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the student union could improve their services to the clubs and societies such as providing funds for students that would represent their club to compete in BUCS instead of just solely reusing the same jersey for years.
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It is a really good place. Nice accommodation. Nice learning atmosphere. It is one of the best school in United Kingdom.
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I love it here at Lancaster, it’s really made me feel at home and I couldn’t ask for a better experience.
This is so lovely, thanks so much for your feedback. We're thrilled you have had such a positive experience :-)
i dropped out of glasgow university and coming to lancaster has been the best thing for me!!
We're so glad you found your place here :-)
Lancaster University's "student well being services" gave me complex trauma that I still require therapy to even make sense of what happened to me. they are stopping renewing contracts for any non academic staff meaning a large increase in unemployed people in Lancaster is coming and all because they spent so much money on building work they can't afford to keep paying staff. If you ever have any legal based issue with the inner workings as a student better rush to a solicitor quick because you have less than 6 months to file a report or that sexual assault that happened? nah that's not real you are just delusional and experience flash backs to things that weren't even real. thanks Lancaster university you destroyed my mental health to the point where I am not fit for work.
Couldn’t have enjoyed university more. Amazing facilities, great campus and great staff
:-) Thanks for the review, we're really glad you enjoyed your time at Lancaster.
Accom is absolute s*** unless you're rich
Lancaster uni was incredibly unsupportive. 2 years of my time there the entire campus was under renovation which is still not complete, so every day we got to listen to the builders banging throughout the lectures. Lecturers often didn't turn up, seminars were badly led and no discussion was had, they were often silent and uncomfortable. Library space was like gold dust, parking spaces non existent, my Lancaster experience was awful.
We're really sorry to hear you had a difficult time at Lancaster. We're doing our best to improve library and study spaces for all students going forward.
Best University to broaden your understanding
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Really inclusive atmosphere, mainly due to the colleges really taking care of their students. Highlight of each year is definitely roses! A bit of healthy competition and a whole lot of fun!!
We love our colleges and we're so glad you do too! Roses is such a highlight for us too #RosesAreRed
Lovely campus with lots of things to do. The town centre is quiet, with only a couple of clubs but lots of bars and pubs.
We're so glad you love our campus. Thanks for the feedback :-)
Couldn’t have loved my time at Lancaster anymore ♥️
Aww thanks for the feedback- we're so glad you loved Lancaster.
The student union is a joke, it never listens to the students and is just a money grabbing scheme. The campus and facilities are fairly nice, a lot of the staff are great with you bar the odd couple.
I love lancaster but only with sugar if they shut it they screwed x
So in my last year of uni i was really struggling. I went to a careers appointment and they basically said to go and look on some websites. I also had a referal appointment with the mental health services and they said i was quite high risk and would refer me to counselling and nothing ever happened, it felt a bit like they just told me to go on some anti depressants and go away
Loved the campus and the nightlife! The lecturers are so helpful. All the facilities are really useful and at a brilliant standard. Highly recommend!
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We are continually listening to feedback and work hard to ensure the campus offers everything a student might need.
Love it, it's a home from home
Aw, thanks! :-)
- Beautiful campus - nice green spaces - great linguistics department - terrible admin team, messed up my files every year - terrible system, don’t really care about the individual, despite being one of the smaller unis - small community - not many opportunities - great library - Worst student union - no student union building - town sucks - no clubs or life outside campus - really non diverse - difficult for POCs since lack of diversity
The recent plans to sell Sugarhouse, the only student nightclub is honestly disgusting from the union and a complete disregard for both students welfare and interests which is why I've given that a 1 star. Lancaster University however is an incredible uni and if Sugarhouse stays open I would 100% recommend it to all potential students.
A brilliant university that truly deserves its high ranking place in the UK university leagues. It’s campus is spectacular, full of everything needed and great transport links to the close city of Lancaster. Lancaster itself has further and easy links to further afield which is a great day out as a student - the Lakes, Blackpool, Edinburgh etc..
Thank you so much for this lovely review. We are very proud of our league table rankings and our beautiful campus. If you follow us on social media you can regularly see images of campus and keep up to date with what is going on here. Students here are lucky to have a base from which to explore the North West of England and beyond.
Wouldn't recommend to students living in as the campus is quite restricting in that everything is there on your doorstep. You don't really get the chance to explore Lancaster as a city. Library is fantastic.
The campus feel of the uni is brilliant and I enjoy my lectures. However the social side of the uni is poor. And with the unions decision to sell the Sugarhouse it's the final nail in the coffin for the university. Without Sugarhouse, the social side of the university is almost none existent. It's hard finding things to do when living in town.
Praise the lord this is one of the few universities with a collegiate system; the student union is virtually nonexistent, popping up occasionally with awful out of touch decisions. The strongest point on of the union is the nightclub they operate for uni students only, allowing for a safe place for fun and wacky costumes. Sadly, they have made the decision to sell the best night out in Lancaster (not a high bar but still) without consulting students properly or providing an alternative. The colleges are a wonderful aspect providing a sense of a close knit community in the first year, providing fun and services for important issues such as mental health. The biggest event of uni life are extravs, with each of the colleges student run teams creating different themes and competing to have the best end of year party. Most provide a brilliant or decent party, except Cartmel who like in every other aspect come last.
Thanks for your feedback. We love our colleges, we're glad you agree :-)
Would not recommend. You're just a number on the list who they make money off.
Very good! Joined many clubs and societies.
Thanks for the review! We're proud of the wide variety of societies we have here at Lancaster.
Friendly uni that when it is sunny looks beautiful.
Thank you for the kind words, it's a challenge enjoying the sunshine inbetween the rain we get up here, so we're glad you like campus!
Staff and student union try their best to tailor the university to success and a great experience
Thank you for the review! We do our best to help make sure everyone has the support they need for a great experience, whether its support from our Careers service or our Colleges or the societies and activities supported by our Student Union.
Great uni, don't like big cities so its perfect
Thank you, it's a cosy city with loads of things going on, we're glad you love it as much as we do! It's easy to miss out on something, you can find out more about Lancaster on our city page.
Good secure campus. Plenty of help available for all physical, educations and emotional needs. Always things going on so you never really get bored
Thank you for the review! We do our best to offer physical and emotional support through our College Wellbeing officers, we're very glad to hear you were kept busy with everything to do on campus.
They only care about how they look outside, to be honest. They don't even know how to tackle racism, Shows you the state of the place, Also the career service clearly has no proper plan on helping you to get a job because they only follow a particular sheet that they are instructed to follow.
Awful staff at the top of the uni/SU ruin what is otherwise a great place to live and grow.
Internet was peng, I had nice toilets and showers for a non-ensuite accomodation.
Thanks for the review, we're glad you found the facilities were good!
Community feel , very welcoming and it’s a lot going on
Thanks for leaving us a review, we're glad to hear you enjoyed the community here at Lancaster!
Beautiful place. Probably not the place to go if you're someone dependent on counselling or think you'll need it. There's many experiences you could have with their mental health services but all I've been involved in and witnessed have been disrespectful and dismissive. Please consider this, it's a very isolated campus.
Worst university to attend as a student. No regards or support for students at all
A lovely environment, great library and really friendly staff and students. Lancaster has a really friendly environment due to the college based system and a really nice campus.
Thank you for the feedback, we're really glad you like Lancaster!
My feedback is for the engineering department and for Ph.D course. student. The worst department ever with the terrible head of department. He is using all the recourses in the lab and if you have lab work it is impossible to find a technician who is free.
extremely money focused, will pick at any opportunity to get money from students who cannot afford it.
Amazing uni, proud to be a student
Great to hear. Thanks.
Great university and campus. Student union could be improved in my opinion.
Thanks for your feedback. Really pleased you love the campus.
It is a good uni, but could work on helping international students not feel so alienated
Thanks for your feedback. We work hard to make all students feel welcome and hope we are a home from home. Student Services and the Colleges can help any students feeling isolated.
The uni is great but the city isn’t
Thanks for the feedback. Sorry to hear that you dont like the city. We love it here and think Lancaster has loads to offer.
each year it kept getting worst
Everything is great but the students union
Lusu are useless and need to do things that help students and are not superficial. There is very little done that has an impact that can be felt. The inadequecies of the student union body far outstrip the postive works
Brilliant uni with excellent resources and staff
amazing campus with great facilities. lectures are very useful and supportive.
Thanks for the review!
It’s a nice place, like a city within a city
Campus experience was great, Wi-fi went down constantly and was overtrafficked, the SU is notoriously poor and failed to deliver on a regular basis. In three years they didn’t successfully sell tickets without a server failure (no exaggeration). Clubs and societies are excellent but one had recent scandal for racist and homophobic messages on shirts.
It’s a really friendly university and the students are mostly lovely. The campus is very safe and well-lit at night. The nightlife isn’t great, but there is enough around town to have a good night. The careers service is incredible and you can use it even after you graduate. The only issue I’ve had personally is with certain lecturers who are unfair, but this obviously isn’t across the board.
Amazing campus with an excellent array of courses and subjects to delve in to!
Whilst the university has promise, constant building work along the main throughfare has been disruptive and an SU which refuses to properly combine with the collegiate system, work alongside it or replace/be replaced by it means that the student's needs are ignored by the SU in favour of flashy publicity moves. Many smaller interest societies are ignored by the SU and there is no reliable access to them. The university is excellent but the Union is pointless.
Sorry to hear you have had some bad expereriences. You may wish to contact the Students Union to give them some feedback. With regards to building work, we work hard to continually invest and make improvements to the campus. We are all pleased that 'The Spine' (the main walkway through campus) has now been completely renovated and it provides some great spaces for students to make the most of.
Lancaster University has top standard facilities coupled with a fantastic student support service, I love it here
Glad you love it here. Thanks for the feedback.
The most amazing place, with the best atmosphere and people. A home away from home. The loveliest place to grow up
Thanks. Great to hear that Lancaster is a home away from home for you.
Everything is great, except the wifi in the accommodation, which is unstable
I have loved every second of being at the university and can’t wait to go back in October
We cant wait to see all of our students again in October! :-)
Loved it here! The campus is great and there's lots to do if you look around.
Thank you!
Great atmosphere for a variety of international students
Thanks. It is a pleasure to work at such a diverse campus. We love hosting international students.
Very unhelpful staff across the board throughout the year. Lusu are unhelpful, counterproductive and very stubborn. In general the uni and student union only care about the rankings from the times and the money they make from students and campus businesses that charge insane prices for everything
Great university with the staff being very helpful. I have met some of t people here.
Great uni! Well-ranked courses
Thanks! We are very proud of our rankings!
I’ve mostly enjoyed my first year, living on campus was ok and the accommodation was very good but found it quite noisy which impacted my sleep. I’m not impressed with the student union who shut down the uni radio for absolutely no reason, used the excuse of not being able to afford it and turned down the radios offer to become volunteer run. They take more students than they should so teaching hours are late and lots of people I know have exams of Saturdays.
Thanks for taking the time to write a review. Im sorry to hear about your problems with noise in your accommodation. You should report this type of problem to the accommodation team who should be able to advise. It may be worth contacting the Students Union with your feedback about University radio. With regards to teaching hours, the University is currently investing in more teaching facilities and is looking carefully at timetabling for the coming academic year.
Very modern campus, good facilities. Students Union is a bit controversial but the whole uni is a great place to be
Loved every second! Department is brill, friendly staff - very welcoming and helpful. Love the college system. Very homely like a community where you know everybody.
Thank you for your lovely comments. We pride ourselves in offering students a home from home.
Really good careers service and system in place to benefit your future, campus is easily negotiable, plenty of societies and clubs, college system means anybody can be in a football or netball team without being uni quality, Students Union communication is quite weak but services are still very beneficial when you need them.
Thanks so much for the lovely feedback.
I love the uni amazing campus. The student union though is not the best when comparing to other unis. And clubbing has been not great too. There’s not enough options for people there’s only the occasional event that will be good. I feel like there should be more things to do. But I feel like Lancaster are working on this as slowly the city town is getting more and more new restaurants.
Thanks for your comments about the campus. We work hard to provide all of the facilities and support students will need. Its great to hear that you see the city improving - I agree that I also like to see new businesses opening all the time.
I love it here, constant renovations happening and new facilities all the time.
It’s got good facilities but the teaching is hit and miss
It is an amazing university with great facilities! It is fascinating how it encourages its students to develop their interest, passions and broaden horizons. Student services are on a very high level and combined with an excellent teaching quality Lancaster becomes a dream University!
Thank you so much for the great feedback. Much appreciated. :-)
Love being at Lancaster, friendly atmosphere and always feel safe in the uni and in the town. Only bad thing is that it can take 30 mins by bus to get into town but if you’re living on campus that doesn’t really matter as you have everything you need there.
Thanks for taking the time to write a review. The Lancaster campus is a really safe environment for students. Its a shame you found the journey into the city could be a long one - I know at busy times the traffic can be bad. Its great to hear that you had all you need on campus though.
They dont care about you, just youre money..
I am sorry that you feel that way. We try our best to provide a supportive environment in which everyone is given the opportunity to reach their potential.
It is a welcoming campus with many facilities available. The WiFi is great inside buildings but doesn’t work outside them.
Compared to other universities that I have visited of friends studying there it is actually pretty good regarding its facilities as well as the help provided in the careers department. The university itself ,by personal experience ,doesn’t punish you for getting ill on a day of a test (rearrangements and such if you provide justification) and thoroughly helps us students in time of need
Thank you for your comments. We do pride ourselves in providing excellent facilities for students and offering a fair and supportive community.
I really engooy being here. It being a collegiate university is great.
Thanks for your comments. We do find that students love the opportunity to be part of one of the 9 colleges at Lancaster.
Very good campus and facilities but not enough social life. Careers service is terrible.
Lancaster has a beautiful campus, definitely feels like you live in a bubble but I personally love that. I’ve had issues with my course from time to time but nothing major generally. The internet is generally great! Lots of different clubs and societies to join (I wish I’d joined more). However the students union is awful, they’re not central to uni life as they are at other unis. But to be honest we have the collegiate system which I think is better because you feel like part of a family of people you can speak to. It’s really nice. I’m just about to finish my degree and I’d still choose Lancaster again.
Thanks for your review, it's great to hear you feel Lancaster was the right choice for you and you got involved with your college and societies. If you have feedback for the Students' Union I'm sure they would be pleased to hear it.
Not enough clubs and societies, also sports societies often ask for only advanced or professional players meaning you can't always be part of a sports team unless you have been before. The Student's Union has its priorities wrong and honestly you don't see much of them - they took away Bailrigg FM's broadcasting license despite infintie other solutions to the budget problem and many arguments against it which is stupid too. Also South West Campus loses wifi between Grizedale and Cartmel which is annoying.
Thanks for your review, please do let the Students' Union know if you have feedback for them about clubs and societies.
The campus is very pretty but the accommodation is pretty old, lots of money should be put in fixing accommodations and I feel like they haven't done that. The ducks are amazing and the uni has a very good welfare service and nice library with a tree.
I love it hear, no matter what happens to me I will never regret coming to this uni.
That's great to hear - thanks so much!
The university has such a great atmosphere. The design is lovely and everyone is so friendly. The teaching is excellent and so is the accommodation
Thanks very much for your review. We're so pleased you had a great experience at Lancaster.
The physics department is one of the highest ranked in the country but has some of the worst lecturers you can imagine. The students Union is also one of the most poorly run organisations I've ever seen
Sorry you feel that way, if there's anything we can do to improve let us know! You can also leave feedback for the Students' Union here: https://lancastersu.co.uk/feedback
Great variety of societies. The university is in a small town but that makes everyone more united and it is easily to make friends.
Thanks for your review, we're glad you enjoyed your time here :)
Beautiful campus, with good facilities & offering amazing degrees and opportunities
Thanks very much for your review, that's great to hear!
- Shops are overpriced - Internet/WiFi is unreliable - Phone signal only works in certain areas - Under-developed - Accommodation staff are unpleasant - You’re charge for any damage which is not “reasonable wear and tear” but as that is subjective, you’re charged for the damage 99.9% of the time - Lecturers are slow to respond to emails, sometimes they never reply - Always some form of maintenance being carried out around campus - Lack of a sense of community And that’s just a few things
Lancaster really isn’t what it makes out to be their support services are atrocious and is one of my reasons I decided to leave. There facilities are good I will give them that benefit but their housing is awful. Students regularly smoke in the buildings and no support is given to students in difficult financial situations because they have dual parent families. Just because you have two parents does not mean you have total financial support. Lecturers care more about their research, also, rather than helping the students learn, and although university is your own responsibility to pass, they do not provide adequate resources to aid this.
Amazing great college is wonderful
The university does not care about you or the fact that you pay for a service unless you study a STEM subject. I wish I'd never gone to Lancaster University.
Sorry to hear you feel that way, please let us know if there are ways you think we could improve.
Choosing Lancaster University was the best decision I could have made. I study Accounting and Finance (Industry). I just secured a placement at Microsoft on their Business Operations Intern role. Lancaster University have equipped me through incredible teaching staff and their award-winning careers team! I highly recommend it for anyone who will study a subject from the Management School.
Thanks so much for your review, we're pleased you found the support from the teaching staff and careers helpful, and best of luck with your internship!
Having moved to Warwick Uni i have realised how great Lancaster was as a university. Miss it <3
Thanks for your comments - hope to see you soon for a visit :)
Excellent uni, tonnes of great facilities, societies, and quality acoustic music events going on in the city like the Water Witch Open Mic or Sofar Sounds Lancaster.
The university offers wide range of facilities and activities. The campus itself created small city that fulfills basic needs of students’ life
Thank you for your comments, we're glad you enjoyed your time here.
campus is good, modules aren't
Beautiful campus, been a fun experience, lack of clubs in town though
It an amazing university. The majority of people are really nice and the staff is always useful.
Its a pretty good place to live, learn and make friends
Night life needs serious improvements
Non existent student union, only hear from them when they’re cutting the budget of something. Lovely campus, shame it’s always under construction. Maybe if they put the money into mental health services or student facilities instead of vanity projects they’d be ranked higher.
Best year of my life spent at Lancaster University
Good university vibe going on throughout campus, very nature-y. Decent night life (unless you’re used to the nightlife of a big city). Students union is pretty shocking but the societies that exist are very extensive, virtually all societies you could think of exist! Staff generally helpful, some more than others and very good careers service from my experience. WiFi is top notch
Love it here it’s so friendly and the courses are amazing
A lovely campus with everything you need. The college system makes freshers week much more accessible compared to other universities and the careers service/employment service is amazing for gaining well paid, part time jobs. Nice distance from the town centre too!
What a lovely review! Thanks very much. We're so pleased you had a great experience at Lancaster.