Studying in Cornwall

The Penryn Campus is in a beautiful location, and having a shop, bar and gym all on campus is useful in the first year while you’re still getting used to the area. There is also a lot of support on the campus. At the start of this year I was allocated a student mentor and have recently had training on the equipment provided to me by the Disabled Students’ Allowances, both of which have been very helpful for getting me through my third year. Sharing the campus with Falmouth University means that there is a really nice mix of people and there are lots of societies in many different areas.

I have really enjoyed the diversity of people on campus, and the passion of the lecturers and how excited they are about their topics! When I first arrived in Cornwall it was very overwhelming. The Penryn Campus is very different to where I come from in the Maldives, but I love it now and couldn’t recommend it enough. The campus is very beautiful, and a fantastic place to study!

The most enjoyable aspect of my course is how personal it is. As Penryn is a small campus, you very quickly become familiarised with your peers and lecturers, and this leads to a relaxed yet engaging atmosphere in lectures and practicals. Another bonus of my course is the focus on field-based learning. Within the first two months, I had already been on my first residential trip to the south-west of Cornwall. Since then, I’ve undertaken numerous field days as well as a week residential trip in the Isles of Scilly at the end of my second year.

I was offered a place at Penryn Campus through Clearing. I’d never been to Cornwall before and after the brilliant open day I decided to confirm my choice.

The beautiful location and the way the university treated me and my family, combined with the opportunity to meet one of my history lecturers prior to study was outstanding. My course has been excellent so far. It is totally different than I expected, for example I never thought I would enjoy looking at the theories and concepts behind History, yet I loved the way it taught me to question and see things in a different light. The same with Global History, originally, I couldn’t see myself studying it but when I came to it, it was really refreshing and rewarding.