UCAS code: A20
Teaching at the University of Aberdeen is organised across 12 schools which encompass a broad range of disciplines. Multidisciplinary research centres and institutes bring together experts at the cutting-edge of their fields to work with colleagues across the UK and beyond. The University is fully committed to equality for all its staff and students.
Source: University of Aberdeen
•Undergraduate
£28.5k
Average graduate salary89%
Graduates in work or further study•Postgraduate
87%
Graduates in work or further studyAverage graduate salary is determined 12 months after a student graduates from University of Aberdeen
Graduates in work or further study percentage is determined 15 months after a student graduates from University of Aberdeen

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2 years ago
The University is brilliant, the teaching and support available is excellent. However, the communication isn’t always great. For the most part it work...
1st year student
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The student union caters mostly to the undergraduates so as a postgraduate you donu2019t get to hear about anything or be involved in it.
1 year ago
As a postgraduate student you basically have no Uni life. It basically just classes and some career fairs.
1 year ago
Two stars: Could be better
1 year ago
The library facilities are superb and accessible to everyone. University accommodation is basic and so expensive so one would rather get student an accommodation outside of university accommodation. Other campus based facilities are made accessible for students like the facility for loan of laptops ...
1 year ago
Some of my lecturers seem to just read from the slides. Some donu2019t tend to reply emails regarding questions to the course at all. While some do their best to explain during lectures and answer questions when asked. Time table changes eve week so itu2019s never constant and one can only pick your...
1 year ago
Facilities at the school are good and accessible. But the school mainly focuses on providing support for the undergraduates and tend to leave behind the postgraduates. So most new postgraduates students tend to find difficulties in settling down at school. The student life as well just focuses on ju...
1 year ago
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
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Teaching on my course
89%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
90%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
93%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
84%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
90%
med
Learning opportunities
86%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
85%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
87%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
86%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
86%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
84%
med
Assessment and feedback
78%
low
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
82%
low
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
85%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
68%
low
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
78%
low
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
75%
med
Academic support
90%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
92%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
89%
med
Organisation and management
84%
high
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
83%
med
How well organised is your course?
84%
high
Learning resources
91%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
90%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
93%
high
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
89%
med
Student voice
79%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
66%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
90%
high
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
81%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
74%
med
Other NSS questions
Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course.
86%
high
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
85%
med
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
My contribution during placement(s) as part of the clinical team was valued.
78%
med
I was given opportunities to meet my required practice learning outcomes / competences.
88%
med
I was allocated placement(s) suitable for my course.
92%
high
I received sufficient preparatory information prior to my placement(s).
75%
med
I received appropriate supervision on placement(s).
83%
med
My practice supervisor(s) understood how my placement(s) related to the broader requirements of my course.
80%
med
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