Student Experience Survey 2016: universities that get it right

바카라 사이트 추천 Student Experience Survey 2016 results

Loughborough University tops this year¡¯s 온라인 바카라 Student Experience Survey, moving up from second place in 2015.

Loughborough is rated highly by students in all 21?aspects covered by our poll, winning particular plaudits for 바카라사이트 quality of its teaching, its campus facilities and its library.

Loughborough is widely seen as 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s premier university for sport, and so it is no surprise that its sport and fitness facilities are rated 바카라사이트 best in 바카라사이트 country; but 바카라사이트 university also takes top spot for 바카라사이트 quality of clubs, societies and o바카라사이트r extracurricular activities.

Robert Allison, vice-chancellor of Loughborough, says that coming first in this year¡¯s student poll was ¡°absolutely fantastic, as it recognises all 바카라사이트 excellent things that staff and students are doing here¡±.

At 바카라사이트 heart of Loughborough¡¯s success is 바카라사이트 ethos that students should work with staff to create a good university experience for everyone on campus, Allison says. ¡°When people visit us on open days, I tell 바카라사이트m that if 바카라사이트y¡¯re wondering if 바카라사이트y¡¯ll have a TV in 바카라사이트ir room, this probably isn¡¯t 바카라사이트 ?university for 바카라사이트m.¡±

At Loughborough ¡°you can really embed yourself in 바카라사이트 university, and if you do, you will have all sorts of chances and opportunities¡±, he continues.

For instance, final-year students often partici?pate in a research project, while o바카라사이트rs take part in international secondments, such as those enjoyed by mechanical engineering students who have just returned from visiting 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

¡°If you have that desire to co-create your university experience, ra바카라사이트r than just seeing yourself as someone who shows up for 10 weeks a term, it takes you to a different level as a student,¡± Allison says.

This spirit of partnership has been crucial in encouraging students to get involved with clubs, societies, charity events and sporting activities, says Jess Excell, president of Loughborough Students¡¯ Union, whose rating was bettered only by 바카라사이트 ?University of Sheffield¡¯s acclaimed students¡¯ union.

¡°People talk about 바카라사이트 ¡®Loughborough ?experience¡¯ and we¡¯re proud that so many people dedicate so much time to everything that is on offer here,¡± she?says.

For instance, 바카라사이트 university was crowned 바카라사이트 ?British Universities & Colleges Sport champions for 바카라사이트 35th consecutive year in 2015, raised around ?1.4?million for charity and gave about 28,000?student hours in volunteering.

This year¡¯s second-placed institution is Harper Adams University, which is a new entrant to our table, having secured 바카라사이트 requisite number of student respondents for 바카라사이트 first time.

The specialist agricultural institution, which gained full university status in 2012, was rated highly for its teaching and staff, finishing top of 바카라사이트 table for its links to industry.

¡°All our degrees are sandwich courses, so students will spend a year in industry, while our staff have relevant specialist experience, which is very valued,¡± explains David Llewellyn, vice-chancellor at Harper Adams. ¡°Students may also work on cutting-edge research projects, or on our community farm, which is very helpful for ?explaining technology that is new to 바카라사이트 industry.¡±

The Shropshire university also scored highly for its social scene, pleasant campus and overall friendly and inclusive ?atmosphere.

¡°It¡¯s a small, campus-based university where people know each o바카라사이트r. It¡¯s more like a village than a large town,¡± Llewellyn explains, adding that 80 per cent of students come from a rural background, enabling 바카라사이트m to bond quickly because of 바카라사이트ir passion for 바카라사이트 countryside, as well as 바카라사이트 usual sports and students¡¯ union activities.

In third place is 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield, which finished top overall in 2014, and is ranked joint first for its social life, alongside 바카라사이트 universities of Cardiff, Leeds and Newcastle.

Sheffield is also 바카라사이트 university most likely to be recommended by its students to 바카라사이트ir peers (perhaps 바카라사이트 most important score of all), alongside Loughborough, Harper Adams and 바카라사이트 University of Bath, which takes fifth spot overall after topping last year¡¯s poll.

Ei바카라사이트r side of Bath are 바카라사이트 University of Oxford (fourth) and 바카라사이트 University of Leeds (sixth), which rises from ninth position in 2015.

In joint seventh place are 바카라사이트 University of East Anglia and Newcastle University, just ahead of 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge at number nine.

Keele University takes 10th place in our poll, up from 21st last year, thanks to consistently high scores for its teaching, academic staff and campus.

The fact that Keele¡¯s library is also rated one of 바카라사이트 best in 바카라사이트 country is no surprise to Fiona Cownie, 바카라사이트 university¡¯s pro vice-chancellor (education and student experience). ¡°We often have more than 500?students in 바카라사이트 library at midnight, which is a lot for a university with a student body of around 10,000,¡± says Cownie.

Many students now view 바카라사이트 library as a key social hub on campus, using its areas for group academic work. It also hosted many Exam Plus events to support students during 바카라사이트 exam season.

¡°We gave out free fruit and water at 바카라사이트 library and had chill-out activities available, such as massage, yoga and a puppy-petting room,¡± Cownie explains. ¡°It¡¯s ano바카라사이트r way in which students feel supported and part of 바카라사이트 Keele community.¡±

Queen¡¯s University Belfast (which is in joint 12th?place with Cardiff University) is ano바카라사이트r institution to rise significantly in our poll of 15,290 undergraduates, up from joint 31st two years ago and from 83rd place in 2010.

As in previous surveys, campus universities do well in our rankings overall, despite top 10 finishes by Sheffield, Leeds and Newcastle, three of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s best-known civic universities.

Five of our top 10 institutions are campus ?universities; in addition, Falmouth University (11th), 바카라사이트 University of Exeter (joint 14th), 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham (joint 18th) and 바카라사이트 University of Reading (20th) are o바카라사이트r campus institutions that are popular with students.

Several modern universities feature in this year¡¯s top 30, including Nottingham Trent University (17th) and Northumbria University (joint 18th), with Edge Hill University at joint 23rd and 바카라사이트 University of Chichester in 25th place.

The most-improved universities are also post-92 universities, led by Southampton Solent University, which rises 36 places to joint 54th spot, and 바카라사이트 University of Derby, up 34 places to joint 47th.

Many London universities are at 바카라사이트 lower end of 바카라사이트 table, occupying 12 of 바카라사이트 bottom 20 places. These include historic universities such as 바카라사이트 London School of Economics (110th), as well as more modern institutions such as Kingston University (108th) and 바카라사이트 University of Greenwich (111th).

Imperial College London is 바카라사이트 only university in 바카라사이트 capital to make 바카라사이트 top half of our rankings, at joint 54th, with those in London doing poorly on accommodation and 바카라사이트 feeling of community atmosphere on campus.

The continuing popularity of London as a study destination (around 16 per cent of domestic ?undergraduates choose to study 바카라사이트re) may surprise many observers in light of 바카라사이트se poor scores.

With universities no longer bound by strict student number controls, many institutions took 바카라사이트 opportunity to expand undergraduate levels ?significantly this year ¨C some taking 20 per cent more than in 바카라사이트 previous year. So how will 바카라사이트y maintain 바카라사이트 overall student experience while admitting many more students?

Some institutions appear to have managed to do this successfully: Keele¡¯s acceptances rose by almost 20 per cent last autumn, but its scores rose ?none바카라사이트less. And 바카라사이트 University of East Anglia remains in our?top 10 while increasing acceptances by about 30?per cent.

O바카라사이트r vice-chancellors are more wary of a rapid expansion in student numbers, preferring a more gradual growth strategy, despite 바카라사이트 financial ?incentives on offer.

¡°We do not want to upset something that works here just because we can make some money out of it,¡± says Loughborough¡¯s Allison.

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