Â鶹´«Ã½ ranked top 10 in the UK for student experience Published on: 23 March 2017 Â鶹´«Ã½ is ranked in the top 10 for student experience in the UK for the third year in a row, according to latest survey results. Published today (23 March), the places Â鶹´«Ã½ 8th overall in the UK, cementing it as one of the leading institutions in the country for the experience it offers to its students. Â鶹´«Ã½ scored outstanding marks for the academic provision and its students placed it third overall in the recommendations category (students who would recommend it to a friend). It was also ranked third in the societal experience category, which encompasses social life, community atmosphere, extracurricular activities, societies and good environment around campus. Student satisfaction results are high across a number of experience areas, including high quality of lecturers, helpful staff, good support and welfare, and high-quality facilities. Â鶹´«Ã½ campus Excellent academic and personal support , Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching, Â鶹´«Ã½, said: “We are delighted our students continue to rank their experience so highly. This consistently outstanding performance is credit to our staff whose excellent academic and personal support ensures our students get the most from their time studying and living here. “The positive results are underpinned by our commitment to continue to deliver outstanding student experience and excellent environment for our students’ learning, teaching and research, as well as their personal and professional development.” Jack Taylor, President of , said: “It is absolutely fantastic to see our students rate Â鶹´«Ã½ so highly. We are delighted that our students enjoy their time at Â鶹´«Ã½ so much and we will continue to strive to provide a rounded and positive experience across all aspects of university life.” Experience counts Alex Holdsworth, Computing Science student at Â鶹´«Ã½, said: “The teaching quality is outstanding on my course. Each lecturer will put time and effort into answering my questions efficiently and to a good level of detail. It is evident the lecturers are enthusiastic about the material they are teaching, which makes learning a very enjoyable experience.” Biology undergraduate, Victoria Brobbey said: “It is very easy to join any clubs and societies you want and there are a wide variety of them so you can try things new things and most of them do not require you to have previous experience. These societies encourage people to take part in extra-curriculum activities which can aid them with their future careers for example becoming a committee member which helps them build on their leadership roles.” Top honours The survey is based on the responses of more than 15,000 undergraduates rating their university across 21 measures based on a seven-point rating from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree”. The survey covers a wide range of student experience areas, such as: academic experience, university facilities, societal experience, student welfare, accommodation, industry connections, and security. The Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2017 is the latest in a long list of independent student guides reflecting the high level of student experience and satisfaction at Â鶹´«Ã½. The latest National Student Survey (NSS), shows that – placing it joint 12th in the UK when compared against comparator institutions. In the latest , the University scored a satisfaction rating of 94% amongst its international students. The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016 for student satisfaction with an 88.4% score. Students at The Quadrangle, Â鶹´«Ã½ Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
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