The Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) is undertaken by Advance HE and it enables postgraduate students to give feedback on their experience of teaching and learning at the university.
We use the findings and feedback from the confidential student survey to further improve our teaching and learning experience, and identify any areas for improvement within the university.
2025 results
4th
out of 102 in the sector for Overall Satisfaction with a score of 93%.
Overall positive student experience by category
| PTES Category | 2025 Score | Sector Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching | 94% | 3rd |
| Engagement | 92% | 2nd |
| Assessment | 91% | 2nd |
| Organisation | 90% | 3rd |
| On Campus Resources | 94% | 4th |
| Online Learning Resources | 94% | 2nd |
| Support | 91% | 2nd |
| Skills Development | 92% | 1st |
| Community | 82% | 6th |
| Dissertation | 93% | 2nd |
Student overall satisfaction by subject area
| Subject Area | Satisfaction Score | Sector Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Subjects allied to medicine | 89% | 9th out of 65 |
| Biological and sports sciences | 100% | 1st out of 39 |
| Psychology | 86% | 12th out of 46 |
| Engineering and technology | 87% | 17th of 42 |
| Computing | 93% | 8th out of 67 |
| Architecture, building and planning | 94% | 2nd out of 31 |
| Social sciences | 92% | 12th out of 56 |
| Law | 80% | No ranking* |
| Business and management | 95% | 5th out of 83 |
| Language and area studies | 100% | No ranking* |
| Media, journalism and communications | 88% | No ranking* |
| Design and creative and performing arts | 94% | 1st out of 36 |
| Geography, earth and environmental studies | 87% | 12th of 17 |
| Education and teaching | 100% | No ranking* |
* No rank given in 2025 due to a low numbers of responses.
