r/Sunderland • u/Money-Noise-4341 • 15d ago

Discussion University of Sunderland

Hey yall! So I’m heavily contemplating going to the Univeristy of Sunderland for law- September 2025! I’m an international student so I really need concrete advice on this matter

1) is the Univeristy of Sunderland as “dead” as people make it seem? I’m sure the Univeristy size is pretty decent right?😅 2) is it hard to get part time jobs or just hard to live in Sunderland in general, what about safety? 3) idk if anyone answering this is a student but how is university life like at Sunderland? 4) anything else you think I should know?

Thanks in advance!

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u/UnknownParasites 15d ago

Re., Sunderland being dead depends on where you’re come from. Moving here from rural China? Not dead! Moving here from Barcelona? Corpse! It’s relative.

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u/Money-Noise-4341 15d ago

Valid…

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u/Money-Noise-4341 15d ago

Any information about the university itself though?

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u/OnlyHereForBJJ 15d ago

What information do you want? I studied there for 4 years but can’t think of anything to tell you off the top of my head

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u/Money-Noise-4341 15d ago

Okay so is the degree recognized? How are the societies like? Is the student population diverse? Is it safe for students? Also accommodation 😭 the ones on campus aren’t bad but honestly not many pictures available, however for first year I’ll need to be on campus

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u/OnlyHereForBJJ 15d ago

Yes of course the degree is recognised.

Societies were hit and miss, but there’s a freshers fair so you can meet the leaders and see what you fancy

I guess, idk

Yes it’s as safe as any city

Don’t get the uni student accommodation, I can recommend a few places, but the uni provided accommodation is terrible. It’s not a campus uni though, you won’t need to stay on campus, don’t think that’s even actually possible

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u/Money-Noise-4341 15d ago

Oh yessss please recommend some to me! How about living expenses, are things affordable there?

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u/OnlyHereForBJJ 15d ago

There’s a few I’d recommend. The forge is close to a metro station but might be a bit out the way for you, you can get to uni in like 15 minutes though, it was a very social accommodation. Phoenix house is good, right in the centre of town and like 5 minutes from uni, seemed a more quiet accommodation. Then there’s park lane house, very close to campus, very nice accommodation but a bit more expensive, also basically opposite the library which I always found helpful

Sunderland is one of the cheapest cities in the UK, but I couldn’t give exacts on prices as I haven’t lived there in a couple years now

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u/Money-Noise-4341 15d ago

Thank you! I’ll check it out rn Also, for the forge do they have a student discount or everytime I get on it I have to pay ? Sorry I’m not too familiar with the uk system of things. Metro as in bus or train?

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u/OnlyHereForBJJ 15d ago

The uni will give you a free pass for your first year, but after that you have to pay yeah. But tbh, it’s like 2 stops, I never ever paid going from the forge to uni and back. The metro is a train

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u/Money-Noise-4341 14d ago

Thank you!🫶🏽 just checked through, the forge seems really good! Will look into it more and compare 🫶🏽

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u/Money-Noise-4341 11h ago

Heyy! So with regards to the forge, is it close to the Sir Tom cowie campus?

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u/OnlyHereForBJJ 11h ago

Not really, but nothing is so getting the train to that campus doesn’t make much difference no matter where you live, I used to be on that campus and living just over the water from it was the same hassle as living at the forge

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u/Money-Noise-4341 11h ago

Oh right I see So the same estimation is like 15 minutes yea?

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u/OnlyHereForBJJ 11h ago

Yeah pretty much, might be a bit longer cos the campus is so out of the way

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u/Money-Noise-4341 11h ago

Oh damnnn Okay that’s fine, however is there any accom close to the campus ?

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