Postive student feedback at a consistently excellent university
BANGOR University continues to impress, with the latest student satisfaction results placing it firmly in the Top 10 – just weeks after its teaching was ranked among the best in the UK.
The National Student Survey results – released last week – sees Bangor University among the UK’s top 10 universities. The news follows hard on the heels of the university’s recent success in being awarded a Gold TEF award in the UK Government’s new Teaching Excellence Framework.
In the TEF assessment, Bangor University was judged to deliver consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for students and was the only university in Wales to achieve the Gold standard.
The Gold award – the highest possible rating – means that the teaching at Bangor University is of the highest quality found in the UK.
The positive evaluation of the Bangor experience in the 2017 National Student Survey was welcomed by the University’s pro vice-chancellor for teaching and learning, Professor Oliver Turnbull.
“These results are a wonderful endorsement of our activities, and indeed of Bangor University’s values,” he said. “We have long been renowned for providing not only excellent teaching but also student support, and these results yet again reflect this. The data should also be really valuable for prospective students, who will make decisions about university places over the next few weeks.”
Thirteen degree courses achieved 100% satisfaction rates from the students, and nine general subject areas have also achieved 100% satisfaction, placing them at the top of their subject table in the UK. Bangor University’s average satisfaction rate of 90% is above the UK and Wales averages of 84%.
Senior staff at the university put the success down to the high standard of teaching and the student experience at Bangor University, along with the university’s focus on supporting students throughout their studies.
Prof Turnbull said: “Our commitment to our students, and to the quality of their experience at Bangor, is of course a team effort by our entire community, from the academics who deliver lectures, to the technical staff who run laboratories, the PhD students who assist with tutorials, our administrators, and all the service departments who support the smooth operation of university life.”
Steffan Nicholas from Camarthen, currently studying at the school of education, is one of the student ambassadors who works at events such as university open days.
He said: “Bangor is an excellent place to study, nestled between the sea and the mountains of north Wales. It is a warm and friendly place, and an excellent environment for making new friends and socialising with people from all over the world, as well as from closer to home.
“Bangor is also a great place for students to volunteer, be part of a sports team and to join the various societies. I’m proud to be a part of the Welsh community here and really enjoy living and socialising at Neuadd John Morris-Jones.”
For information about places for this September, please contact the Bangor University helpline on 0800 085 1818 or call 0800 328 5763 for the Welshmedium helpline.