https://www.studentvoice.ai Student Voice AI analyses NSS, PTES, PRES, and module survey comments with HE-specific taxonomies, sector benchmarks, and governance-ready outputs. en-gb Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:35:12 +0000 https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/management-studies-students-perceptions-of-marking-criteria/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/management-studies-students-perceptions-of-marking-criteria/ Thu, 10 Jun 2027 16:48:03 +0000 Insights into how management studies students view marking criteria in higher education. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-franchised-higher-education-student-feedback-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-franchised-higher-education-student-feedback-evidence/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 QAA's new franchising report says risk sits in rapid, poorly overseen growth, raising the pressure for clearer student feedback evidence across partner provision. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/student-engagement-suffers-when-students-and-lecturers-define-it-differently/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/student-engagement-suffers-when-students-and-lecturers-define-it-differently/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Reframing student engagement: a systems approach to bridging learner–lecturer dualities. Why UK universities should compare student and staff accounts of engagement instead of relying on one-sided measures. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-scotland-step-student-voice-action/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-scotland-step-student-voice-action/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 QAA Scotland's STEP update shows student voice, disabled student insight, and assessment reform moving from consultation towards action in Scottish HE. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/whole-journey-view-of-student-voice/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/whole-journey-view-of-student-voice/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Rethinking the student journey with voice of student: unstructured data-driven approach. Why universities should analyse student comments across the full journey, not just at single survey touchpoints. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-advance-he-ai-research-student-feedback-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-advance-he-ai-research-student-feedback-evidence/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 OfS and Advance HE have launched an AI research project with surveys and roundtables, signalling a higher bar for student feedback evidence on AI use. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/student-voice-more-inclusive-when-universities-redesign-participation/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/student-voice-more-inclusive-when-universities-redesign-participation/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Beyond voice: Re-imagining student engagement through a co-created project led by an autistic student. Why student-led, multimodal design helps universities hear quieter voices and turn feedback into structural change. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-2026-rebuild-instructions-nss-tef-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-2026-rebuild-instructions-nss-tef-evidence/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 OfS's 2026 rebuild instructions and updated measure definitions give universities clearer rules for reconstructing NSS, TEF, and provider-level evidence. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/international-students-need-earlier-clearer-support/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/international-students-need-earlier-clearer-support/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Share Your Voices: Capturing the perspectives of international students. What this UK case study shows about academic cultural distance, communication gaps, and why early transition feedback matters. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/everyday-community-contact-shapes-international-student-wellbeing/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/everyday-community-contact-shapes-international-student-wellbeing/ Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: International student wellbeing and everyday community engagement experiences: an Australian study. Why universities should treat everyday welcome, local interaction, and community contact as part of student wellbeing evidence. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/dfe-franchise-arrangements-student-feedback-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/dfe-franchise-arrangements-student-feedback-evidence/ Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 DfE's updated franchise arrangements guidance links OfS registration to student finance eligibility, raising the pressure for clearer student feedback evidence. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/friendships-and-collaborative-study-shape-belonging-more-than-extracurricular-activity/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/friendships-and-collaborative-study-shape-belonging-more-than-extracurricular-activity/ Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: The power of friendship and study collaboration on the development of students' sense of belonging: A three-year longitudinal study at Russian universities. Why UK universities should treat peer connection as part of course design, not only campus life. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-online-surveys-none-of-the-above-student-feedback-data-quality/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-online-surveys-none-of-the-above-student-feedback-data-quality/ Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jisc Online Surveys has added a 'None of the above' option for multi-answer questions, helping universities collect cleaner, more reliable student feedback. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/time-poverty-creates-hidden-inequality-for-low-income-students/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/time-poverty-creates-hidden-inequality-for-low-income-students/ Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Time as privilege: exploring the intersection of social class and temporality as sources of invisible inequality in higher education. Why timetable structures, attendance rules, deadlines, and fee schedules can quietly penalise low-income students. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/cardiff-qer-student-voice-mechanisms-clearer-purpose-wider-reach/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/cardiff-qer-student-voice-mechanisms-clearer-purpose-wider-reach/ Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 QAA's Cardiff review says student voice mechanisms need clearer purpose, consistent rep support, and stronger engagement with the wider student body. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/student-evaluation-systems-earn-trust-through-fair-process/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/student-evaluation-systems-earn-trust-through-fair-process/ Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Justice and the legitimacy of student evaluation systems in higher education: a systematic review. Why universities should treat SET fairness, process, and legitimacy as governance design problems. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/advance-he-tef-student-voice-evidence-teaching-excellence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/advance-he-tef-student-voice-evidence-teaching-excellence/ Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Advance HE's TEF analysis shows many providers still underuse NSS and internal feedback when evidencing how technical staff shape teaching quality in practice. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/students-feelings-about-ai-reveal-trust-and-belonging-risks/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/students-feelings-about-ai-reveal-trust-and-belonging-risks/ Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Feeling AI: Circulating emotions, institutional climates, and moral boundaries in student use of AI. What this study shows about trust, guilt, and belonging in student responses to Generative AI. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/cambridge-ai-marking-higher-education-human-judgement/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/cambridge-ai-marking-higher-education-human-judgement/ Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Cambridge researchers found frontier AI models still grade university essays inconsistently, reinforcing the case for human judgement in AI marking decisions. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/students-use-assessment-feedback-better-when-universities-create-space-for-questions/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/students-use-assessment-feedback-better-when-universities-create-space-for-questions/ Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: The feedback cafe: Creating opportunities for dialogue between students and staff regarding assessment and feedback. What a UK mixed-methods study shows about assessment literacy, feedback uptake, and low-workload dialogue. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-ai-marking-and-feedback-pilot-formative-feedback-first/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-ai-marking-and-feedback-pilot-formative-feedback-first/ Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jisc's 2026 AI marking and feedback pilot suggests universities should start in formative feedback, with consent, oversight, and evidence before rollout. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/future-alumni-giving-starts-with-student-centred-teaching-and-stronger-campus-experience/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/future-alumni-giving-starts-with-student-centred-teaching-and-stronger-campus-experience/ Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Creating future alumni donors: exploring critical aspects of an enriched undergraduate experience. Why student-centred teaching, careers confidence, and social experience matter long before fundraising begins. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/lse-undergraduate-survey-2026-student-voice-action/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/lse-undergraduate-survey-2026-student-voice-action/ Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 LSE's Undergraduate Survey 2026 combines NSS-style scores and AI-tagged comments, showing how internal surveys can sharpen student voice action for institutions. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/students-find-ai-feedback-useful-but-not-personal-enough-to-trust/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/students-find-ai-feedback-useful-but-not-personal-enough-to-trust/ Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Lacking the ‘personal touch’: students’ perceptions of generative artificial intelligence in assessment feedback. What this study shows about accuracy, trust, dialogic feedback, and why students still want human expertise. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/loughborough-ptes-2026-postgraduate-feedback-faster-action/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/loughborough-ptes-2026-postgraduate-feedback-faster-action/ Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Loughborough's PTES 2026 links national postgraduate benchmarking to mid-module feedback, clearer assessment guidance, and stronger survey governance for action. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-national-review-awarding-arrangements-student-voice-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-national-review-awarding-arrangements-student-voice-evidence/ Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 QAA's Scotland-wide awarding arrangements review brings student meetings into deep-dive quality checks, raising the bar for clearer student voice evidence. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/student-academic-experience-survey-student-value-belonging-attendance/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/student-academic-experience-survey-student-value-belonging-attendance/ Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 HEPI's 20-year Student Academic Experience Survey analysis shows teaching quality, belonging, feedback, and attendance still shape student value and action. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/students-value-ai-feedback-most-when-teacher-judgement-stays-in-the-loop/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/students-value-ai-feedback-most-when-teacher-judgement-stays-in-the-loop/ Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: The potential of AI-generated feedback from the students’ perspective: a systematic review. What this review shows about why students welcome AI feedback, where they still prefer teachers, and what UK universities should test before scaling it. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/york-semester-changes-student-feedback-assessment-timelines/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/york-semester-changes-student-feedback-assessment-timelines/ Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 York will shorten the winter break and move summer resits earlier from 2026/27 after student consultation, showing how feedback can reshape assessment timelines. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ucl-final-year-annual-programme-survey-nss-feedback/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ucl-final-year-annual-programme-survey-nss-feedback/ Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 UCL's final-year Annual Programme Survey adds module, dissertation, and placement questions beyond NSS, giving quality teams fuller finalist feedback evidence. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-know-your-student-survey-feedback-engagement-data/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-know-your-student-survey-feedback-engagement-data/ Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jisc's May 2026 Know Your Student survey finds universities still lack a single student view, raising the stakes for joined-up feedback and support evidence. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/paid-student-voice-roles-can-make-representation-more-accountable/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/paid-student-voice-roles-can-make-representation-more-accountable/ Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Accountable and Empowered - Professionalising Student Voice. What this UK case study shows about paid student voice ambassador roles, clearer accountability, and stronger departmental decision-making. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/hybrid-community-spaces-work-better-when-students-co-design-them/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/hybrid-community-spaces-work-better-when-students-co-design-them/ Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Amplifying Student Voice in the Creation of a Hybrid Community Space. What this Manchester case study shows about belonging, co-created social spaces, and the limits of relying on digital channels alone. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/advance-he-pre-arrival-questionnaire-ai-readiness/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/advance-he-pre-arrival-questionnaire-ai-readiness/ Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Advance HE's pre-arrival AI findings show why universities should use early student data to shape induction, guidance, and support around generative AI. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-online-surveys-drag-and-drop-student-feedback-design/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-online-surveys-drag-and-drop-student-feedback-design/ Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jisc Online Surveys has added drag-and-drop editing and in-page item insertion, making local student feedback surveys easier for universities to build and refine. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/student-members-quality-assurance-panels-need-status-training-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/student-members-quality-assurance-panels-need-status-training-evidence/ Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Extended collegiality? The role of students in external quality assurance panels in Europe. Why universities should treat student panel members as trained partners with broader evidence, not symbolic attendees. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-sexual-misconduct-survey-analysis-student-feedback-evidence/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/ofs-sexual-misconduct-survey-analysis-student-feedback-evidence/ Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 OfS's May 2026 sexual misconduct survey analysis shows why universities need more granular, better-governed student evidence on reporting, support, and risk. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/mandatory-placements-damage-wellbeing-when-cost-safety-support-ignored/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/mandatory-placements-damage-wellbeing-when-cost-safety-support-ignored/ Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: The impact of mandatory work-integrated learning placements on university student wellbeing in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand: a scoping review. Why UK universities should treat placement cost, safety, and support as core student voice issues. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/loughborough-future-makers-student-voice-co-design/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/loughborough-future-makers-student-voice-co-design/ Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Loughborough's Future Makers scheme puts student voice into focus groups, co-design sessions, and live E&SE projects, offering a practical feedback model. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/student-councils-work-better-when-quieter-students-can-contribute-too/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/student-councils-work-better-when-quieter-students-can-contribute-too/ Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Case study: Engaging Students, Elevating Voices: The Role of a Student Council in Education. Why student councils become more useful when anonymous feedback, co-creation, and visible follow-through widen participation. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/cardiff-student-experience-partners-student-partnership/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/cardiff-student-experience-partners-student-partnership/ Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Cardiff University's Student Experience Partners update shows how paid, trained student partnership can turn lived experience into student voice evidence. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/nss-2026-has-closed-what-universities-should-do-before-the-july-results/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/nss-2026-has-closed-what-universities-should-do-before-the-july-results/ Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 OfS says NSS 2026 has closed and results are due on 8 July, giving universities a short window to prepare how they will read and act on student voice evidence. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/midsemester-course-feedback-is-most-useful-when-it-leads-to-visible-in-term-change/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/midsemester-course-feedback-is-most-useful-when-it-leads-to-visible-in-term-change/ Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Midsemester course feedback from students as reflective practice: A pilot exploratory study on instructors' and students' insights. Why fast reporting and visible follow-through matter more than collecting feedback alone. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-online-surveys-slider-questions-student-feedback-design/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/jisc-online-surveys-slider-questions-student-feedback-design/ Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jisc Online Surveys has added Slider questions, giving universities a new way to collect rating-scale feedback in local student surveys more consistently. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/end-of-unit-surveys-miss-the-moment-when-feedback-can-still-change-the-course/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/end-of-unit-surveys-miss-the-moment-when-feedback-can-still-change-the-course/ Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Is it time to move away from end of unit surveys? Why this UK case study argues for earlier, multi-channel student feedback that current cohorts can still benefit from. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/portsmouth-assessment-regulation-changes-student-feedback/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/portsmouth-assessment-regulation-changes-student-feedback/ Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Portsmouth's 2026 assessment changes include earlier referrals shaped by student feedback, offering a practical example of acting on assessment concerns. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/international-pgt-support-works-better-when-students-co-design-it/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/international-pgt-support-works-better-when-students-co-design-it/ Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Stepping Up, Standing Out: A Case Study on engaging with international student voices through co-creation. What this three-year Leeds case study shows about international PGT support, co-created resources, and closing the feedback loop. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/dfe-dsa-support-research-disabled-student-feedback/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/dfe-dsa-support-research-disabled-student-feedback/ Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A new DfE report on Disabled Students' Allowance support shows where disability support breaks down, and why universities need clearer disabled student feedback. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/assessment-practice-improves-when-students-can-review-it-as-partners/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/assessment-practice-improves-when-students-can-review-it-as-partners/ Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From the paper: Empowering students as partners in enhancing assessment practice, using the research-informed EAT framework. Why a structured review framework helps students and staff improve assessment design, literacy, and feedback together. https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/queen-mary-edumark-ai-pilot-assessment-feedback/ https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/queen-mary-edumark-ai-pilot-assessment-feedback/ Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Queen Mary's EduMark AI pilot expands AI-supported assessment feedback across the university, testing speed, consistency, staff oversight, and student trust.