Nottingham’s PTES launch linked feedback with follow-up

Updated Sep 07, 2026

The University of Nottingham’s 2 March 2026 PTES announcement invited taught postgraduates to respond and linked to improvements it attributed to previous feedback. That combination is a useful communication example; the announcement does not measure whether it increased participation or trust. Nottingham PTES announcement.

What students were told

The university set a 12 June 2026 closing date, described responses as confidential and estimated that completion would take a few minutes. Students were directed to a university login and offered entry into a draw for one of two £250 Love2Shop vouchers.

Under a section about changes inspired by students, the post linked to recent improvements. This establishes that the invitation contained a route to follow-up information. It does not establish that every student read it or that PTES caused each improvement. The 2026 survey window described here has ended. Fieldwork, incentive and follow-up details.

For wider context, Advance HE reported 86% overall satisfaction in PTES 2025, from 90,156 responses across 102 participating institutions. Those are sector-survey results for participants, not Nottingham’s result or a measure of this campaign’s effectiveness. Advance HE’s PTES 2025 announcement.

Plan the response before asking

Our practical suggestion is to assign responsibility for interpreting results before fieldwork begins. Explain which team can act on course-level findings and which questions need school or institutional review. Prepare a realistic schedule for telling students what was considered and what happens next.

Separate a confidentiality statement from a claim of complete anonymity. Explain any incentive process in the local survey information, including which data are needed for entry and who can access them.

When reporting action, distinguish changes prompted by feedback from changes merely announced at the same time. Record the evidence and decision behind each example. The governance checklist and staff–student evaluation redesign summary offer related planning questions.

Review note, 7 September 2026: confirmed fieldwork and incentive details, clarified the historical survey window and the separate sector benchmark, and removed unsupported claims that this launch demonstrably improved trust or participation.