What is life like as a student?
Whether you've already applied or thinking about submitting an application to study with us, dive into what student life is like in ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½.
Where passion finds purpose
Take the time to discover a variety of information to support your questions or queries about student life in ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½.
Below you'll find the following:
- access to each campus and what facilities we have
- sport and societies information (and more importantly how you can join one)
- top tips and advice from current students
- a peek into the day in the life of some of our current students studying a variety of courses, that you may have applied to.
Have you seen the facilities across our campuses?
Department of Classics and Archaeology
Explore our archaeology labs
As an archaeology student, you might be particularly excited about our practical facilities. Well, we don’t just have one laboratory. We have five!
School of Computer Science
Computer Science building tour
Assistant Professor Stuart Reeves takes you on a tour of our School of Computer Science.
University Park
Explore our 300-acre University Park Campus
Our beautiful and vibrant University Park Campus inspires has something for everyone.
Students settling in for a night watching films.
Settling in to university life
Taking the next big step into a new chapter of your life is exciting! At the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, we're here to guide you through the experience as you join us in your next steps.
Discover our societies and clubs
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Societies and clubs in a snapshot
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½â€™s Student Union is home to more than 300 societies and over 70 sports clubs, there’s something for everyone.
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Societies at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½â€¯
What are societies? Societies are mainly about socialising with like-minded people, while others are about, for example, playing certain sports, taking part in activities, sharing hobbies or helping the wider community.
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Sports clubs at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½â€¯
Whether you want to keep fit, make new friends, or try something new, there are over 70 clubs you can join, from popular to ‘don’t know what it is but it looks cool’ sports. 
Delve into what life is like as a student across our courses
School of Health Sciences
What is it like to study a health sciences foundation course?
We spoke with Daniel, who explains what life is like as a health sciences foundation student.
Product Design and Manufacture
A day in the life of a Product Design and Manufacture student
Follow Maian, a product design and manufacture student, as she takes you through her typical day to give you a taste of what to expect studying with us.
Faculty of Arts
A day in the life of a Film and Television Studies student
Second-year student Max shares a typical day...
A day in the life of an Aerospace Engineering student
Read all about Ify, one of our aerospace engineering students, as he describes his typical day and gives you a taste of what to expect at university.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
A day in the life of an Electrical and Electronic Engineering student
Read all about Ometere’s day to see what life is like at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½.
Find more content from our faculties and schools
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Arts
Discover what it's like to be a student in the Faculty of Arts at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½.
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Discover what it's like to be a student in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½.
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science
Get inspired: everything you need to know about becoming a student in the Faculty of Science at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½.
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
Discover what it's like to be a student in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½.
