Talk:University of Worcester

University ratings

(I'm posting this to all articles on UK universities as so far discussion hasn't really taken off on Wikipedia:WikiProject Universities.)

There needs to be a broader convention about which university rankings to include in articles. Currently it seems most pages are listing primarily those that show the institution at its best (or worst in a few cases). See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Universities#University ratings. Timrollpickering 23:34, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Cleaning up

2009

The article has been written in good faith, but has been tagged for lack of required information. This is in no way intended as a criticism, and should be regarded as flagging of areas that need attention. As a university article, it should really aim to be a model of Wikpedia GA quality. It currently reads rather more like a promotional article about a relatively new, but regionally important university. If all the relevant source citations can be provided, other experienced Wiki editors may be able to attempt a copy edit within the MOS guidelines.--Kudpung (talk) 09:47, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

2010

This article has now undergone a further massive cleanup (see article history). The main issues were with the references, and the need for volatile information to be constantly updated. University articles should reflect the quality of the establishments they represent, and preferably nothing should be added that does not already comply with the standards of Wikipedia Good Article quality- and this means also adding edit summaries each time something is modified, and complying with the recommended use of any other editing tools. For Worcester University, help is available from the Worcestershire project (see banner above), but unreferenced additions requiring citations may be summarily removed quite quickly if not correctly sourced. One ref reports a dead link (page not found); either a new reference needs to be found, or the item from the article should be deleted. Web sites that mirror Wikipedia content are not acceptable as references.--Kudpung (talk) 03:51, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the help Kudpung-- Jamesdragons (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:32, 26 January 2010 (UTC).

Student's Union

I've noticed that a few people have been adding information to the "student's union" section, listing all the officers and previous presidents of the SU. Subsequently others have deleted the information, calling it surplus to requirements of a Wiki page and not noteworthy enough to appear here, suggesting it may be better suited to the student's union own website.

I reccommend a discussion on this page before it turns into a fruitless editing war between the two concerned parties. Cheers, James Dragons —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamesdragons (talk • contribs) 10:32, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing this out James, and thanks for your continued vigilance. More recent additions (list of staff members) to the Student Union section have been removed. This has been done in accordance with policy. However, it should be noted that this article is about a university, and in their enthusiasm, some editors who are possibly members of the student union, have turned the article into one with almost more information about the union than about the university itself. University student unions are not de fact notable, and undue weigh should not be given to them in serious articles about establishments of higher learning. A dedicated debate is not required, and further reductions to the students union section may be or might be carried out without a debate being necessary. --Kudpung (talk) 01:19, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

It might help to look at Warwick University and University of Warwick Students' Union. The pages aren't perfect, but I think they give a useful model. Warwick has one of the larger SUs in the country, but only a small section on the main university page, which seems to work well. As KP says, this page should be about the whole university. I think starting a Worcester SU page may help to keep a sensible balance on this page. GyroMagician (talk) 17:11, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

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Serving an area

"Worcester is the only university serving the English counties of Worcestershire and Herefordshire" reads oddly. Universities don't serve areas. If what is mean is that it is the only university in Worcestershire, then say so, though it is an utterly uninteresting fact. 86.132.216.0 (talk) 13:46, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Worcester University International

I believe the page does not provide any information to International students. I recommend you to put a section of International students so they can benefit from universities USP's. Number of students indicated from each country will boost their confidence to take admission and also if you could explain about the scholarships available for International students that will benefit students. There should also be address and contact details of recruiters from each country where students can easily reach them for their application process. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AMARBAHADA (talk • contribs) 11:20, 28 May 2021 (UTC)