{"id":2037,"date":"2016-08-11T14:06:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T14:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/?p=2037"},"modified":"2016-08-11T14:12:38","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T14:12:38","slug":"kent-remains-a-top-university-for-student-satisfaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/2016\/08\/11\/kent-remains-a-top-university-for-student-satisfaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent remains a top university for student satisfaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong class=\"lead\">Final year students at Kent remain among the most satisfied in the UK, according to the results of the National Student Survey (NSS) 2016. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.kent.ac.uk\/media\/news\/2016\/08\/SU_SD_IMG_1550-e1470822144659-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"275\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a survey designed to gather opinions from students about their experience of their courses, Kent achieved the <strong>fourth highest score for overall satisfaction<em>*<\/em><\/strong>, up one place from 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Kent\u2019s high level of overall satisfaction also resulted in it being ranked <strong>joint first in London and the South East<\/strong>, alongside the universities of Oxford and Surrey.<\/p>\n<p>Many of Kent\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/2016\/search\/\">subjects <\/a>were rated highly by its students, with <strong>11 in the top 10<\/strong> and <strong>more than two-thirds in the top 20<\/strong> for overall satisfaction. Kent\u2019s <strong>top 10<\/strong> subjects include: Chemistry, Comparative Literary Studies, Archaeology, <strong>Anthropology<\/strong>, Forensic &amp; Archaeological Science, Politics, Molecular Biology, Biophysics &amp; Biochemistry, Management Studies, and Journalism.<\/p>\n<p>Positive student feedback also resulted in Kent \u2013 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/european\/\">UK\u2019s European university<\/a> \u2013 being ranked <strong>above the national average<\/strong> for<strong> teaching, academic support <\/strong>and the <strong>organisation and management of its courses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor John Baldock, Kent\u2019s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Teaching, Learning &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/student\/\">Students<\/a><\/strong>, welcomed the survey results. He said:<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I am pleased that our students continue to rate the Kent experience as one of the best in the UK. As we are always seeking ways to improve upon every aspect of our student and teaching experience, their feedback and opinions are very important to us.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This NSS also supports our belief that we can provide a first class experience here at Kent. This includes excellent learning and study facilities, and a wide range of undergraduate programmes.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Kent\u2019s other <strong>recent ratings <\/strong>include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/news\/kentlife\/10297\/times-higher-ranks-kent-fifth-in-uk-for-teaching-performance\"><strong>5th<\/strong>\u00a0out of 120 UK universities in a mock Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)<\/a> by Times Higher Education (THE)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/news\/kentlife\/5556\/kent-rises-to-16th-in-guardian-guide-2016\"><strong>16th<\/strong>\u00a0in the Guardian University Guide 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Inclusion in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/news\/kentlife\/7137\/kent-in-top-tier-of-universities-worldwide\"><strong>top 10%<\/strong> of the world\u2019s leading universities<\/a> for <strong>international outlook<\/strong> (THE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>*<\/strong>\u00a0Out of all publicly funded, multi-faculty (i.e. not single-subject\/specialist institutions) universities.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Final year students at Kent remain among the most satisfied in the UK, according to the results of the National Student Survey (NSS) 2016. 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