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for Sheffield University

Rating Summary based on 27 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		17
  • 4 Stars
    		8
  • 3 Stars
    		2
  • 2 Stars
    		0
  • 1 Star
    		0

Detailed rating

  • Accommodation
  • Cost of Living
  • IT Facilities
  • Libraries
  • Nightlife
  		• 4.0
  		• 3.6
  		• 4.3
  		• 3.9
  		• 4.7
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  • 14 of 14 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    lewisskinner

    5 Stars Centrally located but top of the pile! 27/07/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Nightlife, good courses, great sport and a cheap cinema!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Sheffield is Hilly, but saves on Gym membership!

    I'm a medical student, just entering my fourth year in August 2005, so in my three years here as an undergraduate, I've built up a good idea of the university and the city. **** The University **** - Background: The University is a traditional "red brick" university, and is a member of the Russell Group (the top 19 universities in the country, including Oxford, Cambridge and four of London's university colleges, like America's Ivy League). Many of the buildings are still in the traditional pretty red brick, including Firth Court (the Administrative centre), the Adisson and Alfred Denny ... more
  • 20 of 20 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Saul_Walker

    4 Stars The Flexibility of Self-catering 05/05/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Flexibility, Lower Rent Than Halls, Eat when you like, and what you like

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not as quiet as you may think, Need to do lots more work (i.e. shopping), May cost more if your a little flamboyant with your money

    Coming to the end of my first year at Sheffield University and the end of my tenancy in one of their self-catering flats I thought I would write on my experiences in this type of accommodation. Though not excellent I have had a good time living in the flat with both bad and good points, so before you make a decision on whether self-catering is the way to go listen to what I have to say and weigh up what’s best for you. The building I live in is pretty small compared with other accommodation with thirty-eight people in total living in 6 separate flats. Each flat has two bathrooms with a ... more
  • 51 of 51 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    scruff

    5 Stars Ain't no party like a Sheffield Uni Party... 30/08/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Small friendly City and the university departments are usually top notch

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Sheffield - its not exactly the Bahamas is it?

    Noticed the other day on CIAO that they were asking for reviews on Sheffield University, so as it is only a few weeks before the universities open for the new semesters I thought I`d be really helpful and crib together this article. Oh yes I was also a student there – so I do know a bit about the place (graduated in 1999 with a degree in Physics) especially the pub life… Where shall we start? Well let’s go for a review of the University itself – well you are supposed to go there to learn! Personally I can only comment on the chemistry, math’s and physics departments, as they were the only ones ... more
  • 18 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    leafy81

    3 Stars Coming to Sheffield Uni?- READ THIS FIRST 08/11/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good pubs, friendly people, good reputation

    Disadvantages Disadvantages lack of bars, poor shopping, some departmental disorganisation

    I did a posgraguate masters in biotech law and ethics here, so i knoew from the very beginning i was only going to be in sheffield for one year and I have to say i was disappointed to leave. Unfortunately, this had more to do with the amazing people and the experience i was saying goodbye to rather than any lingering affection for the university. As far as Sheffield goes it is a great city with a good public transport service in the form of buses and trams that are fairly cheap. There's an abundance of restaurants and good pubs and sheffield has some of the best gig nights at the Plug club ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    judithritchie

    4 Stars A very good experience! 13/09/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great city, supertram is better than buses, good Union!, improving IT facilities

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Very hilly, very large univ, library is under STRAIN!

    I have been studying at Sheffield University for 2 years now. Sheffield itself is a great place to live and study in. There are lots of facilities for students, such as pubs, clubs, cinemas, restaurants and shops, including the famous Meadowhall shopping centre. Most shops in Sheffield give good student discounts too. The university Union is based in a large elegant well equipped building, and has everything from STA Travel to a study space and lounge to Endsleigh Insurance, including the University bars, Bar One and the suave Interval Bar (with beer garden). The university's most popular ... more
  • 18 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    eca99ajm

    5 Stars An undergrades paradise 06/04/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great Night life, Great facilities

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Hills!

    Essentially I'm one of the sad people who wanted a uni close to home so I didn't end up bankrupt, so Sheffield Uni was my first choice. I've lived in Chesterfield (about 15 miles away) all my life and have always been a MASSIVE fan of Sheffield. For a student there is just so much to do. There are a million night-clubs, pubs etc. Student nights almost every day of the week. And it's a shopping paradise: Lush (smelly stuff and the reason I'm poor!), Evolution (ethnic throws and cushions and VERY cheap pressies for your mum) and the occasionally hellish Meadowhall. Really there's something for ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    leonardholliday

    5 Stars Why choose Sheffield 06/02/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great social life, loads of students in the city

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Sheffield is quite hilly and the halls of residence are pretty far away from the university.

    I'm a first year journalism studies student at Sheffield University and to be honest the choice of Sheffield was based purely on the courses excellnt repuatation and took little interest in the city and university itself. I did not expect to get grades good enough to attend so I reluctantly made it my first choice and was surprised and a little daunted when I actually got accepted. However upon arriving here I have been overwhelemd by how fantastic this university is. The students union, voted best in the country by Virign University Guides last year, is helpful and gives students a wide range ... more
  • 1 of 1 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jatkinson100

    5 Stars I'd Do It All Over Again. 10/11/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Excellent city which caters for students, a great institution.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages This is a "good" university, so expect the work load, and the UCAS points needed, to be high.

    I chose to go to Sheffield because of the course (MA in Modern and Contemporary Writing) rather than the Uni itself, although it does have an excellent reputation. I found Sheffield a lively city, with loads of thigs to do. Many areas cater for students as it has become rather a student capital, with several colleges, two universities, and nurse/ midwifery and police training. The clubs, especially the Leadmill and Casbar, are great, and the drinking facilities at the Uni great two. Bar One is always busy, and the best nights are The Big One (Wednesdays), good, but more than a little cheesy ... more
  • 7 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    edsnothappy

    4 Stars Work rest and play, more rest and play 30/03/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages I've said it all quality uni

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Riverdale too far away library

    Sheffield University, a top class red brick university with much history and a great record. That doesn't stop me being bored thought does!!!!! I'm sat here writing this opinion cause I'm bored and I have nothing better to do (Hope that annoys all the non-students out there, "Spending my Taxes sitting on their arses….blah..blah blah.. heard it all before and anyway don't get no tax money now get a loan and have to pay it back!!!) Anyway The University of Sheffield, I'm studying microbiology and this is a great place to do it. Not just because of the amazing things that have gone on in the past ... more
  • 3 of 3 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    IMPUDICUS

    4 Stars OH LOVELY SHEFFIELD 30/11/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages size, nightlife, good Union

    Disadvantages Disadvantages HILLS!university run housing,size

    Having read the opinions of my fellow students, I felt compelled to write my own. I'm a second year Biology student, and chose to come to Sheffield due to the excellent reputation of my chosen department, and overall I'm happy I made that choice. Though not a campus based uni, most of the buildings are based around Western Bank, close to the Union (but I would love to know why they've put us up in the Arts Tower this year for most lectures....I study science!). The university is one of the biggest and best in the country, but to be honest it was the city of Sheffield itself which swayed me to ... more
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