1. WWW.THESTUDENTSURVEY.COM

2. What is the National Student Survey?  Annual survey of final year* undergraduates across the UK  Commissioned by the Higher Education Funding Council for England on behalf of all the funding bodies  Fully supported by the National Union of Students  Conducted by Ipsos MORI  Quick and easy to complete! * Some exceptions apply

3. How are the results used?  The NSS results are made available at Unistats.com to help prospective students make informed decisions of where and what to study  Institutions are provided with the anonymised data to help us identify areas where we are doing well, as well as areas for improvement, for the purpose of improving the student learning experience for future generations of students

4. Your opinion matters… As a result of what you have told us, we have…  Taken part in a national project to trial and evaluate recorded verbal feedback on assignments in response to students reporting that they would like feedback to be more focussed on helping them improve their performance  Provided “Open Days” where students are able to undertake guided tours of the Newton Building and to see the new facilities in action, in order to support students during the move to the new home of Science and Technology  Altered final year assessments to allow students greater scope to reflect upon their employability and career aspirations

5. Your opinion matters… We have also…  Invested over £500,000 of external funding in upgrading and renewing tannery equipment facilities following students comments that tannery resources were out-dated, as well as refurbishing the teaching facilities in the BSLT building  Worked with the University’s Office of Learning and Teaching to customise PDP resources so that they are aligned with professional body requirements  Developed programmes of external speakers from industry in order to promote employability-awareness

6. To take part….  Ipsos MORI will send you the first email inviting you to take part in the survey during the week of 11 th January 2010  You can also complete the survey at www.thestudentsurvey.com  Your responses to the survey are anonymised  Contact details used only for the NSS

7. To find out more…  Go to www.thestudentsurvey.com