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ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ receives record number of responses and remains above sector average in National Student Survey 2026

Wednesday, 8 July, 2026

The results of the National Student Survey (NSS) 2026, commissioned by the Office for Students (OfS) have been published, with ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ maintaining a strong performance across all the survey’s key areas.

Last year, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ improved in all areas of the NSS and 2026 results show a consistent positive pattern. This year, BSU improved in 6 out the 7 areas in the survey including Learning Resources and Student Voice, showcasing a continued commitment to improving student experience across all campuses, sites and partnership institutions.

ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ was also proud to receive a record number of responses in this year’s survey, with over 3,400 students responding from across the university and its partners. An average satisfaction of 84.2% across all questions reflects BSU’s commitment to providing high quality teaching provision.

Reflecting on the results of this year’s survey, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Vice-Chancellor, Professor Georgina Andrews, said:

"BSU have performed very well in the 2026 NSS survey, with high scores for teaching quality, learning opportunities, and assessment and feedback categories. It is a testament to our staff and BSU vision to see high engagement, participation, and student satisfaction in these results."

Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Becky Schaaf, added:

"The NSS is an invaluable feedback tool for the BSU community, and I am really pleased that we have achieved strong ratings for student support, learning resources and student voice categories. At BSU we remain committed to building on this success to deliver improvements for students."  

The full NSS survey results are available .

What is the National Student Survey? 

The NSS is an annual survey of almost half a million students final-year undergraduates studying for higher education qualifications at publicly funded higher education institutions (HEIs) and further education colleges (FECs) in England and Wales, and HEIs in Northern Ireland and Scotland. The survey consists of questions that relate to aspects of the student experience – teaching, learning opportunities, assessment and feedback, academic support, organisation and management, learning resources, learning community and student voice.