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BSc Mathematics

“There are a number of things to support us – the most effective I think is that each course has reps who attend a council meeting where any problems can be aired. So if you have a problem you can take it to your course rep’ who can approach the department’s academic member on the council. I’m a rep so I know that any problems do get sorted out very quickly.

“I really enjoy life at Leicester – there’s many things to do – football and rugby matches to watch as well as the cinema complex close by to campus. There’s loads of pubs with different atmospheres – depending on your mood and what you like.”

The surgeries are especially helpful – this is when a PhD student comes along to help you with any problems and these take place two or three times a week. It’s a really effective way of learning.

“I really like it here – I’ve just moved back into halls with a group of friends at Freeman’s Common which is very close to the campus so it’s ideal.”

“Everyone feels very supported by the department – by the lecturers themselves, personal tutors, the supervisions and the peer support system in your first year. These are really useful because the second and third year mentors have been there before – I couldn’t have got through my first year without them.

“It’s really fabulous here – the social life is excellent. I have a great group of friends and there are loads of things to do. The shopping in town is great and my house mates (there’s eight of us altogether) are fantastic.

“I want to go travelling with friends once I have graduated – all around the world but especially Italy.”

“When I visited I liked the Mathematics Department here better than any other universities’ maths departments. I liked the choice of modules and the lecturers are really friendly.

“I’m applying to do a PGCE in secondary teaching at Leicester. The peer support system that I took part in, in my second and third year, really inspired me to help others which is why I’ve decided to teach.”

MMath Mathematics

“There are lots of modules in the second and third years to choose from. It means you can shape your own learning. I really enjoy the small class sizes – it means you become really good friends with other students on the course.

“The great thing about Leicester is that it has everything but isn’t too big. There is always someone you know that you bump into – and everyone is really close on the course and hangs out together.”

“The project work that we do means that you research your topic then have to study and analyse it and work with it to produce something of your own – that’s your own idea.

I really love learning new things in this way and thinking for myself.”

“The City of Leicester is ideally sized and really good fun. I live really close to the city which is great, but I also love the Redfearn bar in the Students’ Union.”

“At Leicester there’s a good range of interesting modules. It is intimate and friendly - the lecturers are very approachable and I feel the courses are written with a real appreciation for the more interesting mathematics results. Another good thing is that there are several courses which are designed to teach you about giving presentations, writing reports and surveying - all of which make you more rounded and employable.

“I really have to apply myself and the learning curve is really good. I enjoy most of my modules and even the ones that I've enjoyed less have provided me with something positive.

“Help is available in Peer Support Sessions which are given by second and third year students to first years. The idea is that as well as providing academic help, the second and third years can also relate to the first years having been in a similar boat themselves.

"There is a good social life at the halls of residence, most halls organise lots of events for their occupants and they also have great facilities.

Overseas Students

“As an overseas student from the African continent, it was a tough decision for myself as well as my family to study here from so far, however I was deeply impressed with the University’s website and the International students orientation week which touched on all aspects of issues that arise as a result of being an overseas student.

 “The course is becoming more and more practical which I like. We’re using computers and I think this kind of learning will prepare me well for a job. The logical skills that the Mathematics course teaches are very important. The presentations that we give have taught me a great deal - after all it’s hard to present quite complicated ideas in an easy way.”

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