What is the

National

Student

Survey?

Your opportunity to ‘Have Your Say’ and provide invaluable feedback to your

institution and future students that may wish to study the

same course.

What is the National Student Survey ?

Annual survey of final year* undergraduates

across the UK

Commissioned by the Higher Education Funding

Council for England on behalf of all the funding

bodies

Fully supported by the National Union of

Students

Conducted by Ipsos MORI

Quick and easy to complete.

* Some exceptions apply

What will the NSS ask me?

Widely recognised as a key measure of

satisfaction the survey looks at a range of areas

including:

The teaching on my course

Assessment & feedback

Academic support

Organisation & management

Learning resources

Personal development

Overall satisfaction

Students’ Union (Association or Guild).

The NSS results are made publicly available to

help prospective students make informed

decisions of where and what to study.

Institutions are provided with the anonymised

data to help them identify areas where they are

doing well, as well as areas for development, for

the purpose of improving the student learning

experience for future generations of students.

How are the results used?

Have your say!

As a result

of what

students

have said,

institutions

have made

changes:

Examples include:

Enhanced teacher student

communications,

Reviewed/developed feedback systems and

methods of assessment,

Improved support measures such as

personal tutorial sessions and enhanced

induction programmes,

Made timetable improvements and explored

course content and design,

Reviewed and improved access to IT

resources, study spaces and text books/e

books,

Provided additional study opportunities to

develop key skills and offered enhanced

careers support.

To take part…

Ipsos MORI will send you an email inviting you to take part in the survey during [survey start week]

You can also complete the survey at www.thestudentsurvey.com

Your responses to the survey are anonymised

Contact details used only for the NSS

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Online and via your smartphone

You can now complete the NSS online or via

your smartphone:

Go to www.thestudentsurvey.com

Follow the link in your email invitation

Scan the NSS Quick response code with your

smartphone (you may need to download a free QR

reader app).

Will my responses remain private?

The survey is undertaken independently by

Ipsos MORI

The NSS respects student privacy

Responses are confidential

At no point will students be identified to their

institution - your responses to the survey are

anonymised

Contact details are used only for the NSS.

To find out more....

www.thestudentsurvey.com