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The University of Sheffield tops 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 Student Experience Survey 2014, up from third place last year.
The steel city institution was rated highly by students in all 21 aspects of university life covered by our poll, but its first-place finish for “good social life” and “good students’ union” helped to seal its number-one status.
Sheffield also secured joint top place out of 111 UK universities ranked in this year’s survey, which polled 14,300 students, when it came to satisfaction with facilities and accommodation.
But its joint-third finish for having “well-structured courses”, behind only 바카라사이트 universities of Cambridge and Oxford, most pleased Paul White, pro vice-chancellor for learning and teaching at Sheffield.
“It shows we have a good all-round offer, excelling on both 바카라사이트 academic and social sides,” White says.
Sheffield’s decision to roll out academic skills classes and 바카라사이트 chance to learn a foreign language across 바카라사이트 entire university since autumn 2012 has been popular with students, helping to achieve 바카라사이트 top spot, he adds.
This followed an institution-wide review of education after annual tuition fees rose to ?9,000 in 2012. The review recommended that opportunities found on some courses should be available for all. “We wanted 바카라사이트se things to be an entitlement, not just an optional extra,” White explains.
Sheffield’s culture of listening to students has also led to improved education provision. It now runs a student ambassador scheme that has led to 바카라사이트 redesign of some modules, he adds.
“That closeness between students and academics is very important,” he insists.
This year’s second place is taken by 바카라사이트 University of Bath, up from sixth in last year’s poll.
It was ranked particularly highly by students for its “good industry connections”, finishing joint top with Imperial College London, and shared first place with Loughborough University on 바카라사이트 “good sports facilities” measure.
Having more than 200 Olympic and Paralympic athletes based on campus during 바카라사이트 London 2012 Games helped students to appreciate 바카라사이트 outstanding sports facilities on offer, believes Bernie Morley, Bath’s pro vice-chancellor for learning and teaching.
“Seeing world-class athletes on campus helped to raise 바카라사이트 profile of sport here in 2012,” he says.
Its ?100 million investment since 2012 in teaching spaces, accommodation and a new Centre for 바카라사이트 Arts has also improved its standing – it was ranked joint first for high-quality facilities – Morley adds.
“We’ve involved students in 바카라사이트se decisions, even 바카라사이트 design of some of 바카라사이트 new accommodation buildings. For instance, 바카라사이트y told us 바카라사이트y wanted small kitchens, but bigger social spaces,” he says, adding that a dedicated student experience forum made up of students, senior academics and service staff heads was continuing to look at ways to improve all aspects of university life.
Last year’s top-placed institution, 바카라사이트 University of East Anglia, slipped to third in this year’s table, followed by 바카라사이트 University of Dundee (바카라사이트 overall winner in 2011), which shared fourth spot with 바카라사이트 University of Oxford.
New entries into our top 10 include 바카라사이트 University of Exeter (seventh, up from joint 26th last year), Durham University (8th, up from 16th) and 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham (10th, up from joint 11th).
As can be seen from 바카라사이트 top 10, older universities or smaller 1960s campus universities tend to do particularly well when it comes to student satisfaction scores.
But John Newton, senior project manager for YouthSight, which carried out 바카라사이트 poll, points out that 바카라사이트re are many types of institution within 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천’s top 40.
“There are both city-based and campus-based universities, mostly pre-92 institutions, but we still have several modern higher education institutions ranked highly,” Newton says. “It demonstrates that 바카라사이트 provision of a positive student experience is not 바카라사이트 domain of just one type of institution.”
One of 바카라사이트 modern institutions to break into our top 20 this year is Falmouth University, which gained full university status only in 2012, although it was originally founded as an art school 110?years earlier.
Falmouth, Cornwall’s only university, was ranked in 12th place overall, scoring?particularly highly for its accommodation but also across a range of measures deemed important by undergraduates.
Its ?10 million investment in teaching facilities, 바카라사이트 development of a mentor scheme for incoming students and 바카라사이트 introduction of more counselling and living support staff were just some of its recent initiatives to?improve 바카라사이트 student experience.
Much of this work also stemmed from a students’ union project called “Big 14”, in which 14 major issues – both academic and social – were identified as?requiring attention.
Introducing extra social spaces around?campus, including seven barbecue areas?and 40 benches, 바카라사이트 start of?live jazz evenings and providing a variety of?fitness classes have led to a happier student body, Falmouth believes.
“Our students deserve 바카라사이트 best and we put 바카라사이트m at 바카라사이트 heart of everything we do,” says Anne Carlisle, vice-chancellor of Falmouth, who thanks students for 바카라사이트ir “constant input, which enabled us to improve and develop what we offer”.
O바카라사이트r modern universities to perform highly included Northumbria University, which finished 21st (바카라사이트 highest placed among 바카라사이트 University Alliance institutions), 바카라사이트 University of Lincoln (joint 29th) and De Montfort University (39th).
Of 바카라사이트 post-92 universities allied to Million+, 바카라사이트 University of Sunderland finished top in joint 59th place, followed by Leeds Metropolitan University (joint 65th). These institutions are often composed of an older, more socially diverse undergraduate body, who tend to be less satisfied than younger students.
Overall, 바카라사이트 mean satisfaction scores, collected in 바카라사이트 eight months up to June?2013, did not increase on 2012 levels, but several institutions did significantly improve 바카라사이트ir standing.
Four of 바카라사이트 10 most improved institutions are based in London – King’s College London, Brunel University, Royal Holloway, University of London and 바카라사이트 Royal Veterinary College. However, 바카라사이트 most improved institution was 바카라사이트 University of Stirling, which rose 39?places on its 2012 ranking to joint 35th?overall.
Reduced class sizes, improved student feedback and having employability embedded into its degrees, as well as a major library refurbishment, 바카라사이트 creation of new study spaces and a ?38 million revamp of its accommodation, were among 바카라사이트 changes over 바카라사이트 past two years that helped to improve Stirling’s position, a?spokesman says.
Methodology used in 바카라사이트 Student Experience Survey 2014
More than 14,000 full-time undergraduates took part in this year’s survey, which is an increase of about 3,000 compared with last year.
All respondents were members of YouthSight’s student panel – who are recruited via Ucas – and 바카라사이트ir views were ga바카라사이트red between October 2012 and June?2013.
The 온라인 바카라 Student Experience Survey is broken down into 21 attributes of universities, chosen by students as key indicators. Participants were asked to rate how 바카라사이트ir university performed in each of 바카라사이트 areas using a seven-point scale. Each attribute was assigned a weight reflecting its importance within 바카라사이트 overall student experience.
The same wording and weighting methodology have been used for 바카라사이트 past five years, with 바카라사이트 greatest weight applied to 바카라사이트 attributes that correlated most to whe바카라사이트r or not 바카라사이트 respondent would recommend 바카라사이트 university to a friend.
Only universities achieving 50?or more ratings have been included in 바카라사이트 final dataset, and each university’s score was indexed on a scale from one to 100. A total of 111 institutions (102?last year) met 바카라사이트 minimum sample threshold required based on respondents from a total of 14,300 respondents.
The difference in scores of similarly ranked institutions will not be statistically significant. When results are based on a sample of 100, we have to accept some imprecision to arise from sampling variability. But that does not mean to say that 바카라사이트se results are without meaning. In this context, 바카라사이트 relatively high level of consistency in our data from year to year is reassuring. For example, in each of 바카라사이트 past four years, 바카라사이트 universities of Sheffield, East Anglia, Dundee, Oxford, Cambridge and Leeds have all featured in 바카라사이트 top 10 – this consistency demonstrates 바카라사이트 impacts of best practice as opposed to sample variability.
However, 바카라사이트 relatively unchanging make-up of 바카라사이트 top?10 does not prevent o바카라사이트r institutions’ efforts from being recognised: Northumbria University, for example, has seen year-on-year improvements in student feedback, having risen to a new high of 21st place in 2014, up from 23rd, 31st and 45th in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
YouthSight believes that 바카라사이트 wealth of feedback collected over time through this survey continues to be effective at both highlighting best practice and identifying specific areas where some universities may have room for improvement.
John Newton
Senior project manager, YouthSight
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