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Congratulations to Loughborough University for topping WhatUni's Student Choice Awards. Pipping Harper Adams University to the top spot.
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"Voted for entirely by students, the award results show that overall satisfaction has fallen 1.2% across the board, though it surprisingly still remains above 80% after one of the most turbulent years on record for the higher education sector.
More students than ever had their say – with 36,440 reviews and comments submitted, rating their overall university experience 4.01 out of 5. Despite falls overall and in the majority of categories, students scored their universities higher than last year for Uni Facilities and Job Prospects. Meanwhile, Wales hosts the happiest students in the UK and students are least satisfied in London."
Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2018 results
https://www.whatuni.com/student-awar...y-of-the-year/
University of the Year
1st Loughborough University
2nd Harper Adams
3rd Bangor University
Accommodation
1st Bangor University
2nd Edge Hill University
3rd Harper Adams University
City Life
1st University of Liverpool
2nd Newcastle University
3rd University of Glasgow
Clubs & Societies
1st Bangor University
2nd Harper Adams University
3rd Loughborough University
Course & Lecturers
1st Harper Adams University
2nd Bangor University
3rd University of Buckingham
Giving Back
1st Loughborough University
2nd SOAS University of London
3rd Harper Adams University
Job Prospects
1st Harper Adams University
2nd Loughborough University
3rd St George's, University of London
Student Support
1st Harper Adams University
2nd Leeds Arts University
3rd Loughborough University
Students’ Union
1st University of Sheffield
2nd Loughborough University
3rd University of Leeds
Uni Facilities
1st Loughborough University
2nd Leeds Arts University
3rd Harper Adams University
International
1st University of Glasgow
2nd Aberystwyth University
3rd Northumbria University
Postgraduate
1st Aberystwyth University
2nd University of Glasgow
3rd University of Kent
Independent
1st Bridgend College
2nd DN Colleges Group
3rd Bournemouth and Poole College
Further Education
1st Point Blank Music School
2nd Norland College
3rd Futureworks
Best Prospective Student Engagement Award (submission based)
1st St Mary’s, Twickenham
2nd Futureworks
3rd University of Bradford
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"Voted for entirely by students, the award results show that overall satisfaction has fallen 1.2% across the board, though it surprisingly still remains above 80% after one of the most turbulent years on record for the higher education sector.
More students than ever had their say – with 36,440 reviews and comments submitted, rating their overall university experience 4.01 out of 5. Despite falls overall and in the majority of categories, students scored their universities higher than last year for Uni Facilities and Job Prospects. Meanwhile, Wales hosts the happiest students in the UK and students are least satisfied in London."
Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2018 results
https://www.whatuni.com/student-awar...y-of-the-year/
University of the Year
1st Loughborough University
2nd Harper Adams
3rd Bangor University
Accommodation
1st Bangor University
2nd Edge Hill University
3rd Harper Adams University
City Life
1st University of Liverpool
2nd Newcastle University
3rd University of Glasgow
Clubs & Societies
1st Bangor University
2nd Harper Adams University
3rd Loughborough University
Course & Lecturers
1st Harper Adams University
2nd Bangor University
3rd University of Buckingham
Giving Back
1st Loughborough University
2nd SOAS University of London
3rd Harper Adams University
Job Prospects
1st Harper Adams University
2nd Loughborough University
3rd St George's, University of London
Student Support
1st Harper Adams University
2nd Leeds Arts University
3rd Loughborough University
Students’ Union
1st University of Sheffield
2nd Loughborough University
3rd University of Leeds
Uni Facilities
1st Loughborough University
2nd Leeds Arts University
3rd Harper Adams University
International
1st University of Glasgow
2nd Aberystwyth University
3rd Northumbria University
Postgraduate
1st Aberystwyth University
2nd University of Glasgow
3rd University of Kent
Independent
1st Bridgend College
2nd DN Colleges Group
3rd Bournemouth and Poole College
Further Education
1st Point Blank Music School
2nd Norland College
3rd Futureworks
Best Prospective Student Engagement Award (submission based)
1st St Mary’s, Twickenham
2nd Futureworks
3rd University of Bradford
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Thanks Doonesbury we're thrilled to have won.
Great to know that we're getting it right for the students
Vicky
Great to know that we're getting it right for the students
Vicky
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noooooooooooooo this cannot be happening bros, not like this
it was cammy's turn, it was their ****ing turn
i demand a recount
noooooowwwww
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#5
Bangor? Worst rooms around, worth less than a B and B. Who voted? and how is it voted?
Edit: 36,440, oh, whoopi do.
Edit: 36,440, oh, whoopi do.
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Find it hard not to roll my eyes when I see so many different rankings and league tables popping up. As they are right now they're all a bit of a joke and I wish they would just stick to one single 'official' league table and leave it be, it's embarrassing to have so many contradicting each other.
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Imagine thinking that the facilities/support/graduate prospects at Loughborough even compares to Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester, Durham or Bristol.
Joke league table.
Joke league table.
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(Original post by physicseastldn)
Imagine thinking that the facilities/support/graduate prospects at Loughborough even compares to Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester, Durham or Bristol.
Joke league table.
Imagine thinking that the facilities/support/graduate prospects at Loughborough even compares to Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester, Durham or Bristol.
Joke league table.
Cambridge
Loughborough
Oxford
Durham
Manchester
Bristol
Facilities-wise Loughborough has an excellent campus.
Support-wise... define support.
But Loughborough appears ranked above all those you mentioned bar Oxford in this survey of MH support at university
https://thetab.com/2017-mental-health-rankings
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(Original post by darkforest)
Find it hard not to roll my eyes when I see so many different rankings and league tables popping up. As they are right now they're all a bit of a joke and I wish they would just stick to one single 'official' league table and leave it be, it's embarrassing to have so many contradicting each other.
Find it hard not to roll my eyes when I see so many different rankings and league tables popping up. As they are right now they're all a bit of a joke and I wish they would just stick to one single 'official' league table and leave it be, it's embarrassing to have so many contradicting each other.
Having multiple rankings means that students can compare universities when ranked according to different metrics and different weightings. Just because a table is published doesn't mean you have to look at it or care what is says but there is no reason why it can't be published in the first place.
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(Original post by physicseastldn)
Imagine thinking that the facilities/support/graduate prospects at Loughborough even compares to Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester, Durham or Bristol.
Joke league table.
Imagine thinking that the facilities/support/graduate prospects at Loughborough even compares to Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester, Durham or Bristol.
Joke league table.
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#16
Does What Uni have any credibility
Does whatuni have any credibility? Normally a site I skip over.
(Original post by Doonesbury)
Congratulations to Loughborough University for topping WhatUni's Student Choice Awards. Pipping Harper Adams University to the top spot.
Attachment 739288
"Voted for entirely by students, the award results show that overall satisfaction has fallen 1.2% across the board, though it surprisingly still remains above 80% after one of the most turbulent years on record for the higher education sector.
More students than ever had their say – with 36,440 reviews and comments submitted, rating their overall university experience 4.01 out of 5. Despite falls overall and in the majority of categories, students scored their universities higher than last year for Uni Facilities and Job Prospects. Meanwhile, Wales hosts the happiest students in the UK and students are least satisfied in London."
Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2018 results
https://www.whatuni.com/student-awar...y-of-the-year/
University of the Year
1st Loughborough University
2nd Harper Adams
3rd Bangor University
Accommodation
1st Bangor University
2nd Edge Hill University
3rd Harper Adams University
City Life
1st University of Liverpool
2nd Newcastle University
3rd University of Glasgow
Clubs & Societies
1st Bangor University
2nd Harper Adams University
3rd Loughborough University
Course & Lecturers
1st Harper Adams University
2nd Bangor University
3rd University of Buckingham
Giving Back
1st Loughborough University
2nd SOAS University of London
3rd Harper Adams University
Job Prospects
1st Harper Adams University
2nd Loughborough University
3rd St George's, University of London
Student Support
1st Harper Adams University
2nd Leeds Arts University
3rd Loughborough University
Students’ Union
1st University of Sheffield
2nd Loughborough University
3rd University of Leeds
Uni Facilities
1st Loughborough University
2nd Leeds Arts University
3rd Harper Adams University
International
1st University of Glasgow
2nd Aberystwyth University
3rd Northumbria University
Postgraduate
1st Aberystwyth University
2nd University of Glasgow
3rd University of Kent
Independent
1st Bridgend College
2nd DN Colleges Group
3rd Bournemouth and Poole College
Further Education
1st Point Blank Music School
2nd Norland College
3rd Futureworks
Best Prospective Student Engagement Award (submission based)
1st St Mary’s, Twickenham
2nd Futureworks
3rd University of Bradford
Congratulations to Loughborough University for topping WhatUni's Student Choice Awards. Pipping Harper Adams University to the top spot.
Attachment 739288
"Voted for entirely by students, the award results show that overall satisfaction has fallen 1.2% across the board, though it surprisingly still remains above 80% after one of the most turbulent years on record for the higher education sector.
More students than ever had their say – with 36,440 reviews and comments submitted, rating their overall university experience 4.01 out of 5. Despite falls overall and in the majority of categories, students scored their universities higher than last year for Uni Facilities and Job Prospects. Meanwhile, Wales hosts the happiest students in the UK and students are least satisfied in London."
Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2018 results
https://www.whatuni.com/student-awar...y-of-the-year/
University of the Year
1st Loughborough University
2nd Harper Adams
3rd Bangor University
Accommodation
1st Bangor University
2nd Edge Hill University
3rd Harper Adams University
City Life
1st University of Liverpool
2nd Newcastle University
3rd University of Glasgow
Clubs & Societies
1st Bangor University
2nd Harper Adams University
3rd Loughborough University
Course & Lecturers
1st Harper Adams University
2nd Bangor University
3rd University of Buckingham
Giving Back
1st Loughborough University
2nd SOAS University of London
3rd Harper Adams University
Job Prospects
1st Harper Adams University
2nd Loughborough University
3rd St George's, University of London
Student Support
1st Harper Adams University
2nd Leeds Arts University
3rd Loughborough University
Students’ Union
1st University of Sheffield
2nd Loughborough University
3rd University of Leeds
Uni Facilities
1st Loughborough University
2nd Leeds Arts University
3rd Harper Adams University
International
1st University of Glasgow
2nd Aberystwyth University
3rd Northumbria University
Postgraduate
1st Aberystwyth University
2nd University of Glasgow
3rd University of Kent
Independent
1st Bridgend College
2nd DN Colleges Group
3rd Bournemouth and Poole College
Further Education
1st Point Blank Music School
2nd Norland College
3rd Futureworks
Best Prospective Student Engagement Award (submission based)
1st St Mary’s, Twickenham
2nd Futureworks
3rd University of Bradford
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#17
I don't see the sense in these surveys.
People get an email, most ignore it and some do not. Why is this so, is it because one type of student is more inclined to respond (one type of student experience is more likely to respond), from particular universities. Say you go to Teesside and you're not enjoying the course, are you more or less likely to be reading your uni emails (and therefore more likely not to see this survey requesting you to rate the uni) than the pissed off student at Oxbridge?
I remember looking at responsiveness rates, I think for NSS, and the shoddier the university is the lower the responsiveness rate is. Might it be that the 1% of students who respond from Teesside are the most involved and motivated students, and therefore are more likely to have a positive student experience? Maybe the Teesside student feels that their career prospects will be influenced by how the uni looked in rankings and has an incentive to make to soften the harshness of their critique, whereas the Oxbridge student knows their career prospects are gonna be alright and have more freedom to be honest.
You don't know what the Teesside expects, they might have expected the course to be poorly organised and found it to be adequate; you don't know what the Oxbridge student expects, likely a really high quality of teaching and support. Maybe the standards expected, and therefore the quality expressed, must be different. While I might give McDonald's 5/5 stars for getting my chicken nuggets right and for serving them without spitting in my eye, their 5/5 stars would not even be close to the quality of experience had were I giving a Michelin-starred restaurant 3/5 stars.
People get an email, most ignore it and some do not. Why is this so, is it because one type of student is more inclined to respond (one type of student experience is more likely to respond), from particular universities. Say you go to Teesside and you're not enjoying the course, are you more or less likely to be reading your uni emails (and therefore more likely not to see this survey requesting you to rate the uni) than the pissed off student at Oxbridge?
I remember looking at responsiveness rates, I think for NSS, and the shoddier the university is the lower the responsiveness rate is. Might it be that the 1% of students who respond from Teesside are the most involved and motivated students, and therefore are more likely to have a positive student experience? Maybe the Teesside student feels that their career prospects will be influenced by how the uni looked in rankings and has an incentive to make to soften the harshness of their critique, whereas the Oxbridge student knows their career prospects are gonna be alright and have more freedom to be honest.
You don't know what the Teesside expects, they might have expected the course to be poorly organised and found it to be adequate; you don't know what the Oxbridge student expects, likely a really high quality of teaching and support. Maybe the standards expected, and therefore the quality expressed, must be different. While I might give McDonald's 5/5 stars for getting my chicken nuggets right and for serving them without spitting in my eye, their 5/5 stars would not even be close to the quality of experience had were I giving a Michelin-starred restaurant 3/5 stars.
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But but but....where is Oxbridge? Best unis in the world? Give more money? More job opportunities? Makes me look more clever? Can outsmart my Asian peers at **** unis like UCL?
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#20
Everton might be a great club but Liverpool is defined by Liverpool F.C.
A lot of people would hate me for saying this , but that's the fact of the matter
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