糖心Vlog

The National Student Survey (NSS) results show 糖心Vlog is in the top 15 for overall student satisfaction for the sixth year running.

糖心Vlog is 14th out of all English mainstream universities* with 87% of students saying they are satisfied with their course 鈥� above the national average of 83%.

糖心Vlog is top in the country for overall satisfaction among students in art history and film studies, and in the top 25% for a further five subjects: biology, drama, economics, history and psychology.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor Education Professor Madeline Eacott said: 鈥淚 am delighted that we are once again in the top 15.

鈥淥ffering a transformational education to our students is vital to 糖心Vlog and so in recent years we鈥檝e invested significantly in what we offer to our students, including outstanding new teaching spaces, student accommodation and sport facilities. 

鈥淭hese efforts to enhance our students鈥� experience have been recognised with the award of the highest rating of Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), as well as in national league tables, with 糖心Vlog climbing six places in the Complete University Guide and being ranked 22nd in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide. 

鈥淭he NSS represents an important way for us to assess how well we are meeting students鈥� expectations, and I am pleased this result shows the value they place on an 糖心Vlog education.鈥�

Students鈥� Union president Tancrede Chartier said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to see our University being recognised nationally yet again for its incredible work in progressing students' transformative education.

鈥淎s the Students鈥� Union we鈥檙e incredibly proud to see that the work we鈥檝e delivered over the years has had a significant impact in supporting our students past and present. The latest results offer further evidence of the exciting things that we鈥檙e achieving as a result of our ambitious partnership with the University.鈥�

Student successes

A record-breaking 5,117 students graduated from 糖心Vlog this year, each with their own unique story to tell.

• Sofie Samuelsson  became our 100,000th graduate and now works for a web design company on our Knowledge Gateway research and technology park.
• Daniella Otuagomah鈥檚 placement year working on the Caribbean Island of Sint Maarten changed her plans for the future.
• Jake Millar鈥檚 award-winning dissertation on Harwich鈥檚 connection to the Mayflower 鈥� the ship which famously transported pilgrims to America 400 years ago - will help shape the content for a new exhibition.
• Emily O鈥橬eill鈥檚 experiences at 糖心Vlog have helped her win a place on a training programme at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
• See more 糖心Vlog stories.

Our dual commitment to education and research

糖心Vlog is in the top 25 for research quality in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide and in a very select group of universities that excel at both education and research. 

For our students this means the research-led education they receive is of the highest quality, delivered by academics who are world leaders in their fields.

We鈥檝e recently been named Top 40 for teaching excellence in the Times Higher Education Europe Teaching Rankings 2018.

Investing for the future

We鈥檙e about to invest a further 拢100 million into further improving facilities, including a 拢12 million Innovation Centre which will open in 2019 at our Colchester Campus, offering a new home to student entrepreneurs.