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York St John is the first post-1992 university to hit top 10 for student experience
Published: 25 April 2013
High quality teaching and an increased investment in the student experience at York St John has seen the University rocket into the top 10 of the Times Higher Education’s annual Student Experience Survey. The results were announced today (Thursday 25 April) showing an impressive rise to 9th place for York St John University who were placed 58th in 2012. This is the first time a post-1992 university has come in the survey’s top 10 for student experience.
This year's Student Experience Survey validated by specialist youth research agency YouthSight for the THE, gathered the views of more than 12,000 UK undergraduate students. Participants, who were not told the purpose of the polling, were drawn from all years of undergraduate degree study to rate their institution’s performance in 21 categories that matter most to them, from the quality of staff and lectures to social life and accommodation.
Prof David Fleming Vice Chancellor at York St John University, said: “At York St John, we put students at the heart of everything we do and always aim to provide an exceptional experience. We are delighted to hear that our students have rated us so highly, and to have made it into the top ten of the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey is just amazing. It’s a fantastic reward for all our dedicated staff, who work extremely hard to ensure our students get the most out of their time at York St John.”
Indicators in which the University improved most include high quality staff/lectures,helpful/interested staff, good social life, tuition in small groups, good library and library opening hours and I would recommend my university to a friend.
Sue Reece Pro Vice Chancellor for Development Commenting on the results added: “Our library and learning centre was redeveloped in 2011 in response to student feedback, so we’re thrilled to see it get such a high score in the survey. We always listen to student feedback and have invested around £7.5 million in enhancing their experience with us over the past two years. This includes the acquisition of 57 acres of outdoor sports facilities last year, and the current redevelopment of our Holgate Centre which is being designed to improve accessibility to a wide range of support services including student administration, financial advice, study support and health and wellbeing. Our future plans include multi-million pound investments in our campus and facilities that aim to further enhance the student experience at York St John over the next few years.”
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