If you’re a final-year undergraduate student or studying on a postgraduate taught course, The National Student Survey (NSS) and the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) give you the chance to reflect on your time at university and provide honest feedback on what has worked well and where improvements could be made.

Your responses help shape the future student experience, not just at Ulster, but across the wider higher education sector.

What are the surveys about?

Both surveys invite you to share your views on key aspects of university life, including:

Your feedback plays a vital role in helping the University understand what matters most to students and where positive change can be made.

Student Completing a Survey

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National Student Survey (NSS)

The National Student Survey (NSS) is conducted annually across all publicly funded higher education institutions in the UK, aimed at final year students.

Responses to the survey remain anonymous and the results are summarised and published to help prospective students make informed choices about higher education courses which will best suit their interests and future ambitions.

This is your opportunity to:

Who can complete the survey?

Final year undergraduate students.

When is the survey open?

You can complete the survey from Monday 26 January - Thursday 30 April 2026.

How to complete the survey?

Visit the National Student Survey

Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES)

PTES enables Ulster to gather important information about the experience of postgraduate students on a Masters, Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma course. Feedback consists of:

PTES also considers why students chose their course and their experience of undertaking a dissertation or major project.

Who can complete the survey?

Postgraduate students.

When is the survey open?

You can complete the survey from Monday 9 February  - Friday 12 June 2026.

How to complete the survey?

Visit the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey