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6 Aug 2009 16:46:16
The vast majority of students at the University of Bedfordshire are happy with life – and some of them have just the skills to shout about it.
This is according to the findings of the latest National Student Survey (NSS) published today (Thursday, 6 August).
The national survey, which provides students with an opportunity to make their opinions count, shows that the University is continuing to offer a good student experience with satisfaction levels across all campuses at 79 per cent.
Results also showed that students ranked second in marketing, equal second in journalism, third in complementary medicine, fourth in human resource management, seventh in dance and 16th in social work.
The University excelled in the key areas of assessment and feedback as well as personal development, finishing in the top quarter out of 127 higher education institutions in England. Those students who went on NHS practice placements were also happy, the results seeing the University finish in the top 20 per cent (out of 55 institutions).
The University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Les Ebdon CBE, said: “This survey indicates that we are maintaining our standards and continuing to provide our students with what they require.
“It also highlights that we are acting on feedback from previous years to improve the student experience and we will of course look at these latest results to help us move forward.
“We know, for example, that the £34m investment at our Bedford campus has made a huge difference to students’ lives, and we are certain that our proposed £70m investment at our Luton campus will also increase student satisfaction.”
The NSS survey covers nearly all final year undergraduates studying for higher education qualifications.
More than 223,000 students from 155 higher education institutions in the UK and 117 further education colleges in England took part in the survey which revealed that overall satisfaction among students dipped slightly from the 2008 figure.
Feedback will be used to help future students choose courses that best suit their needs and interests, and is also used by national newspapers when compiling university league tables.
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