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The results of the 2009 National Student Survey (NSS) will be released on Thursday (6 August), the HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England) has revealed. 

The results of the UK-wide poll of final year student opinion are being released to institutions and the media on 6 August, before all data is made available to the public on 29 September at www.unistats.com 

The 2009 survey ran at Sussex between 2 February and 30 April. Over 1,500 of eligible students - 68% - responded, which was 8% higher than the national average of 60%. 

In the 2008 NSS, Sussex recorded one of the biggest improvements of all universities, and the best of all institutions in the elite 1994 and Russell Groups.