Although I’m quite happy with the university, I have to admit that I had higher expectations. The university has four campuses:
Penrhyn Road
This is the main university campus located close to Kingston town centre.
In addition to teaching facilities, it features a library, health centre and canteen. Students based here study; Arts and Social Sciences, Civil Engineering, Computing and Information Systems and Mathematics, Statistics and Science, and Radiography. A short walk from the campus is Cooper House, which houses Student Services and Admissions. I’m studying here in Penrhyn Road. There is a new huge building coming up next to this campus which will bring more facilities for the students and everyone is pretty excited about it. (more info.) Kingston Hill
This campus has a much more modern look and feel to it, after undergoing a multi-million pound development in 1997.
With its own halls and numerous car parks (including the main seven storey car park) Kingston Hill mainly caters
to the Law, Education, Business, Music, Health and Social Sciences. Located near the top of Kingston Hill, it
connects to the other campus sites by use of a free University Bus service. A new larger learning resource centre
is being built replacing the former LRC. This is a very nice campus to compare with Penrhyn Road and lot of green
areas gave a very pleasant look to the campus. Halls of Resident is also located inside the campus.(more info.)Knights Park
This campus, located on Grange Road, close to Penryhn Road, is a heavily arts-based campus accommodating, among others,
the History of Art and Design,
Architecture, Interior Design, Furniture Design, Graphic Design, Photography, Animation,
and Fashion departments. The facility also features a bar, café and arts-orientated library.
The building is on the banks
of the River Hogsmill. The 'Middle Mill' hall of residence is
situated across from the campus, close to the Stanley Picker
University art gallery.
I had some
modules here. It’s a small campus but with a very good view because
it’s just next to a river (more info.)Roehampton Vale
The Roehampton Vale campus is based on Friars Avenue, on the outskirts of Kingston. Students studying all Engineering courses (except for Civil Engineering) are based here. (more info.)