Make your student experience better

We work with students to shape their experience at University from the way the campus is developed, services and food available, to how and what they learn. Partly this is about gathering students’ views but it is also about working in partnership.

Surveys

We gather student views in a number of different ways from comment walls in the library to instant electronic feedback in lecturers.

We also use more formal surveys such as the National Student Survey which questions final year students and postgraduate students. Every year, we run the Student Experience Survey which allows us to gather views of students of their overall experience. Finally, within each module, students have the opportunity to give their feedback through the module evaluations survey and through their academic rep.

If you have feedback or ideas, tell us promptly so we can make changes where possible. Be constructive and respectful in your feedback and think about what you could do to make things better - we all have a role to play in our learning community.

Stirling Students’ Union

The Students’ Union has a crucial role to play. You elect their officers to work with the University on your behalf. As well as the Full-Time Officers sitting on all major committees, there are a number of voluntary and academic reps who are here to represent you. They've worked on issues including ethical finance, campus sustainability issues, and academic representation.

Academic Representatives and Faculty Officers

Through the academic rep system, run by the Students’ Union, you can have your voice heard on how your modules can be enhanced. Anyone can become an academic rep, it’s a great way of making change, meeting people, and enhancing your CV.

Faculty Officers are student officers who take on responsibility for supporting Academic Reps within a Faculty. There is a Faculty Officer for undergraduate, taught postgraduates and research postgraduates per Faculty.

View your Academic Rep and Faculty Officers.

Take the initiative

There are lots of ways you can get involved to improve our learning community:

• set up a study group
• organise a speaker to come to speak to your class
• use your contacts to organise placements
• The Vice Chancellor’s Fund is available to help fund student initiatives