Bath's 2026 student feedback system shows how to collect the right survey at the right level

Updated Sep 07, 2026

Bath’s 2025/26 student-survey page sets out different routes for different study stages. Its local schedule lists NSS: 2 February–30 April 2026; Course-level Survey: 2–30 March; PTES: 2 March–30 April. Bath says its next PRES is planned for spring 2027. Bath survey overview.

Cohort and purpose

The overview directs final-year undergraduates to NSS, eligible non-final-year undergraduates to the Course-level Survey, and taught postgraduates to PTES. Professional doctorate students are directed according to taught or research phase. Bath’s local biennial PRES schedule should not be read as a statement that PRES is unavailable elsewhere in 2026.

The Course-level Survey page gives detailed eligibility, including placement and study-abroad exclusions with specified course exceptions. Its listed topics include assessment, organisation, student voice, sustainability, resources and wellbeing, with two free-text questions and up to two additional questions. Course-level Survey guidance.

Bath says responses are confidential to the Student Engagement Team and anonymised before academic and professional-services staff receive them. It also explains that offensive or discriminatory comments will be investigated under its policy. This is a scoped institutional statement, not a guarantee of anonymity in every circumstance.

Separate a survey map from a comparison claim

Our practical suggestion is to map each instrument to its audience, decision and review route. Record exclusions as well as invitations. Check who has responsibility for findings that cross course, service or institutional boundaries.

Different surveys may raise similar concerns without measuring the same thing. Do not infer that a theme occurring in PTES and NSS has an equivalent frequency or meaning: questions, study stages and participation differ. Keep those differences visible when presenting related findings together.

Before reporting action, document which evidence informed the decision and how students can inspect the response. Our governance checklist and analysis glossary provide questions about shared definitions and review responsibilities.

Review note, 7 September 2026: verified Bath’s local dates, eligibility and handling statements; clarified that its PRES timing is institution-specific; and removed claims that a multi-survey design automatically improves comparability or comment quality.