Student experience at Â鶹´«Ã½ ranked top 10 in the UK Published on: 22 March 2018 Â鶹´«Ã½ has been ranked among the best in the UK for student experience by an influential higher education publication. Announced today (22 March) by Times Higher Education, the positions Â鶹´«Ã½ joint seventh in the UK, rising one place from 2017. This means the University is ranked in the country’s top 10 for the fourth consecutive year. The survey ranks Â鶹´«Ã½ fourth overall for societal experience, which includes the views of students on extracurricular activities and societies, community atmosphere, environment on campus and around the university and social life. In addition, the survey places the University fifth overall for students who would recommend it to a friend. Experience counts , Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching, Â鶹´«Ã½, said: “The consistently high satisfaction among our students demonstrates our key focus on delivering outstanding student experience and excellent environment for our students’ academic and personal development. It is a testament to the commitment and efforts by everyone at Â鶹´«Ã½ who helps our students make the most of their time while studying and living in Â鶹´«Ã½.” Satisfaction with was also regarded highly by students. , President of Â鶹´«Ã½ Students’ Union, said: “’Our results in the Times Higher Student Experience Survey reinforce Â鶹´«Ã½ as a world-class institution that consistently and successfully strives to give students an amazing University experience. The perfect balance between outstanding academic teaching and life in the best student city in the country is the recipe for this success, and long may it continue.” Rankings success This latest excellent result for student experience sits alongside the University’s sustained success in a number of teaching and learning rankings, such as achieving a Gold Award in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). The 2017 National Student Survey found that 88% of Â鶹´«Ã½ students were satisfied with their time at Â鶹´«Ã½, while the International Student Barometer Autumn 2017 (ISB) results demonstrate a high level of satisfaction among students from around the world, with 93% of respondents stating they were satisfied with the University overall. Alex Holdsworth, Computer Science student, said: "There is a society for every kind of person at Â鶹´«Ã½ - you will struggle to find a club that you don’t want to join. I am a member of NUAXC (athletics and cross country) and NUCATS (computing and technology). Athletics has given me the chance to represent the university in sport, as well as making loads of friends along the way. This year I was elected as secretary of the club, and it has given me the perfect opportunity to combine responsibility with my hobbies. NUCATS showed me that there is so much more to a degree than simply completing assignments." The survey is based on the responses of more than 20,000 undergraduates, who were asked to describe how their university contributed to a positive or negative experience on a seven-point scale, from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree”. Share: Latest News 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 Student leader drives misogyny law change A Â鶹´«Ã½ student leader has helped change the law after creating a petition to make misogyny a hate crime, which gathered over 114,000 signatures, prompting action in Parliament. published on: 12 June 2026 Freemen of Â鶹´«Ã½ see construction of new Castle Leazes The Freemen of Â鶹´«Ã½ and other key stakeholders have become an indelible part of new student accommodation at Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Castle Leazes. published on: 12 June 2026 Facts and figures
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