Bath University

What is everyone’s favourite and least favourite part about university of bath pls?

Hiya! 4^th year student here, I thought I’d give my input 😊
Starting off with the positives, the city is beautiful and a really nice place to live in. There’s a lot of cute cafés which are great to study in and it’s always nice to walk around the city (especially when the weather is good). There’s also a lot of independent restaurants which do good food, and plenty of bars / pubs to visit on a night out. Campus itself is also a nice environment to live/ study in. I think it has enough facilities without being too big, so you can get from one side to the other in about 10 mins, which makes travelling to lectures a bit easier. If you’re into it, the uni also has some incredible sports facilities. The sports training village (on campus) in particular is impressive. Overall, I’d recommend for any student considering Bath to come and visit the city and campus to get a feel for what it’s like.
Another positive for me is the university itself. I think it has a consistently high standard of teaching, certainly from my experience as a pharmacy student. They’re constantly reviewing the course and taking in feedback from previous students to keep it as up to date and interesting as possible. My course also has a pretty low number of students compared to at other unis so I feel very supported individually and know if I had any academic or personal problems, someone in the department would be happy to help / accommodate that.
Bath is also really strong for placements. For me this is important as I currently have short term placements about once a fortnight, but a lot of other courses also offer a year long placement, so of course it is helpful for that too. Bath has solid links with a lot of top employers so students are often able to secure very valuable placements, which sometimes result in a job offer for after graduation.
Moving onto my least favourite aspects of Bath. It is an expensive city to live in. The rent is high and the price of some of the restaurants, pubs and bars seems to be higher than in other places. That’s definitely something to factor in when weighing up whether it’s the right choice for you.
On a lighter note, the choice of nightclubs is not incredible. I think this is more significant in first year when people have more of a drive to go out all the time. There are a few options but a lot of them are small and there isn’t a great range of music. However, Bristol is only 15 minutes by train so that is a solution, although getting back is a bit harder when the trains stop running at 11.
Those were the pros and cons I can think of off the top of my head. I hope that was helpful. I’m happy to answer any other questions you have about living in Bath 😊
Lauren, University of Bath.

thank you!!!