University of Greenwich

This isn’t a review for the university itself as I’ve never been a student here but actually for the buildings and grounds — which are really very nice indeed!
Technically it’s the Old Royal Naval College and Greenwich university is just a part of that, along with Trinity College of Music, the Chapel and the Painted hall amongst other nooks and crannies.
A baroque structure on the banks of the river Thames and adjacent to the Queens house (well, one of them), every aspect of the architecture is beautiful and awfully nice to just sit in or stroll around the grounds. Something I always like to do when I’m in the area is to grab some lunch and a drink and sit in the grounds near the Trinity college building when the music students are practicing. Alternatively, one can grab a drink in the Old Brewery which is on-​site and backs on to a patch of grass outside the Trinity block.
The Chapel is… well, a large-​ish chapel and the painted hall, although I don’t particularly like the painting style going on in there it’s still quite spectacular to see and also holds some Lord Nelson memorabilia (his funeral was held in here).
Overall, a great spot to chill and take in your surroundings.
TTFN, Ian

The University of Greenwich looks wonderful from the outside but once inside I am afraid to say it is lacking.
Firstly it is important to mention that I cannot speak for every course, I only speak from my own experiences of my own course which was based in the humanities department although speaking to people who have worked on degrees in other schools, they too have similar things to say.
My biggest issue with Greenwich University is that a lot of the people I came across were not what I would regard as degree standard students. In my third year classes I sat open mouthed as students gave presentations which were littered with spelling mistakes, no punctuation, paragraphs or capital letters and poorly thought out arguments and ideas, and I was even more aghast at staff who allowed this to happen. I might expect that kind of standard from a secondary school student but seeing THIRD YEAR degree students present that made me feel as if the value of my degree was somewhat diluted.
With regards to student standards, the buck surely stops with the university’s hierarchy who mark and pass these students’ coursework. It is as if they don’t mind students being sloppy and lazy. Classmates were allowed to hand work in late with no questions asked and the lack of enthusiasm from all parties was hardly inspiring. In fact I found it quite infuriating.
The staff at Greenwich on my course were not particularly helpful either. Technicians and IT staff treated enquiries almost like an inconvenience and I did not pick up much knowledge or help from them. Lecturers were a little better though with some lecturers going the extra mile to help students (well, the ones who cared enough about their degree to ask for it).
I found student life to be a little lacking too with not much on offer to entertain students. The campus bar was a little half hearted and I had no real desire to go there, opting for the pubs around the area instead. Guessing by the emptiness of the bar on most nights, it is probably safe to say that most other students felt the same way. This may be something which has changed since I left as new Student Union presidents take over, but I can’t see that it would have improved too much.
If you’re looking to go to university then I strongly suggest giving Greenwich a miss, especially if you are serious about your education. The poor standard of students renders your degree almost worthless and there are much better universities in which you can spend your money. Such was the disappointment of my Greenwich experience that I chose to go and top up my education with an MA at another university just to try and earn a little respect when approaching employers.