Poll shows UEA has UK’s best campus environment

             

The University of East Anglia has the best university campus environment in the UK, according to students polled by the Times Higher Education (THE) Student Experience Survey.
In THE’s biggest Student Experience Service to date, UEA retains a top 10 position for the sixth consecutive year, with an overall ranking of 7^th.

For the measure ‘good environment on campus/around university’, UEA came joint top in the country. It also tops the ranking for the Eastern region, having displaced the University of Cambridge which held the regional top spot last year.

The survey, now in its 11th year, looks at a broad definition of student experience, created by students to include the aspects of university life that matter most to them.
UEA Vice-Chancellor Prof David Richardson said: “Students rightly have very high expectations when they come to university, so for UEA to perform so consistently well across all measures of the survey is great news. We’re among esteemed company in the top 10, and it’s testament to our thriving campus that it has been recognised as the best environment for students in the country. UEA does have something really special to offer to students and we will ensure this continues.”

UEA Students’ Union Welfare Officer Jo Swo said “Students here are thrilled that we’re again in the top ten at UEA. Whilst there’s always room for improvement we know students love the University, love the teaching, love the campus and love Norwich. There’s always something going on and students enjoy a rich partnership with the University which means that when something needs improvement, we work constructively to get things done.”

John Gill, editor of Times Higher Education, said: “Increasing competition between universities and an intense focus on the student experience are still top of the agenda for the higher education sector. Our survey is perfectly placed to track what this means in practice, and which universities are performing well in specific areas – whether in teaching and learning, or areas such as the standard of facilities, in which many institutions have been investing heavily.”

According to THE, this year’s survey shows that students are becoming more demanding of their university with a general growth in their expectations across all 21 measures assessed. Results show that students increasingly value and expect good industry connections, high-quality facilities and good security while also working harder, volunteering more, and doing further extra-curricular activities.