1. The National Student Survey (NSS)

2. What is the NSS? www.thestudentsurvey.com
Annual survey of final year undergraduates across the UK
Commissioned by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on behalf of all the funding bodies
Quick and easy to complete
Conducted by
Ipsos MORI

3. … a range of questions about your course experience
The NSS asks…
… a range of questions about your course experience
The teaching on my course
Learning opportunities
Assessment & feedback
Academic support
Organisation & management
Learning resources
Learning community
Student voice
Overall satisfaction

4. How are the results used?
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

5. Student feedback has… www.thestudentsurvey.com
Examples :
Provided additional study opportunities to develop key skills and offered enhanced careers support
Enhanced teacher-student
communications
Made timetable improvements and explored course content and design
Improved support measures such as personal tutorial sessions and enhanced induction programmes
Reviewed and improved access to IT resources, study spaces and textbooks and e-books

6. The survey is administered independently by Ipsos MORI
You can now complete the NSS online using a PC, smartphone or tablet
At no point will students be identified to their institution; your responses are anonymised

7. To take part……. www.thestudentsurvey.com
Ipsos MORI will send s inviting students to take part in the survey during [survey start week]
Scan the NSS Quick Response code with your smartphone (you may need to download a free QR reader app)
Go to
The NSS respects student privacy and your responses will remain confidential