Warwick University - Student View

A pleasant campus, with a balance between buildings, lakes, fields and woods. On-campus accommodation available for all first year students; off campus, students usually live in Leamington Spa (8 miles) or Coventry (2 miles).

Travel links are good with frequent and cheap public transport and late night buses after events on Fridays and Saturdays.

Outstanding SU, with over 250 different societies and sports clubs - music, film and theatre, Rag and campaigning societies and every sport from ultimate frisbee to rugby. In addition to an award-winning radio station (Rat) and newspaper (The Warwick Boar), there is a student-run cinema and television station (WTV).

Wide range of events every night including comedy, dance, garage, cheesy music, Indie, quizzes, drama, top bands and DJs. SU provides a professional advice and welfare service, student shops, Endsleigh Insurance, STA Travel, laundrette, 7 bars, 4 catering outlets (including Xananas cafe-bar, Rococo coffee lounge and Battered fish and chip shop), a resource centre, computer design and training suite, and lounge with international newspapers and satellite TV).

Union has a prominent voice in the NUS and is particularly active in ethical and environmental issues.

One of the country's top universities, top courses include maths, economics, law and business studies. It's generally easy to change course in the first term (but varies between departments). Friendly atmosphere without cliques. Students come from all over the world, from varying social backgrounds. Neither the university nor the SU allows any form of discrimination.