The University of Liverpool

The quality of teaching is hit and miss, with some great lecturers and some unengaging or hard to follow. Support for mental health or personal issues is horrendous, after losing my father and best friend I've never been offered support, and was ignored the one time I asked.

History department wasn’t well organised, really hard to get in contact with anyone however business department was good. Some lecture theatres a bit tired looking and many hard to find. Maps hard to understand.

Not really any affordable food choices on campus, not obvious how to access student support services and really long wait for mental health support.

No where near as good as I expected. I have had it 50/50 with good lecturers and very poor ones. They tend to be lacking basic English grammar and literacy skills, and I have experienced a very rude lecturer. Some have been lovely and very engaging and it is a shame that they're not all like that!! I have friends at John Moores who I envy

I love my Physician Associate course but the teaching is a little disorganised. Our exams aren’t based on what we’ve been taught and coursework takes forever to be marked. However, the placements are amazing!

I love the city (Liverpool) and all of its independent businesses, character and all the things to do. Uni of Liv are understanding with regards to recognising hard work and ensuring financial security for those coming from small combined income families. They provide bursaries to a lot of students and there is extra incentive to do well in your A Levels as they dish out a few grand to those who work hard/achieve As. The Guild itself have a load of societies but they don't do much in terms of a student union/nights out. The medical school have a low student satisfaction but have great mental health services and student support for those who need it. I wouldn't say the admin side/organisation within the Med school is very good but then the counselling services they provide are invaluable.

The student experience at Liverpool is second to none as a cheap and up and coming city with plenty of activities, bars and clubs. There is plenty of cheap housing and quality of life is better than most universities. Depending on your course, quality is varied.

There isn't much on in the student union (unlike UoSheffield) and the gym isn't open for free (like UCLan). However, the libraries are huge and well-kept with many laptops available to borrow and use. The city is amazing with nice views in the summer. If you drink you will love Liverpool - if you don't it's mediocre.

The facilities we have in the life sciences are great for an undergraduate degree. The course is slightly outdated as it doesn't encompass all that I hoped it would, in fact the emphasis is more on the biological aspect rather than the chemistry aspect. The union of the university is fabulous, it really provides great events and societies. Overall my university experience has been great.

Liverpool is a great place to study. I'll focus particularly on the Life Sciences department as what department you study under makes a big difference to you academic life. The research at Liverpool is world renowned for quite niche disciplines (I studied Tropical Disease Biology). Which makes it interesting but tough when the guy who wrote your textbook is the one giving you the exam. Lectures where a mixed bag: almost always a darkened warm lecture theatre threatening to lure you into a deep sleep. But the support is incredible and we always recorded our lectures and shared them. We had individual exam feedback from heads of most of my modules. There are also plenty of opportunities to email or make appointments with lecturers to explain things. The facilities where average when I went but there was a bit of a building/renovation boom during my last year (2014). There is a new students union and even more study areas. Two libraries: the Harold Cohen and the Sydney Jones, the latter was far superior to the former. But again this was all being refurbished during my time there. There are onsite cafes, costa, subway a Tesco Metro, a pub, book shop, gym and a Starbucks. Plenty of places to eat near by and town is about a 20 minute walk down mount pleasant (a massive hill). Liverpool is probably one of the most friendliest places in the UK (this is coming from a Londoner). Everything is ridiculously cheap. Especially if you opt to live outside of halls house shares where as low as £50 a week (excl. Bills) in a 6 bed house on Smithdown road. My parents where so shocked when i booked a taxi and it cost us £2.50 to be taken into town. The university automatically asses you're financial status with info from the student loans company and I was allocated a £4000 bursary in my first year and given £700 in my second to cover costs. Students where all a bit crazy. But VERY competitive. It probably boils down to you're cohort but people were constantly comparing grades and hours spent studying in the library. The nightlife is also really intense and the few times I did go out I had tonnes of fun. There are a ridiculous amount of societies and you will probably find yourself juggling between your friends from halls, from your course and whatever from society(ies) you decided to join. I found with Liverpool you get out however much effort you put in. And that goes for both your uni work and your social life.

Lectures and seminars are boring, lecturers are egotistical, the campus is dirty and the buildings are old, there are barely any interesting societies to join, and the libraries are far too small.

Uni gym is overpriced and isn’t worth the money for what it is. Overall the uni feels like it’s giving the bare minimum.

Pay a lot, get a little. Expensive gym, expensive printing, poor toilet facilities in the libraries, but some lecturers are good and experienced. For the money that we pay, we should at least get a free gym and free printing. The courses are very info packed test your memory rather than your knowledge or skills. Some of our lectures are done by PhD students and they are often hard to listen to as the lack of experience and confidence is quite visible. Campus is alright, although more nature and green space would be beneficial. Also, during strike action of the lecturers, we don't get taught, but still pay uni for it, doesn't make sense. We should get some of our money back!