UEL 3rd place nationally in Graduating Students’ Positivity
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10 July 2024
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The University of East London is proud to announce groundbreaking results in the 2024 National Student Survey (NSS), achieving historic milestones and solidifying its position as the student-ready, careers-first university of the future.
Professor Amanda Broderick, Vice Chancellor and President of UEL, said,
Our students are amazing. It is incredibly rewarding to receive such positivity from our graduating students, reflecting the success of our collaborative, careers-first approach to the student experience. I am so proud of what our graduates achieve and all that is possible for them in the future. Our University community is genuinely transformative: Six years into our strategic plan, vision 2028, our community consistently demonstrates – with passion, courage and an inclusive mindset - progress in our mission to prepare our students for the careers and opportunities of the future while driving forward that future inclusively and sustainably.”
Across key areas of provision, the University demonstrates some of the highest levels of positivity against all categories of the NSS.
Key highlights:
- Overall Positivity: UEL has soared from 13th to 3rd place nationally out of 139 HEIs, boasting a remarkable surge in overall graduating students’ student positivity.
- Teaching on my Course: Satisfaction has increased with teaching quality rising 20 places to 9th place nationally and contributing to UEL’s top spot in London.
- Learning Opportunities: Satisfaction with offering learning opportunities has risen ten places to 4th nationally, and ranking first in London, reflecting UEL’s investment in state-of-the-art facilities and resources that are pivotal in supporting student success.
- Assessment and Feedback: UEL has climbed to 7th place nationally, and second against London universities, highlighting our focus on providing constructive feedback to students.
- Academic Support: UEL’s academic support services have also received positive ratings, rising five percentage points from last year and propelling the University 40 places higher nationally.
The NSS is an annual survey of nearly 350,000 students across the UK, managed by the Office for Students. The survey is one of the largest of its kind in the world, asking students across the UK about a range of factors, including their academic experience, teaching and assessments, and institutions’ mental wellbeing services. Some 76 per cent of UEL’s students participated in this year’s survey, which is four per cent above the national average.
UEL continues to increase its impact on the community it serves. This year, the institution will host the annual British Science Festival from 11 to 15 September, delivering a spectacular showcase of everything East London has to offer.
Earlier this summer, the University brought together Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and anchor organisation leaders from across east London to form the One East London Network to celebrate the launch of a dedicated Health Campus in Stratford.
The new Stratford Health Campus provides a cutting-edge hub for innovation and learning, offering state-of-the-art health technology. The Campus supports UEL’s commitment to actively tackle health inequalities and improve the lives of the local community and beyond.
The Overall Positivity scores are a replication of the Times Higher Education (THE) calculation in 2023.
We aggregated a count of positivity responses from ‘very good’ and ’good’ as a percentage to create a proxy positivity score. This is not the same as ‘Overall Satisfaction’ which has been since 2023 an optional question for respondents. The data we have used are based on the scores from 26 NSS questions for Institutions with over 1,000 responses.
