Top scores for degree schemes at IBERS
15 May 2011
"Aberystwyth University is, for the sixth consecutive year, leading on student satisfaction. The 2010 results of the National Student Survey (NSS) awarded Aberystwyth University a score of 4.4 (on a scale of 1-5 for student satisfaction), the second highest score for any public residential University in the UK and just behind Oxford University. Overall, the survey also places Aberystwyth at 5th place of all Universities in the UK, and top in Wales for the sixth year running, for student satisfaction. All schemes provided by IBERS achieved a very strong performance with scores of 4.5 and above for overall satisfaction".
The National Student Survey, now in its sixth year, is a poll of recent graduates conducted across the UK and commissioned by the Higher Education funding bodies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The independent market research agency, Ipsos MORI, conducted the 2010 survey and the results were released on August 18. They form the basis of the Unistats university and college comparison web site.
Aberystwyth University has always enjoyed high ratings for student satisfaction in the NSS, and the 2010 results are better than ever. Agricultural Science and Biological Sciences degree schemes provided by IBERS both achieved the top scores for the whole of the UK.
Institute Director Professor Wayne Powell commented on the results: “This survey serves to confirm what our students already tell us about our teaching. The commitment and expertise of staff, the excellent resources such as farms, laboratories and the wonderful Aberystwyth environment, all combine to make IBERS an obvious first choice”.
As Professor Will Haresign, Director of Learning and Teaching observed: “These results reflect the hard work that goes on within the Institute in listening to students about their needs and working hard to ensure they get the best educational experience that we can give them”.
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