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The National Student Survey (NSS) 2022 is open now to final-year undergraduates. Let us know what you think about your time at Sussex and the Business School – what has gone well and what could be improved. 

Managed by the Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of higher education in England, and run by polling company Ipsos MORI, the NSS is used to assess the quality of your degree as a whole. If you decide to take part, you should think back over all years of your course when responding. 

How to complete the survey

Eligible students can fill in the NSS online at www.thestudentsurvey.com at any time until 30 April 2022. Ipsos MORI will contact students by email with an invitation to complete the survey. You can view more information on our NSS web page.

Why take part? 

Your opinions are important. NSS results are taken very seriously by your tutors, the University and the OfS. Results are made publicly available by the OfS to help prospective students; their families and advisors make informed choices about where and what to study.  By taking part you can also raise money for charity and take part in both University-wide and Business School prize draws.

Your feedback matters

Susan Smith, Associate Dean for Education and Students at the Business School said:

“It’s been another challenging year for our finalists to complete their studies as we returned from online to on-campus learning, but I do hope you will give feedback about your time at Sussex and your course at the Business School. We use what you tell us to understand what is going well and where to make improvements that are important to you and future students.

“For example, in response to last year’s survey feedback we ran several Student Connector projects working with students to:

• strengthen our sense of Business School community, creating a new module, We Are Us for first year students
• improve module selection and assessment
• increase awareness of our student academic support services
• build our Race Equality Action Plan and start to decolonise the curriculum
• enhance our careers advice and service offerings

and much more. We do read all your responses, which are anonymous.”

Business School incentives to take part in NSS

This year we are offering exclusive prize draws to our Business School students, in addition to the University-wide incentives.

Win a £200 e-voucher

Complete the NSS online by 25 March, you can enter a weekly prize draw to win a £200 e-voucher of your choice (Terms and Conditions apply). There are two prizes available to win each week from 31 January until 25 March 2022. That’s a total of 16 prizes!

How to enter

Complete the NSS survey, then enter your name and contact details on this form and submit to the prize draw. Winners will be randomly picked each week from entries and will be notified by email. Winners must claim prize vouchers within two weeks. (Open to Business School students, terms and conditions apply; It runs alongside University-wide incentives.)

Instant Win £20 e-voucher 

Visit the Business School NSS Booth during our Thursday Community Cafe and instantly complete your survey. You might win a Love2Shop £20 e-voucher! There are 10 to give away at each weekly café. Free chocolate for every entry. The NSS Booth is available every Thursday in Jubilee G30, from 3 February to 24 March 2022. (Open to Business School students only; terms and conditions apply)

Win a graduation package

If you complete the NSS online by 28 February you can opt into a prize draw for one of five graduation packages worth £150 including two guest tickets, hire of a gown and a photo package. The winner will be randomly picked by Ipsos MORI after the closing date. This prize is run centrally by the University and is open to all students taking part in the NSS.

Make a difference: help raise funds for charity

For every Business School student who takes part in the NSS, the University will donate £1 to charities chosen by students, which could total over £1000 if all Business School finalists take part.