Â鶹´«Ã½ ranked among UK's best for student satisfaction Published on: 9 August 2017 An independent student survey has firmly positioned Â鶹´«Ã½ as one of the best universities in the UK for student satisfaction. Published today (9 August), the latest shows that 88% of students are satisfied with their experience at Â鶹´«Ã½. Â鶹´«Ã½’s score is well above the national average of 84%. It achieved high scores in the teaching and academic support categories, with 90% agreeing that staff are good at explaining things, and a further 90% saying they were able to contact staff when they needed to. The strong results for student experience complement Â鶹´«Ã½’s sustained success in a number of influential teaching and learning guides, including last month’s Teaching Excellence Framework, where the University received the highest rating: TEF Gold. Students at Â鶹´«Ã½'s campus Enhancing the educational experience , Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching, Â鶹´«Ã½, said: “These results are a credit to the dedicated staff we have here at Â鶹´«Ã½ who are committed to providing our students with the best possible learning experience and opportunities for academic and professional development.” The survey data shows that 92% of students were satisfied with the library resources and services, while 89% said they have been able to access IT resources when they needed to. Professor Cholerton added: “We are delighted our students view their time at Â鶹´«Ã½ positively and recognise the importance of working with our students to develop and enhance their educational experience by improving those areas that matter most to them. Recently this has included investment in teaching and library facilities and recruitment of 400 extra academic staff.” Hannah McGeoghegan, Year 2 BA Hons student, said: “The teaching quality is great. I am thoroughly enjoying the lectures and seminars. It's a great course that studies education in depth, it really expands your mind and you get to study a wide range of modules. We have the chance to study a language as an extra module, so I am currently also studying Japanese.’’ Oliver Burton, Year 3, undergraduate, added: “The quality of teaching has been absolutely fantastic, which is mainly because of how motivated the lecturers teaching us are about the subject. Everyone has their own specialities and is really helpful if either you need something explaining in more depth, or simply have a question about their area of biology.” High levels of student experience and satisfaction Going forward, the University is committed to a wider, £400m investment programme with projects including a , and on its campus, it is constructing a £. This state-of-the-art learning facility will house up to 2,200 students across three floors and include a purpose-built 750 seat auditorium. Also opening on Science Central next month is the University’s £58m , the new home for Â鶹´«Ã½’s world-leading School of Computing Science and its 1,395 staff and students. Next year will see the completion of the £75.5m which replaces the former ‘Ricky Road’ accommodation block to become home to 1,300 future students. The National Student 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 placed Â鶹´«Ã½ 8th overall in the UK, confirming it as one of the leading institutions in the country for the experience it offers to its students. In the latest , the University scored a satisfaction rating of 94% from its international students. The places Â鶹´«Ã½ among the best the UK for student satisfaction with an 88.4% score. Â鶹´«Ã½ will have places available in Clearing for high-achieving applicants. Students can visit the Clearing website: to check available courses. Clearing hotlines open at 07.30am on Thursday 17 August. 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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