Nearly 2,000 Sussex students complete 2013 NSS
Nearly 2,000 final-year students at Sussex completed the 2013 National Student Survey (NSS) before it closed on Tuesday (30 April).
Figures show that 1,933 Sussex finalists – a higher number than ever before and 73.5% of those eligible – took part in the nationwide survey of student opinion this year.
The results will be published this autumn as Key Information Sets (KIS) on the University’s website; on the national Unistats website; and on the UCAS course search tool.
The University uses these results to build on areas of good practice and to identify areas for improvement.
Professor Clare Mackie, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, said: “We listen very carefully to the feedback that students give us – whether in the classroom or more formal feedback linked to individual course evaluations – and the NSS provides a final opportunity for us to know whether the changes we have made have actually improved the student experience.
“We will once again be looking closely at the results when we receive them, and discussing these with student reps and colleagues across campus.”
Run by Ipsos-MORI on behalf of the government, the survey helps future university students choose which degrees to study and which universities to apply to.
The 22 core questions asked in the survey cover teaching, assessment and feedback, academic support, organisation and management, learning resources, personal development and overall satisfaction. There is also an additional question about the Students' Union.
In the 2012 survey, 89% of Sussex students were happy with their university experience. This kept Sussex in the top 20 universities across the UK for student satisfaction for the third consecutive year. Full analysis of the 2013 survey outcomes will be made available in autumn 2013.
For more information, visit Sussex’s web pages about the NSS.