Students’ positivity about all aspects of UK higher education courses has increased despite the problems facing the sector, according to the latest National Student Survey (NSS) results.
Data published by the Office for Students (OfS) on 8 July shows that scores increased across all themes compared with last year’s findings, including in the organisation and management of courses, an area previously flagged as a concern by the regulator.
A total of 80.9 per cent of students expressed positivity regarding course management, up from 78.4 per cent last year.
Almost nine in 10 (88.1 per cent) of the more than 360,000 participants in the annual survey felt positive about their course’s teaching, up from 86.9 per cent the year prior.
And despite much-publicised disputes around free speech on campuses – relating to issues including the conflict in the Middle East, antisemitism and trans rights – the vast majority of students in England said they felt they could speak freely.
