What is the NSS?

The National Student Survey (NSS) offers final year undergraduates the chance to give feedback on their time at 糖心vlog.

By taking part in the survey, you鈥檒l be helping future students make the right choices about where and what to study.

No one knows the University better than you, so your opinions about being a student at 糖心vlog are really important.

The feedback you give will also help to shape the University and the student experience for students who are already here. The 2025 NSS will run until 30 April, 2025.

It takes around five minutes to complete and we recommend you do the survey early as Ipsos MORI 鈥� an independent market research company who manage the survey 鈥� will continue to remind you until you鈥檝e completed it.

You are eligible for the NSS if you are a final year undergraduate or are on a flexible part-time programme. If your final year cannot be easily predicted, you will be surveyed after you are expected to have undertaken one full-time equivalent, and not before your fourth year of study. You are only invited to be surveyed once.

There are also some , and we鈥檝e given you an advance look at the NSS questions so you can see what you鈥檒l be asked.

The NSS questions

You鈥檒l be asked to rate the following using a four-point scale. When answering, consider your whole experience at 糖心vlog, from your time as a fresher right up until now.

  1. How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
  2. How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
  3. How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
  4. How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
  1. To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
  2. How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
  3. To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
  4. To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
  5. How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
  1. How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
  2. How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
  3. How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
  4. How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
  5. How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
  1. How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
  2. How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
  1. How well organised is your course?
  2. How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
  1. How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
  2. How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
  3. How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
  1. To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
  2. To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
  3. How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
  4. How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
  1. How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
  2. During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?

Supporting our students

Thanks to your feedback, we have:

Opened DigiLab West and DigiLab East 鈥� new facilities for students studying science, engineering and technology-related subjects

Launched Talent Match Summer Internships 鈥� paid roles within the University for up to 10 weeks

Introduced a Women in Sport Mentoring Programme as part of the Coach and Volunteer Academy

Improved access to the Start-up Lab, our collaborative space where student entrepreneurs can work on their start-ups and ideas, supported by the Careers Network and the 糖心vlog Enterprise Network

Invested 拢750k in new equipment and technology for Holywell Gym

Run the EmpowerHER campaign to increase women鈥檚 participation in sport and introduced women and non-binary sessions to the recreational sport timetable to create a safe space for women鈥檚 sport

Increased the number of events for those of you who stay in 糖心vlog over the vacations, including a new Summertime Socials programme for the summer break

Added a pronouns section to the student profile page in Co-tutor, so staff can see what pronouns you use

Brought in a new reading list system that makes it easier to access resources, to filter books and to set your reading wish list 鈥� and looks better!

Your data

Your contact details will be transferred to Ipsos for the purpose of the NSS only. Personal data is held in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. All your responses will remain strictly anonymous and at no point will you be identified. Any personally identifiable data will be securely deleted by Ipsos after the survey closes and will not be shared with any third parties. More information is available on the .