NSS 2025

About the National Student Survey

The national student survey is open to all eligible students from the Monday 27 January to Wednesday 30 April 2025. If you are eligible to take the survey you will receive an email from the National Student Survey in the week commencing 27 January with a link to the survey. 

The survey is conducted independently by Ipsos Mori and asks a series of questions about your student experience.  Universities can promote the survey and encourage their students to complete the survey, however it is important that this promotion does not influence responses.  More information for students on inappropriate influence is available from the OfS website: 

Results are made available on the Discover Uni website where prospective students can compare different institutions and use the information to make informed decisions about where to apply. Anonymised results are also made available to the University.  

We value honest feedback on your experiences and use results to look at areas where we can make improvements to the experience of all students. 

NSS 2025 

As a thank you for your time and feedback, The University is offering two incentives. A prize draw and a charitable donation.  

Prize Draw 

Every student eligible to complete the NSS has the opportunity to enter a prize draw to win one of the following prizes: 

• 6x Graduation Day Packages (Free gown hire, photography shoot with a complimentary graduation photo and two additional guest tickets).
• 1x iPad Air
• 1x £200 voucher: Choice of Uber, Deliveroo, LovetoShop
• 2x £100 voucher: Choice of Uber, Deliveroo, LovetoShop
• 4x £50 voucher: Choice of Uber, Deliveroo, LovetoShop
• 6x £25 voucher: Choice of Uber, Deliveroo, LovetoShop

Charitable donation  

For each response submitted The University will also make a £2 charitable donation, split equally between the following four good causes:

• The University Cost of Living Support Fund: Awarding grants of up to £2000 to help students overcome financial hardship or unforeseen additional costs
• Manchester Central Foodbank: Part of a network of foodbanks supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. The foodbank provides three days’ emergency food and support to local people referred to them in crisis.
• Barnabus: Working as part of the Manchester Homelessness Partnership, Barnabus works to provide practical solutions to help homeless people get back on their feet and empowering people to build new lives through finding a new home
• Ladybarn Community Hub: A community centre in the heart of Ladybarn, the community hub runs a variety of groups such as coffee mornings, choirs and over 50s lunch clubs as well as hosting other organisations like youth groups and churches and offering venue hire for the local community.

Students eligible to complete the NSS chose organisations from a shortlist of organisations that align to our University values and/or have a connection with the University through our volunteering activities or The Student’s Union. 

For more information see  The Student Survey 

If you have any questions please contact teachingandlearningsurveys@manchester.ac.uk 

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