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Postgraduate block outcomes differ by delivery format

Victoria University data show different patterns in marks and satisfaction across postgraduate block formats. The comparison matched units, not individual students.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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Sussex moves assessment feedback to Canvas after students report confusion

Sussex assessment feedback will move into Canvas in 2026/27 after students reported confusion across systems. Here is what universities should test next.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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SOAS tests online modules with student feedback before launch

SOAS reports that employed student testers changed menu design, assessment navigation and signposting before its planned September online intake.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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Advance HE's cartoon project shows how student feedback can improve teaching materials

Advance HE's cartoon project shows how surveys and qualitative student feedback can test teaching materials before UK universities use them more widely.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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Australian students report unequal wellbeing experiences

A source-limited review of Gilmore and colleagues’ Australian study, based on the research team’s public summary of 19,057 undergraduate responses.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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Hartpury PTES 2026 results show why subgroup rankings need context

Hartpury reports top-20-per-cent PTES positions in four areas. The published ranks identify comparison groups but cannot establish subgroup gaps or causes.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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Staffordshire PTES 2026 results show why headline gains need deeper analysis

Staffordshire reports 92.7 per cent PTES positivity and a rise to sixth place. Its announcement does not supply the response profile needed to explain the gain.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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First-year relationships and students’ perceived access to learning

A qualitative study of 25 students at one Danish university explores lecturers, teaching assistants and peers. It examines perceived access to subject knowledge, not measured learning gains.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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Three new QAA Subject Benchmark Statements open to student voice

QAA is creating three new Subject Benchmark Statements, giving universities a timely chance to bring student voice into course design, standards and review.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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Lu Li argues apprentice student voice should fit work and study

Lu Li’s Advance HE reflection reports weaker 2025 NSS results for degree apprentices in England and proposes feedback routes that account for working while studying.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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Placement learning and wellbeing: four students’ network diagrams

A limited review of a qualitative study using four placement diagrams, with careful distinction between students’ own meanings and an analyst’s assumptions.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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London Met's NSS 2026 gains show why overall positivity needs deeper analysis

London Met NSS 2026 results show stronger overall positivity, but institutions still need theme, cohort and comment analysis before deciding what to change.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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What student representatives say about attendance

A limited review of research with 40 student representatives at three post-92 institutions considers living costs, teaching and the reasons students give for attendance.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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Advance HE's new National Teaching Fellow reframes student partnership evidence

National Teaching Fellow Syra Shakir argues for evaluating changed experiences and shared power. Her Advance HE reflection offers practice insights, rather than a causal study.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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QAA-funded project centres international student voice

A QAA-funded four-university project offers staff a framework and audit tool for examining international student experience, with limits on what the workshops establish.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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What routine student evaluations showed about teacher development

A study of 42 teachers combined repeated evaluations and 16 interviews. Teachers often found the process useful, while average scores showed little significant development.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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International students’ choices: fees, rankings and plans after graduation

A limited review using the authors’ KU Leuven discussion-paper version distinguishes 748 questionnaires from the 652 international students analysed and hypothetical choices from observed migration.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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QAA's West College Scotland review calls for a coordinated student feedback system

QAA's West College Scotland review calls for a coordinated student feedback system and systematic use of student voice evidence in formal quality processes.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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Neurodivergent research students: themes from a systematic review

A review of 31 articles about neurodivergent research students, identifying eight themes across institutional culture, support, relationships and strengths.

By Student Voice AI Sep 10, 2026

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Worcester NSS 2026 results show why subject-level feedback needs careful analysis

Worcester NSS 2026 results show strong subject-level feedback, and why universities should test course scores against comments and uncertainty before acting.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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Advance HE's tech access findings sharpen pre-arrival student feedback

A PAQ pilot article reports differences in expected device use and mobile data allowances. Missing table denominators limit generalisation, and phone ownership does not establish effective access.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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Doctoral supervision and conditional belonging in Polish law programmes

A qualitative study of 27 Polish law doctoral candidates examines supervision, departmental belonging and bureaucracy around the 2018 reform. It does not evaluate the reform’s overall success.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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OfS commuter student research puts journey time at the centre of feedback analysis

An OfS-commissioned study links longer journeys with poorer reported experiences. Journey time distinguished groups within its sample; the findings are not national prevalence estimates.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

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ULaw NSS 2026 assessment feedback puts timing in focus

ULaw NSS 2026 results put assessment and feedback above the England average, showing why timely comments, usefulness and visible action must be read together.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026