Student life

What’s the diversity like, coming from somewhere multicultural like London it feels really white in the city but idk about the Uni.

Hi there,

The city is indeed predominantly white as it is a fairly middle-upper class city in the South West UK. However, the university itself is actually really diverse and multicultural. There are also lots of ethnicity/nationality based societies, so students can meet students similar to themselves as well as do socials that relate to that culture. For example, the African society often does African dance performances on campus. So, whilst the city is generally white, the university is pretty multicultural and puts a lot of effort into being inclusive and diverse

I hope this helps
Jessica, a final year NatSci student

Thanks so much! That’s really helpful. Would you say that from your experience there is a big divide between the sports students and the academic students? I’ve heard from a lot of people that the two tend to look down on each other like jocks and nerds? I’m really scared that there will be sort of like a social hierarchy😭 if that makes sense.