De Montfort University — Local services in Great Britain

It's difficult to know where to start with this uni. I posted a review that didn't show up so I'm posting again now I have left the uni after 2 years and 2 different courses I have a very good idea of what it's like. This uni is in the bottom 10 on the current Guardian league tables for good reason. BE WARNED. Not just the course itself but the uni management, course leaders, course reps, mental health/autism services and DMU global have all been horrendous and I regret everything about coming here and am now transferred elsewhere. It feels less like a uni and more like a secondary school. This is due to the immature behaviour of students and classroom layouts of the course which is not usual for a university. It really did feel like going back to year 9 and considering I owe DMU almost £20000 from 2 years there it really leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I gave DMU another chance after the disaster of Concept and Comic art. I joined creative writing which was also a disaster. I believe this is a problem with the uni all around not just specific courses. Work is only nominated to be put forward as a vote of popularity contest and favouritism, rather than the content of the work. It's all unfair and based on which students are the most popular. You are frequently humiliated by your tutors and feedback is oftentimes completely unconstructive and negative. There are about a million different issues I have had with this uni that range from mildly irritating to shockingly illegal. There simply is not space on here to highlight everything but be assured that the uni simply DOES NOT CARE enough to do anything about seriously glaring concerns. When I brought concerns to a certain course rep I was blamed for having CPTSD and autism which is honestly a huge shock to me. Issues should be dealt with rather than pointing fingers at someone for having a disorder. Would you blame someone for being in a wheelchair or being deaf/blind? The treatment of those with mental health diagnosis has honestly been shocking. I suspect the uni will respond to this requesting a way to rectify things. But what I have learned that any feedback/complaints are ignored. I submitted plenty of feedback via course leaders, reps, surveys etc and even submitted two official complaints to the uni about the autism leader Claire Squires and the DMU global trip to Amsterdam due to the unprofessionalism involved in both. The "spectrum" society did nothing when I brought this to their attention and considering many of the members/leaders are ableist themselves it really shouldn't be allowed to operate and needs to be investigated.

Including the group staff leaders deciding to stop us all to gawk at the body of a man who had DIED on the side of the road for 15 minutes and a DMU student on the trip who screamed extremely ableist things at me in public when we were in the middle of Amsterdam and harassed me the entire trip due to wearing a sunflower lanyard for being disabled. Those who wear sunflower lanyards beware. Because despite the fact uni hands them out they do NOTHING to prevent harassment for wearing one. I still have trauma from this months later and it's made me scared to ever go abroad again. But will the uni actually do anything or care about this? Absolutely not. Because they didn't care then, so won't care now. But every single time I gave the uni another chance or tried to voice my concerns absolutely nothing changed. In the words of another student the uni is "held together with duct tape." It looks impressive and shiny on the outside but inside you quickly realise this is nothing more than a for-profit business that does NOT care about students. As much as I and many others wish it otherwise this is the truth. Unless management is fundamentally changed at DMU nothing will ever change. So now the only reason I turned to Google reviews was because the uni refused to deal with the issues I brought to their attention. Hopefully by writing this review people will consider a different uni because quite frankly, DMU doesn't deserve a dime...

Incompetent staff, and terrible experience at this university. Started in 2017 on the computing course but I left the course in 2019 for many reasons, beyond the chance it deserved. I failed my first year due to a broken hand later in the year, consequently missing an exam, and due to a teacher making a heated atmosphere for me I ended up scraping by too. She amplified any deception in which she tried to defame my character and suggested that I just leave the course a few weeks from the get-go. The course was team based, so it was completely unfair behaviour. Only by second year I seen teachers selecting new targets, than myself for a change, almost like a blueprint of an overcrowded university. Get too many on student finance, and fail off the ones that they dislike it seems. This practice can only work for so long... I witnessed a person get up and say 'I'm not going to be spoken to like this' to not return again. I was contracted in their student halls, so unfortunately it was not an option for me to just leave as requested. But in hindsight, I'd never stepped foot on this campus and wasted my career chances.

Team selection wasn't even an automated process. It was all down to the teachers...

I was also mugged a few meters off campus during the first year near the bridge on a sunny day at 4pm, and ended up with a hole in my face from the attackers from a knife they had used. Zero support I had throughout the year and no extensions even. Told it was my fault even by some staff. You mean the canal connected to your campus? Even my motorbike was stolen from the Bede hall's car-park. Couldn't have been living in a worse area, honestly. But I know for sure I wasn't the only student attacked as you always heard of the odd story about Bede park. I was given no support.

When I left my first year, i cleaned the entire hall block of mess, the head of the halls tried to steal my deposit by swapping the chair in my bedroom, as I was last to leave, claiming that I ripped it up with a knife. Luckily, I had photo evidence to show I cleaned the whole place in detail including a photo of the chair in the room. It is beyond belief they even tried to pull that one out of the bag.

I ended up repeating the first year due to one exam I missed, having to pay for a new year entirely. I was told they could not add up the total score and would not have been able to repeat the single exam unless I redo a whole new year. In my repeated year, despite all of that, the staff were still problematic with the team setups. People were leaving first year too in crazy numbers so would i lose out a person or two if I ever got given one by the end of the year. Too late. I was told by a teacher even the grading boundaries have now changed, which lowered my marks for the rest of the assignments that year how coincidental. Which made no sense, because my work in the new year had improved. I managed to somehow complete my retake year despite all the chaos by passing the exams in particular. I was happy that I discharged myself from progressing. Still without a proper team, I hung it up. And thanks for my first year's certificate. Here is your...

Master's in Energy & Sustainable Development at DMU University: A Major Disappointment for Aspiring Corporate Sustainability Professionals I recently completed my Master's in Sustainability at DMU University with high grades, and unfortunately, I feel compelled to share a review that highlights significant shortcomings in the program's curriculum and its ability to prepare students for the realities of the corporate sustainability sector. Frankly, the course material was extremely poor and, to put it mildly, does not prepare you for a job in this particular area at all. My primary concern revolves around the glaring omission of fundamental frameworks and regulations that are absolutely critical for anyone looking to work in corporate sustainability. Throughout my entire degree, we were shockingly never taught KEY areas to sustainability. Many examples include: nothing about the TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) framework, ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme), or the newly vital IFRS S1 and S2 standards from the ISSB which are just a few examples out of many. These aren't niche topics; they are foundational pillars for understanding and navigating the complexities of corporate environmental reporting, climate risk, and sustainable finance. To graduate from a Master's in Sustainability without a solid grasp of these is a severe disservice to students and a testament to the program's disconnect from industry needs. Instead of equipping us with practical knowledge vital for a competitive job market, the curriculum often veered into irrelevant or excessively granular topics. For instance, I recall lessons that dedicated time to explaining the mechanics of different valves on radiators. While understanding the basics of energy efficiency is certainly part of sustainability, this level of detail on a specific piece of plumbing, at the expense of comprehensive coverage of global reporting standards and strategic frameworks, suggests a profound lack of understanding on the part of the faculty regarding what truly constitutes "corporate sustainability" in the modern professional landscape. It genuinely feels as though the program leaders don't have a clue about what they are doing in terms of preparing students for real-world roles. For any prospective student considering this Master's in Sustainability at DMU, I urge you to seriously reconsider if your ambition is to work in corporate sustainability, ESG, or related fields that require knowledge of current reporting, risk management, and regulatory frameworks. The program, as it stands, is woefully inadequate and will leave you feeling underprepared and ultimately disadvantaged when applying for jobs in this specialized and rapidly evolving sector. There is a vast chasm between what is taught and what is truly needed in the professional world and is too much money and time for this lack of education...