Student Surveys

You said you would like more assessment support before you submit your assignments. We have listened and introduced extra support for this important part of University life:

• All colleges now offer an Assessment Support Week in Week 6 for the majority of programmes to offer dedicated time and support for you to prepare for your exams and other assessments.
• We've introduced more opportunities for feedback ahead of your final assessment for this module area so you can receive guidance prior to deadlines.
• Personal Tutorials have been added to help you learn from assessment feedback for future modules and assessments.
• We've put together a whole load of tips, advice and guidance from other students, alongside support from the Academic Skills Centre in one place as part of our UoBe Ready campaign, updated for every assessment season with all the latest help and guidance.

You said you'd like to receive further financial support from us during the Cost of Living crisis. We know this time can feel challenging for students, so in response to your feedback, we've implemented the following:

• During key points of the year we have been working with National Express to offer all UoB students an exculisve discount on a monthly bus pass, making it the cheapest available.
• We now have lots of free utilities on campus where you can fill up your water bottle, access kitchens (with hot and cold water taps) and microwaves, giving you the flexibility to bring your own food and drink onto campus. 
• We also have the Student Support Fund which can award up to £2,000 to any student (undergraduate orpostgraduate) who is struggling to meet their basic living costs.
• The food fellows loyalty app provides you with a free hot drink for every nine you buy plus you collect points when you spend money to exchange against purchases. Additionally, new meal deals and value price items have been introduced to save you money at campus outlets.

Supporting your Mental Health and Wellbeing is important to us. In response to your feedback, we've shaped the following:

• We offer short-term solution focused counselling to help you stay on course, while you are waiting for NHS services. 
• We've also expanded our Time to Talk? campaign to ensure you know where to access our range of free and confidential services to support you.
• Our UBHeard helpline provides access to free emotional support 24 hours a day all year round, with counselling available in 20 different languages.
• We have Wellbeing Officers in every school, who know your subject and can give general advice and support.

You said that you would like more support to develop the attributes, skills and behaviours that employers look for in graduates. From recieving this feedback, we've implemented:

• We have established a new and unique Summer Term programme of activites to help you develop the skills and attributes that employers look for.
• We have updated the Birmingham Award to recognise and reward more activities.
• We have developed the My Attributes portfolio for all students to devlop attributes necessary for your study, work and life.

You said you'd like to see increased access opportunities and inclusion at UoB. In response to your feedback, we've achieved the following:

• We've committed £1 million each year to improve accessibility on campus, as well as a further £1 million to provide 10 new scholarships for Black British researchers in their pursuit of a PhD.
• As a new University of Sanctuary, we're working to support five students from refugee backgrounds each year with scholarships and living costs.