University of Hertfordshire - Top Ten

10 Best Things about the University of Hertfordshire by Suk Member Pete Guest

1. Student Societies – there is a practically endless list of societies for you join. They range from your standard sports clubs to more wacky ones like a Sci Fi fan club or a debating society. There are even some of the lesser sports such as Le Crosse and Ju Jitsu. And if you cannot find the society for you, you can always create your own providing you can find 15 members!

2.Night life - next year (September 09) the university is set to open a brand new student entertainment facility called The Forum. More details about it can be found at http://www.forumhertfordshire.co.uk/ If you prefer to go off campus for your night life, the Uno Bus service provides a bus to local nightclub Batchwood Hall in St Albans every Thursday.

3. Multi-culturalism – The university is home to a lot of international students and with Hertfordshire being so close to London there are a lot of students commuting from London. This makes for a great mix of cultures.
   

4. Quality of Teaching – we have some leading academics teaching at Hertfordshire.
   

5. Student Union – we have a great student union at Herts who are very proactive and helpful. They publish a student newspaper called The Universe and do a lot of charity work volunteer work…all this on top of providing the clubs and societies.
   

6. Sports Facilities - The DeHavilland campus is home to the Hertfordshire Sports Village a fantastic sports facility which includes a very reasonably priced gym, a swimming pool and basket ball and netball courts. The facilities are of such a standard they are being considered as a training facility for athletes for the 2012 London Olympics and The Saracens rugby team train there too.
   

7. The Uno Bus Service – the university has its very own bus service that makes commuting to university and travelling between campuses incredibly easy. Further information on this service can be found at http://www.unobus.info/

8. Studynet - a facility on the internet where students can keep up to date with assignment deadlines, lecture cancellations and module information. You can private message your seminar tutor if you didn’t understand a word of your last lecture and there’s even a discussion facility on there where you can discuss the last lecture with class mates to check that you were not the only one who didn’t understand it. The lecturers are also known to contribute to these online discussions making the whole learning process more informal.
   

9. 24 hour Learning Resource Centres – more commonly referred to as the LRC. This is where students come when they need to knuckle down and study. Jam packed full of PCs, Macs and for those who prefer to work in perfect silence there are even private study rooms that can be booked at reception. There is an LRC in all three campuses and the best thing about them is that they are 24 hour! So if like me you are the type to leave assignments right till the very last minute the LRC is for you! You can stay all night sat in front of a PC thumping away at the keyboard until that last sentence has been written and the last spell check has been performed. Students have even been known to take their pyjamas and slippers with them when studying all night long.
   

10. Halls of residence – there is a wide range of accommodation to suit every budget!