https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/sector-watch/ Institutional and sector developments that matter for student experience teams. en-gb Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:42:24 +0000 https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/advance-he-pre-arrival-questionnaire-student-feedback-expectations/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/advance-he-pre-arrival-questionnaire-student-feedback-expectations/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Advance HE's April 2026 pre-arrival questionnaire pilot shows universities where feedback expectations, confidence gaps, and support needs start before term begins. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-student-consumer-protection-student-feedback-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-student-consumer-protection-student-feedback-evidence/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 OfS's April 2026 consumer protection consultation would require clearer student protection information and stronger evidence that students are treated fairly. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/dmu-block-teaching-evaluation-student-survey-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/dmu-block-teaching-evaluation-student-survey-evidence/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 DMU's April 2026 block teaching evaluation links stronger survey results, a 15-day feedback turnaround, and better continuation into one student voice story. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/bath-be-well-survey-outcomes-student-feedback-strategy/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/bath-be-well-survey-outcomes-student-feedback-strategy/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bath's student experience update shows how Be Well Survey outcomes, higher response rates, and lower survey fatigue can sharpen student feedback strategy. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-harassment-sexual-misconduct-student-voice-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-harassment-sexual-misconduct-student-voice-evidence/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The OfS will discuss sexual misconduct findings with students, sharpening expectations that universities test awareness of policies, reporting, and support. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/kings-ptes-2026-visible-action-postgraduate-feedback/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/kings-ptes-2026-visible-action-postgraduate-feedback/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 King's PTES 2026 links a national postgraduate survey to visible evidence of action, showing how universities can build trust in taught postgraduate feedback. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/advance-he-student-experiences-genai-uk-universities/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/advance-he-student-experiences-genai-uk-universities/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Advance HE has spotlighted StudentXGenAI survey findings from 10 UK universities, giving institutions fresh evidence on student trust, use, and AI literacy. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-digital-experience-insights-retirement-student-feedback-benchmarking/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-digital-experience-insights-retirement-student-feedback-benchmarking/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jisc will retire Digital experience insights on 31 July 2026, pushing universities to review how they benchmark and act on digital student feedback data. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-learning-analytics-wellbeing-student-support-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-learning-analytics-wellbeing-student-support-evidence/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jisc’s March 2026 Newcastle case study shows how learning analytics can support student wellbeing, and why universities need clearer student support evidence. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-online-surveys-question-types-student-feedback-design/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-online-surveys-question-types-student-feedback-design/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jisc Online Surveys has split single and multi-answer question types, helping universities build clearer, more reliable internal student feedback surveys. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-student-insight-report-graduate-preparedness-careers-support/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-student-insight-report-graduate-preparedness-careers-support/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 OfS's March 2026 student insight report finds only half of graduates felt prepared after study, pushing universities to collect better careers support feedback. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/uuk-five-quality-principles-student-feedback-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/uuk-five-quality-principles-student-feedback-evidence/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 UUK's five principles for quality in financially constrained times push universities to use student feedback evidence, co-design, and stronger quality governance. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-assessment-feedback-roadshow-outcomes-student-voice/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-assessment-feedback-roadshow-outcomes-student-voice/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 QAA's assessment and feedback roadshow highlights AI-resilient design, clearer feedback, and student partnership priorities for UK university teams in 2026. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/westminster-ptes-2026-survey-incentives-postgraduate-feedback/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/westminster-ptes-2026-survey-incentives-postgraduate-feedback/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Westminster's PTES 2026 launch pairs a £15 GiftPay incentive with clear confidentiality rules, a practical lesson in postgraduate survey design. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ucl-student-partnerships-voice-conference-student-feedback-strategy/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ucl-student-partnerships-voice-conference-student-feedback-strategy/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 UCL will launch its first Student Partnerships & Voice Conference in June 2026, signalling a more strategic approach to student voice and feedback action. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-quality-assessment-missing-module-evaluations-king-stage/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-quality-assessment-missing-module-evaluations-king-stage/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 An OfS quality assessment found no evidence of planned module evaluations or student surveys at King Stage, sharpening expectations for student voice evidence. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/advance-he-student-staff-partnership-block-learning-student-feedback/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/advance-he-student-staff-partnership-block-learning-student-feedback/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Advance HE highlights how student-staff partnership in block learning can move student feedback from end-point surveys to continuous, actionable dialogue. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-student-representation-practices-student-feedback-systems/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-student-representation-practices-student-feedback-systems/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 QAA-backed research across 78 UK institutions shows how student representation, surveys, and qualitative feedback are evolving across higher education. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/university-of-glasgow-student-voice-framework-student-feedback-governance/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/university-of-glasgow-student-voice-framework-student-feedback-governance/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Glasgow's new Student Voice Framework sets minimum expectations for surveys, committees, and responses, giving universities a clear student feedback model. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/bath-2026-student-feedback-system/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/bath-2026-student-feedback-system/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bath's 2026 student feedback system combines NSS, course-level, and postgraduate surveys, showing how universities can collect feedback by cohort and purpose. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/leeds-trinity-pres-results-pgr-feedback-practice/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/leeds-trinity-pres-results-pgr-feedback-practice/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Leeds Trinity's 2026 PRES results now put it above the sector on postgraduate researcher satisfaction, showing why sharper PGR feedback analysis matters. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/newcastle-experience-survey-2026-student-feedback/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/newcastle-experience-survey-2026-student-feedback/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Newcastle University's 2026 Newcastle Experience Survey shows how institution-wide student feedback can support faster, more visible action for quality leaders. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/university-of-bath-acts-on-student-feedback-neuroinclusive-study-space/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/university-of-bath-acts-on-student-feedback-neuroinclusive-study-space/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 University of Bath has opened a neuroinclusive Woodland Lounge shaped by student feedback, showing how institutions can turn student voice into visible change. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/university-of-nottingham-opens-ptes-showing-how-to-close-the-feedback-loop/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/university-of-nottingham-opens-ptes-showing-how-to-close-the-feedback-loop/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 University of Nottingham has opened PTES for taught postgraduates, linking survey collection to visible follow-up and stronger student feedback action. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/kings-wellbeing-survey-joined-up-student-feedback-system/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/kings-wellbeing-survey-joined-up-student-feedback-system/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 King’s Wellbeing Survey shows how a university can combine local wellbeing feedback with NSS and PTES to build a joined-up student voice system for action. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/university-of-glasgow-mygrades-student-feedback-system/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/university-of-glasgow-mygrades-student-feedback-system/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The University of Glasgow has rolled out MyGrades across the institution, showing how student feedback can reshape assessment visibility, access, and follow-up. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/westminster-mid-module-check-ins-earlier-module-feedback/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/westminster-mid-module-check-ins-earlier-module-feedback/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 University of Westminster's Mid-Module Check-ins show how earlier, in-semester module feedback can help teams respond before end-of-term surveys land. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/university-of-nottingham-future-nottingham-2-student-feedback/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/university-of-nottingham-future-nottingham-2-student-feedback/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 University of Nottingham has opened formal student feedback on Future Nottingham 2, showing how universities can evidence student voice during change. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ukri-new-deal-postgraduate-research-pgr-feedback-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ukri-new-deal-postgraduate-research-pgr-feedback-evidence/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 UKRI has refreshed new deal for postgraduate research, sharpening expectations for doctoral support and the PGR feedback evidence universities need to track https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-condition-e10-subcontracting-student-feedback-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-condition-e10-subcontracting-student-feedback-evidence/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 OfS condition E10 tightens subcontracting requirements for English lead providers, raising expectations for complaints data, oversight, and feedback evidence. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-publishes-latest-tef-data-dashboard-student-experience-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-publishes-latest-tef-data-dashboard-student-experience-evidence/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 OfS has published the latest TEF data dashboard, restoring current NSS student experience and outcomes evidence for English providers and quality reporting. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-online-surveys-median-response-time-student-feedback/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-online-surveys-median-response-time-student-feedback/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jisc Online Surveys now reports median response time in Insights and adds new question types, helping universities review survey burden and feedback quality. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-strathclyde-tqer-report-student-feedback-assessment-timeliness/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-strathclyde-tqer-report-student-feedback-assessment-timeliness/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 QAA's Strathclyde TQER report flags delays in assessment feedback and highlights student voice that leads to timely action, a clear signal for quality teams. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-key-performance-measures-student-voice-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-key-performance-measures-student-voice-evidence/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 OfS key performance measures now track TEF activity, quality investigations and student awareness, shaping what universities should evidence on student voice. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-assessment-feedback-roadshow-student-feedback-on-assessment/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-assessment-feedback-roadshow-student-feedback-on-assessment/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 QAA's Assessment & Feedback Roadshow runs 23 to 26 March 2026, spotlighting GenAI, assessment literacy, and feedback practice for UK university teams. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-adds-file-uploads-online-surveys-student-feedback-surveys/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-adds-file-uploads-online-surveys-student-feedback-surveys/ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jisc has added file uploads to Online Surveys, giving universities a way to collect richer student feedback evidence alongside comments, ratings, and examples. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-delays-student-outcomes-and-experience-measures-data-dashboard-update-what-universities-should-do-now/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-delays-student-outcomes-and-experience-measures-data-dashboard-update-what-universities-should-do-now/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 OfS has delayed the annual update to the student outcomes and experience measures data dashboard to spring 2026. Here is how to keep NSS benchmarking current. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-student-pulse-survey-results-what-universities-should-do-now/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-student-pulse-survey-results-what-universities-should-do-now/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The OfS student pulse survey offers fresh term-time insight on support, finances and awareness in England, and shows how to strengthen your feedback loop. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-uk-tne-quality-scheme-student-feedback-transnational-education/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-uk-tne-quality-scheme-student-feedback-transnational-education/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 QAA launches the UK TNE Quality Scheme for August 2026. What it means for collecting, analysing and acting on student feedback across TNE partnerships. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-business-case-learning-analytics-student-feedback/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-business-case-learning-analytics-student-feedback/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jisc’s business case for learning analytics guidance highlights stakeholder buy-in, student transparency, and using feedback to improve interventions. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-digital-equity-transnational-education-student-feedback/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-digital-equity-transnational-education-student-feedback/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jisc highlights why digital equity in transnational education depends on strong student voice evidence, and what UK providers should capture in feedback. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-assessment-literacy-toolkit-student-feedback-on-assessment/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-assessment-literacy-toolkit-student-feedback-on-assessment/ Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 QAA-funded assessment literacy toolkit gives universities practical student and staff guides to align expectations and act on feedback about assessment. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-research-student-feedback-during-financial-challenges/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-research-student-feedback-during-financial-challenges/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New OfS research on student feedback during financial challenges shows what students notice first, and how universities can evidence and mitigate impact. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-updates-nss-promotion-guidance-avoiding-inappropriate-influence-in-2026/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-updates-nss-promotion-guidance-avoiding-inappropriate-influence-in-2026/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 OfS refreshed NSS promotion guidance for 2026, clarifying inappropriate influence risks and what universities should avoid when promoting the survey fairly. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-targeted-peer-review-glasgow-student-feedback-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-targeted-peer-review-glasgow-student-feedback-evidence/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 QAA’s targeted peer review at the University of Glasgow flags assessment process risks, a prompt to strengthen student feedback evidence and follow-up. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-student-committee-student-engagement-quality-assurance/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-student-committee-student-engagement-quality-assurance/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 QAA has welcomed new members to its student committee, a prompt for universities to strengthen student engagement in quality assurance with traceable feedback. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-corrects-tef-data-dashboard-calculations-student-experience-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-corrects-tef-data-dashboard-calculations-student-experience-evidence/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 OfS corrected TEF data dashboard calculations after a benchmarking error; here is what universities should check in NSS-derived student experience evidence. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-quality-assessment-de-montfort-student-feedback-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-quality-assessment-de-montfort-student-feedback-evidence/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 An OfS quality assessment has triggered enhanced monitoring and Condition BB at De Montfort University, showing why student feedback evidence matters. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/advance-he-pres-2025-pgr-feedback/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/advance-he-pres-2025-pgr-feedback/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Advance HE’s PRES 2025 results show decade-high satisfaction. Here’s what institutions can do next to analyse PGR feedback at scale, including open-text. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-oversight-subcontracted-provision-student-feedback-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-oversight-subcontracted-provision-student-feedback-evidence/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Office for Students has imposed enhanced monitoring and a new ongoing condition following quality concerns in subcontracted provision, highlighting the need for robust, traceable student feedback evidence.