University of Southampton in general Reviews

When people think of Southampton as a city what they probably think is that its on the coast (not quite true as its the solent), its a major cruise port, its got a premier league football club and its near to the New Forest. All of the above are true but very few people will say when asked that it has one of the best Universities in the country, a ...  Read the complete review

Having studied English at the University of Southampton for three years I can fully recommend it to anyone who is self motivated. The opportunities are there for anyone who pushes themselves forward and takes them. The course structure is left very much to the individual to determine, meaning you can focus on film studies or philosophy or ...  Read the complete review

With years of complaints and campaigning, ever since I first stepped into the university in 1996, finally the students here can expect to see a new sports complex. This will be scheduled to complete in 2003, which by the time I almost certainly will have left. It's a bit unfair to us the current generation of students who have to pay for the ...  Read the complete review

I have been at this uni for two years now, going on for my third and have been lucky enoguh to go to the new college campus, that is where the so called rejects go, you know the sports students and the art students. but first let me explain something to you all....the sports students only get one campus at the university and this campus is soon to ...  Read the complete review

Southampton has spent lots of money ensuring all facilities are of top quality. Halls of residence are comfortable and look very good (unlike others I have seen). IT facilities are adequate and the student union is one of the best I have seen( there are many floors containing everything the average student could need). However, a lack of ...  Read the complete review

I went to Southampton Uni's Open Day this year and had a very good time, so here are a few tips for you to make the most of your day. You should book a place through some details in the prospectus then recieve a programme of events through the post. Spend some time to plan your day so that you can do all what to do in the time. On the ...  Read the complete review

I recently went back to Southampton for a visit and my oh my has it changed! New buidlings are popping up like mushrooms but the old ones bring back memories of good times. I studied my undergraduate course of Mechanical Engineering in Southampton and stayed there for 3 years. The main reason I chose this university was because when I ...  Read the complete review

S.U.C.S. is the abbreviation for Southampton University Computing Services. The computers provided by SUCS is very slow to start up, very slow for surfing the net and ones need to queue up for a long time in order to access the machine during term time. The number of work stations in the student halls of resident is far too little ...  Read the complete review

Housed in two buildings: Physics and the Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) the ORC is well-known in the world as one of the leading research laboratory in optics, lasers and optical communication. Over the years, the ORC has been generating more than half the total research income of the entire university. The most recent news was ...  Read the complete review