistance when required. Over-population has become a big problem for the uni's lack of resources and facilities.

Anonymous

The facilities are good, nice lecture theatres and seminar rooms. The modules are overall well-organised, most of them are interesting, although it would have been nice to have more choices in the modules

Anonymous

The campus is located in the middle of London and is exciting and close to many great places such as British Library and the British Museum. There are many study spaces available, as well as other facilities such as on-campus restaurants and cafes, museums and displays about art and science. The careers services are excellent, we get many opportunities about available internships and placements, and there are many networking events all year round. My course is rigorous, but there is much support available not just from my lecturers but from my personal advisor, who is dedicated and supportive. The student union is engaging and there are many socialising activities that we are invited to throughout the year. The reps are friendly and keep us well informed, and listen to our needs and suggestions.

Anonymous

I'm a pharmacist student, so it's kinda far from the main campus. I just hope everything can be settle in that school rather to walk 20+ mins, for example, collecting university statement or getting official stamp

Anonymous

The campus in Euston is in a central location and the architecture is really something! It's a good location with easy access via tube, bus etc. The facilities are good with numerous libraries and access to the senate house library which is a great library for working in (although as the student numbers are increasing space does seam to be getting tighter but this is especially true for the University I study my postgrad at also). I studied BSc Earth Sciences, which was a well rounded course in terms of Geology with a good mix of very mathematically-based modules which is valuable. However the course lacks applied modules which would make students more employable. The careers service was diabolical and there's virtually no direction or help in getting employment upon graduation.

Anonymous

They are generally all very good and I am very satisfied overall! The campus, the facilities, the course as well as the students union are all very organised and nice!

Anonymous

The university has a good reputation in research and innovative solutions to real world problems, thus helps students to apply their knowledge. The campus is widespread and covers a lot of central London.

Anonymous

It is a good university in terms of rankings and courses offered. There are also a lot of opportunities to get involved in volunteering and non academic events such as societies. However, there are a lack of lecture rooms and sometime you find yourself sitting in a different university lecture room. Also, personally I feel the university is quite disorganised.

Anonymous

Overall a very positive experience so far. Plenty of induction throughout freshers week to set us up for the course, lecturers are generally friendly and helpful although I feel that I have been lucky in my module selections as some friends have had issues with the standard of teaching for their modules. Decent amount of teaching time per week UCL as an organisation and the history department in general have been quite slow and slack with ensuring that module selections were processed in time for the beginning of term and other administrative issues which you have to chase relentlessly yourself in order to solve and ended up creating a lot of stress in the first few weeks They're also inconsiderate with regard to things like placing us in lecture theatres where there are workers drilling loudly outside for the duration of the whole 2 hours so we can't actually hear Overall it seems that you get out what you put in with regard to learning and have to be proactive in making sure that everything runs smoothly and you get your 9ks worth

Anonymous

The organisation of my school is quite satisfactory. But resources like computer rooms etc and study spaces can be improved on.

Anonymous

Nice people, nice campus, very chilled vibes and lots of space. People are very friendly and are always willing to help out and there is always something to do in terms of societies that means you will never be bored!

Anonymous

UCL is an eclectic and very international univetsity. It offers many different services from sport societies to arts societies ( it even has a broke student society). Many volunteering opportunities are available, and you can easily be advised in career services!

Anonymous

University College London is a really good option for anyone who is looking to further their studies. The campus, facilities, and staff are of high quality and I think my programme (MSc) is highly recognized in the industry.

Anonymous

I studied BSc Computer Science at UCL for 4 years with a module retake/gap year after the second year. I came in contact with the entire engineering department and the language departments during my optional french modules. Overall, I have many issues with the university. There were various mistakes made by the personnel (including one exam!) and many inconsistencies with the marking of coursework. There were some professors who were very helpful and have my full respect but in many cases the module was dumped on a PhD student or someone who didn't care. The online system moodle was ok and worked most of the time. I liked the buildings and the many study areas to choose from can't complain. But the lectures halls can be really hot!! Especially the library. The social element of UCL is good and being in central London makes it even more exciting. I love the international element to it. I can say I've probably met someone from every country. The university is safe and there is a lot of security. Food is widely available and it is easy to access student support. If UCL didn't carry its reputation I would not give it higher than a 2/5. I think my course was full of too many irrelevant modules and it's very easy to walk out with a degree even if you can barely code. It's needs to be more technical based.

Anonymous

UCL is a very diverse university with lots of opportunities meet people from different cultures and backgrounds. Since the university is so big, there are lots of societies to join and there's something for everyone. Lecturers are very able and experts in their field. The negatives are that the student psychological services needs more funding and needs to be available for more people, proper lecture theatres should be used always (not hotel rooms) and there needs to be more microwaves.