Why doesn't that many people go to the University of Buckingham???

Ignore the rankings theyre very unreliable - especially the subject ones. Youve used the guardian ones which are total rubbish. Bucks uni is **** frankly.

Because it's the UK's only private university, it's not very well-known either. I've heard some very good things about it, though, and it was ranked 21st in the most recent Times league table.




Bucks University and Buckingham are two different universities.

Buckingham hasn't been the only private university for quite a while, actually...

Really? What are the others?

Outside of Oxbridge, the University of Buckingham is probably the only university that teaches the tutorial style method e.g small groups of 4-6 students.

Pretty sure that's not true; more universities than just Oxbridge have small-group tutorials. (I know from experience that UCL maths has tutorials in groups of 4-6 twice a week; I've heard that UCL English has one-on-one tutorials as well).

Pretty sure that's not true; more universities than just Oxbridge have small-group tutorials. (I know from experience that UCL maths has tutorials in groups of 4-6 twice a week; I've heard that UCL English has one-on-one tutorials as well).

Interesting. I find that highly effective. What other Unis have you heard that have this system?

Oxbridge, UCL, and Bangor as I just learnt from being quoted. One-on-one tutorials are getting rarer, I think, but small-group ones seem to be still used relatively widely.

many universities use the tutorial system but the question to ask is, is it the main method and supplementary to lectures or visa versa

Pretty sure that's not true; more universities than just Oxbridge have small-group tutorials. (I know from experience that UCL maths has tutorials in groups of 4-6 twice a week; I've heard that UCL English has one-on-one tutorials as well).

Yes, but the superiority of either ratio depends on the individual student. I learn a hell of a lot more from lectures than I do from tutorials, personally; they're more of a necessary evil which I attend because I'm meant to. I'd rather be taught by predominantly lectures than predominantly tutorials - and other students will be the same.

I am in total agreement with you, what suits one will not suit another. Personally I prefer small group and therefore made my choice of university accordingly.