This site can only give you an idea about what our university is like and what it will be like to study here.

There are a number of ways you can find out more - not just about studying but about what being a student is like.  Possibly the best way to find out about the life of a student is to ask one.  There may be someone in your family at university now, you may have older friends who have been through university. Ask them what it's like.  Even if they're not Ulster students, their experiences and tips are bound to be useful to you in making your mind up.

Visiting Ulster is a good way of finding out more, both about the kinds of study opportunities we can offer and about the kinds of facilities you could expect if you came to study with us.  Open Days are arranged every year and they give you an opportunity to come in, see what Ulster is like and find out the ‘real deal' about what's on offer.  You can speak to academic staff about particular subjects, have a look around every part of the campus and generally have a taste of what it's like to be a student.  Open Days are also fun.  In previous years we have had radio stations doing promotions from the event, helicopters flying in, all kinds of things to see and, more importantly, do.  It's important to us that you see the best of what Ulster has to offer so you can make an informed choice when the time comes.

For an overview of student life, we developed the life@Ulster.com website which is run and written by real students.  We understand that you might prefer the street level approach and we encourage our contributors to the site to be open and honest about the student experience. We know you would expect us to say good things about our university but we also know you would be more likely to believe it if you heard it from real students, even if what they have to say isn't sometimes what we want you to hear.

There are all sorts of publications and websites that offer help in choosing courses. Some are more useful than others but all of them have something to say that might help you make your mind up. There are also a variety of league tables published in newspapers. Independent research has shown that these tables don't really contribute much to the decision-making process as the criteria they use vary. Comparing one university to another is a bit like comparing apples to oranges in that sense.  What you do need to know is that the quality of teaching is measured in all UK universities and Ulster has had uniformly excellent results (including a couple of perfect scores) in the assessments we have had.

So research your choices, be inquisitive, ask questions. We are happy to answer them.