Student Surveys
Student surveys gather feedback and opinions from students regarding various aspects of their educational experience and provide insights that help in enhancing the quality of education and the overall student experience.
During the academic year students can participate in the following surveys:
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The Queen¡¯s Student Survey for all first years and pre-final year undergraduates (January to February) ?
The Queen’s Student Survey is conducted online and allows you to have your say on key aspects of the Queen’s academic experience, including the quality of teaching, levels of support and availability of learning resources. The survey is anonymous and aims to provide decision-makers within Queen’s with a realistic, timely and accurate reflection of the student experience.
QSS 2026 Prize Winners
Congratulations to our Â鶹Íø Student Survey 2026 prize winners! Each winner received a £50 shopping voucher for completing the survey.
First year QSS Winners
- Faye Dempsey, Architecture
- Brooklynn Burns, Social Work
Prefinal year QSS Winners
- Megan Carlin, French
- Matthew Wallace, Software Engineering
- Gary Power, Mathematics
- Lucy Keys, Finance
- Anna Sprules, Archaeology & Palaeocology
- National Student Survey (NSS) the national survey for all final year undergraduates (January to April)
The NSS gives you the opportunity to say what you think about your course at Queen’s. It allows you to say both what you liked and what you think could be improved. Your feedback will be used to help those considering higher education to make decisions about where and what to study.
NSS 2025 Prize Winners
Congratulations to our National Student Survey 2025 prize winners! Each winner will receive one of five £150 high street shopping vouchers for completing the survey.
NSS Winners
- Amy McElhinney, BSc (S) Accounting
- Andrea Margaret Marshall, BSc (S) Professional Nursing Adult Nursing
- Patryk Czarnecki, BSc (MM) International Bus with Spanish
- Amy Marie Smyth, BA (S) Drama
- Laura Parker, BSc (S) Professional Nursing Adult Nursing
- Â鶹Íø Student Survey for postgraduate students (August to September)
The Â鶹Íø Student Survey for postgraduate students is conducted online and provides you the opportunity to have your say on your experience of your programme. For taught programme, topics include quality of teaching, assessment, resources and support. While research programmes will be asked about supervision, resources, and research community. The results are used by Schools to enhance courses and by the wider university to improve the student experience.
- Graduate Outcomes Survey
Delivered by HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency).
The survey seeks to understand whether you are employed, have continued with further study, or are doing something else and to what extent your qualification played a part in getting you there. You will be contacted on behalf of HESA and Â鶹Íø by email, phone, or text, 15 months after completing your course.
Find out more about Graduate Outcomes and careers support after graduating here
