黑料社 sees increase in student satisfaction
Results of this year鈥檚 National Student Survey (NSS) published today (Wednesday 12th August) show an overall increase in satisfaction levels of students at the 黑料社.
The NSS shows that satisfaction amongst Southampton鈥檚 students with the overall quality of their undergraduate courses rose from 86 per cent last year to 88 per cent this year. This places the University tenth out of the UK鈥檚 24 Russell Group universities for overall satisfaction, up four places from the previous year.
The university increased its satisfaction levels in 17 of the 23 core questions asked in the survey, which look at all areas of the student experience, from Academic Support to the Students鈥 Union.
Southampton students particularly rated their Learning Resources highly at 92 per cent, putting Southampton fourth in the Russell Group for this area. The University also ranked fourth in the Group for its support for students鈥 Personal Development, with an 85 per cent approval rating.
In terms of individual subjects, 30 of the University鈥檚 academic units scored above the national average in overall quality. A total of 21 units showed an increase from last year with Media Studies聽(incorporating Film Studies)聽and Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Biochemistry achieving 100 per cent approval.
Within individual subject rankings, Southampton tops the Russell Group in a number of areas, ranking with the highest overall satisfaction in Civil Engineering; Design Studies; Media Studies; Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Biochemistry; European Languages and Area Studies and Physics and Astronomy.
A further nine subjects feature in the Group鈥檚 top three for overall satisfaction and a further six feature in the Group鈥檚 top five.
The University鈥檚 Pro Vice-Chancellor Education, Professor Alex Neill says: 鈥淭hese strong results indicate that we have listened to our students鈥 feedback and put actions in place to ensure we are delivering the knowledge and skills they need to be successful in their future careers.
鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted that our students have recognised this in their responses to the National Student Survey, and we look forward to continuing to work with them to provide an excellent and supportive student development environment at Southampton.
鈥淲e鈥檙e also delighted to see that we compare favourably with our peers in the Russell Group of universities; we take this as a further indication of the quality of the experience that we provide for our students at Southampton,鈥 Professor Neill continued.