How will my feedback help?
NSS data in particular is used in Staff-Student Committees and in the annual review of programmes that all departments carry out. It's also used in the major five-yearly review - conducted by a Panel which includes a Students’ Union rep and a senior academic from another university.
As well as the dedicated uses for NSS data above, it it one of the most important sources of feedback used in determining how the University prioritises developments. Below are just some of the examples of projects the University has undertaken where student feedback contributed.
Major developments
In the last two years:
- Towers major refurb
- Design Centre new building for Design, LUSAD and Engineering students
- new student accommodation providing 1300 bedrooms
- Clyde Williams building lecture space for all departments and learning & teaching spaces for SSEHS students
- labs refurb for engineering & science students
- recreational sport - extra resources for all students (in liaison with the Students’ Union)
- Arts Centre – new space for exhibition & performance
- SportPark near West Park entrance
- drama - major refurb of theatre & studio
In the last ten years:
- EHB refurb
- swimming pool
- Stewart Mason Building for all PG students
- Business School extension
- hockey pavilion & water-based pitch
- Keith Green Building (for Engineering & Design students)
- Sir John Beckwith Centre for Sport
- Sports Technology Institute (used by Engineering students)
- LTA Tennis Academy
- National Cricket Centre
- National Gymnastics Performance & Research Centre
Teaching & learning
- 24/7 study spaces in exam periods
- improving induction
- improved module specifications –eg, the type of feedback students can expect
- generic feedback on exams
- project/dissertation modules –clear assessment criteria and interim feedback
- new teaching spaces - including complete refurbishment of James France this summer, providing:
- Learning Lounge (designed with student help) on new mezzanine
- wifi in study areas
- new lecture room with cabaret-style seating
- larger & more comfortable lecture theatre seats
- reView in lecture theatres - enabling students to watch lectures on Learn (helpful if you miss a lecture or the subject is complex).
- Learning Lounge (designed with student help) on new mezzanine
Library & IT Services
Library:
- opening hours increased - to midnight 7 days a week term-time and 24/7 at exam times
- more PCs and wifi coverage extended
- increasing the numbers of book students can borrow
- improved group study rooms, and stopping some users ‘reserving’ study spaces in exam periods by leaving belongings while they go off elsewhere (in liaison with the Students’ Union)
- undergrad ambassadors to help make services more student-friendly
IT:
- new, state-of-the-art resource in Haslegrave - the latest iMacs running MacOS, Windows and Linux with wifi, a wide range of software, printers and scanning, together with group study areas
- wireless networking being rolled out to halls of residence
- drop-in PC Clinic - free diagnosis and advice for students’ own computers
- Google - email and other applications provided
- employment opportunities - part-time jobs and placements on campus
