Blog archive — Page 6

Sector Watch

Northampton's Inclusive Curriculum Toolkit shows how student listening can reshape assessment and feedback

Northampton's Inclusive Curriculum Toolkit shows how student listening rooms and feedback activities can turn inclusive curriculum work into embedded practice.

By Student Voice AI Aug 04, 2026

Research Briefing

Self-doubt relates differently to monitoring feedback and asking for it

A study of 1,232 undergraduates links self-doubt positively with monitoring feedback and negatively with direct inquiry. These associations do not establish causation.

By Student Voice AI Sep 10, 2026

Sector Watch

Sussex reports NSS gains and an 80% response rate

Sussex reports gains across seven NSS themes and 80% participation. Its account credits local evaluation work without establishing what caused the changes.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Sector Watch

Leeds reports NSS 2026 gains in student voice and feedback timeliness

Leeds reports gains across seven NSS themes, including student voice and feedback timeliness. Its partnership account does not isolate the causes of those changes.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Research Briefing

A pilot scale explores doctoral students’ responses to adversity

A 59-student pilot explores a scenario-based doctoral resilience scale. The study offers measurement ideas, with further validation needed.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Sector Watch

University of Suffolk NSS 2026 results put assessment and feedback in sharper focus

Suffolk reports strong NSS 2026 assessment and student voice scores. These institutional figures need question-level context and should not be treated as evidence of causes.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Sector Watch

Jisc DEI retirement: the September data-access deadline has passed

Jisc retired Digital Experience Insights on 31 July 2026. Its midday 4 September export deadline has passed; retained backups cannot serve individual recovery requests.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Sector Watch

Durham reports strong NSS student voice and partnership on strategy

Durham reports its highest student voice score and work with its Students' Union on strategy. The announcement does not trace particular NSS comments to decisions.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Research Briefing

Study-space availability and access are associated with campus satisfaction

A four-university survey links perceived study-space availability and access with campus satisfaction. The cross-sectional design cannot establish causal effects.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Sector Watch

Advance HE and Inspera forum considers assessment, AI and student trust

Advance HE and Inspera report a forum on AI-era assessment. Panellists discuss design and possible regulation; this is an event account, not a new assessment requirement.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Research Briefing

AI feedback chatbot research highlights dialogue and human judgement

Noorhan Abbas’s account of student perspectives highlights contextual support, trust and human judgement. This briefing is limited to the author’s publication announcement.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Sector Watch

Leicester reports a third year of NSS improvement and strong student voice results

Leicester reports improvements in six NSS themes and a top-20 student voice position among UUK providers. Its account credits partnership without isolating causal effects.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Research Briefing

Manchester Met case study adapts Lundy’s model for student participation

A departmental practice account describes timetabled dialogue, mentoring and written routes, while acknowledging participation gaps and no causal evaluation of NSS improvements.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Research Briefing

A scoping review asks how higher education defines belonging

Ryan and colleagues reviewed 353 publications, including 43 using student-derived definitions, and highlight the contextual and varied meanings of belonging.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Sector Watch

Swansea's QER says strong student partnership still needs more consistent assessment and support rules

QAA's Swansea QER commends student partnership and curriculum redesign, but says clearer extenuating circumstances and AI guidance still matter for quality teams.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Sector Watch

QAA's West Lothian review says a strong student feedback system still needs deeper partnership

QAA's West Lothian review praises a bespoke survey embedded in quality processes, but says strong student feedback still needs deeper partnership for action.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Sector Watch

Jisc Online Surveys adds Image choice questions, and why it matters for student feedback survey design

Jisc Online Surveys has added Image choice questions, giving universities visual answer options with labels and alternative text for local feedback surveys.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Research Briefing

Three student accounts show differing relationships with GenAI

Fawns and colleagues closely analyse three students at one Australian university, showing how AI perspectives intersect with identity, values and institutional expectations.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Research Briefing

Minoritised students’ accounts connect belonging, mattering and trust

Listening events with 15 minoritised ethnic students at one English university informed a critique of belonging language and an emphasis on feeling valued and trust.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Sector Watch

Wonkhe contributors argue for more coordinated student feedback

A Wonkhe practice article links survey fatigue with fragmented feedback systems. Its SOAS example and supplier observations prompt review, rather than proving a single cause.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Sector Watch

Glasgow sets out two GenAI assessment scenarios for 2026/27

Glasgow's 2026/27 guidance distinguishes supervised and unsupervised assessment, with local conditions and responsibilities for original work and acknowledgement.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Research Briefing

Student voice and attainment: associations in six Colombian universities

A Colombian study links classroom voice, interaction and attainment, with modest effects and important limits on causal interpretation.

By Student Voice AI Sep 07, 2026

Announcement

Newcastle University selects Student Voice AI for free-text analysis across its survey programme

Newcastle University has selected Student Voice AI to analyse free-text comments across its survey programme, beginning with NSS 2026.

By Dr Stuart Grey Jul 22, 2026

Announcement

University of Greenwich engages Student Voice AI for university-wide free-text analysis

The University of Greenwich has entered a long-term agreement with Student Voice AI to analyse free-text comments across its survey programme, with the resulting analysis also available through the integration with evasys.

By Dr Stuart Grey Jul 22, 2026