Bath Spa University

Bath Spa isn’t actually in Bath, but four miles away, with the main Newton Park site set in hilly countryside – landscape revolutionary Capability Brown designed the grounds. The buildings themselves are, for the most part, built with golden-coloured Bath stone in the classic Regency style that can make every day feel a bit Pride and Prejudice...more detail A high proportion of female and mature students tilts the atmosphere away from traditional alcoholic boisterousness to a more sedate, friendly little place, where everyone knows everyone else and staff seem to genuinely care about their charges. Courses lean towards the vocational/creative and generally consist of six modules a year....more on academic Most of the ents action happens on weeknights and the campus settles down for an early night at weekends...more on entertainment  Sport remains an unappealing diversion to the majority and the campus facilities are appropriately underwhelming...more on sports 15% of first years can’t be housed in halls and are carted off to student-friendly landlords in the private sector...more on housing Help is at hand for students who find themselves up skint creek without a paddle... more on welfare

Woohoo: Brain training backdrop much more inspiring than a Nintendo DS
Boohoo: Sion Hill's a stranded fellow

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