UCAS code: S72
The University of Staffordshire is a connected university; connected to the needs of students, academic partners, business and society. Our main City campus in Stoke-on-Trent features excellent learning and teaching facilities and good transport links. We have specialist Centres of Excellence in Healthcare Education at Stafford and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. We aim to be a leading university for digital technologies building on our proud computing heritage and our strengths in computer games. We are also a national leader in the design and delivery of Higher and Degree apprenticeships. We are connected globally and more than 20,000 people are studying Staffordshire University degrees overseas.
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•Undergraduate
£23.4k
Average graduate salary90%
Graduates in work or further study•Postgraduate
90%
Graduates in work or further studyAverage graduate salary is determined 12 months after a student graduates from University of Staffordshire
Graduates in work or further study percentage is determined 15 months after a student graduates from University of Staffordshire

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1 year ago
Good facilities.rnHave not used enough to comment.
1 year ago
LRV have raves and nights out, but I have not attended any. rnNot much to do in the general area.rn
1 year ago
Expensive shops and food
1 year ago
Support academically is little to none.rnWelfare support is poor
1 year ago
Science centre is good with great laboratories.rnCatalyst building looks new, but catering let's it down significantly.rnSome buildings have rooms with no windows or air conditioning, which is not a nice room to have lectures in.rnOverall, decent campusrn
1 year ago
I feel that I am not being taught the content efficiently.rnThe course feels incomplete and inconsistency with the teaching methods and that no effort it being made to support struggling students.
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
83%
low
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
84%
low
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
90%
low
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
79%
low
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
78%
low
Learning opportunities
81%
low
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
82%
low
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
84%
low
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
83%
low
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
81%
low
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
77%
low
Assessment and feedback
82%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
85%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
84%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
78%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
87%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
77%
med
Academic support
84%
low
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
83%
low
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
85%
low
Organisation and management
68%
low
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
69%
low
How well organised is your course?
67%
low
Learning resources
84%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
85%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
84%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
85%
med
Student voice
75%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
64%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
83%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
77%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
76%
med
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
85%
low
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
76%
low
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
My contribution during placement(s) as part of the clinical team was valued.
86%
high
I was given opportunities to meet my required practice learning outcomes / competences.
84%
med
I was allocated placement(s) suitable for my course.
85%
med
I received sufficient preparatory information prior to my placement(s).
78%
med
I received appropriate supervision on placement(s).
81%
med
My practice supervisor(s) understood how my placement(s) related to the broader requirements of my course.
85%
high
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