As parents, guardians, or family of those looking to go to university you will no doubt have a lot of things to consider, and you will want to support your family member before and during their studies. Here are a few areas that we think you would like to know about:
What is Worcester like as a city?
- Worcester in an historic city, which is fairly small in size and is known as a friendly place to live, work and study.
- Worcester is seen as a safe city, like all cities those living, working and studying in Worcester will exercise care in their day to day living to avoid taking undue risk. There is plenty of support from the University to keep you safe and well.
- Worcester has topflight Rugby and Cricket teams as well as a bustling hospitality sector, a theatre and many cultural activities and festivals to get involved with. A great place to be.
What is it like to study at Worcester?
- Worcester has many benefits when studying.
- At Worcester Business School we have small groups in class so we really get to know our students, and this helps with the learning and teaching, attention can be given on an individual basis.
- We pride ourselves on our inclusive learning environment, the University of Worcester was voted the winner of the 2020 Times Higher Education Award for Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
- In the Times Higher Education’s University Impact Rankings, the University has been ranked in the top 3 in the UK for Quality Education for the last 3 years. This award assesses how universities globally are meeting the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.
- The University has also been the No.1 university in England for Gender Equality in all three years of the rankings
- You will also be interested to know 94.6% of Worcester graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020).
What services are available the University of Worcester?
- The University of Worcester has many services to support your family member throughout their time studying with us
- Student services at Firstpoint is a good place to start to get a feel for the support services available, click here to find out more.
- At Worcester Business School we are a close community and course leaders, module tutors and everyone involved with your study is there to help.
What activities and social life is there?
- We have a vibrant student union encouraging participation for all, more can be found here .
- There are many clubs and societies to cover sporting and leisure activities as well as a number of student networks which help join different communities together.
How can we support our family member who is starting on their student journey?
- It would be a great support to your family member should you research their study options and have conversations and discussions with them about what might be a good choice for them.
- Once the decision is made and study starts it will again be a huge support for you to keep in touch, perhaps schedule a regular call to find out how life is going.
- Encourage your family member to get involved with social activities, there is something for everyone at university and keeping a good level of social contact makes all the difference to a happy and pleasant experience.