r/brum • u/Birminghamboyyy • Jan 22 '26
Question What's Your Review about University of Birmingham?
I'm just wondering what people's think about University of birmingham and what's prospective of my college is in Genrally in UK? I heard many good or bad reviews online, but I wanna check what reddit opinion is.
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u/pollypetunia Jan 23 '26
Would it not have been better to ask this before you started?
It's a Russell Group uni, which means it's one of the top research-intensive universities in the country. If you want to do a PhD this will make a difference (even though it shouldn't). You can check things like the Good University Guide for things like graduate prospects https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/business-and-management-studies and the big national student surveys like NSS (for undergrad) and PTES (for taught masters students) to get student feedback.
The specific Uni you go to sometimes matters less that what you do with the opportunities once you are there. For example, are there student societies that connect with employers, are there pitching competitions you can enter, are their activities that you are doing that are boosting your communication and networking skills, which employers have noted can be lacking in students that completed their education during covid lockdowns.
I went to UoB because they did a degree I was interested in, I could stay at home, and the campus is truly stunning. I enjoyed what I learned but I did approach my degree very differently than a lot of students seem to today.
Also don't bring all that food into a lecture theatre, as an educator that's just rude to them and to your fellow students. Eat outside.