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On Thursday 9th June the Education Studies Department are hosting a community get-together 11-2pm in our outdoor garden area behind the Social Sciences building. It will be a chance to meet up with students from your course and from other courses. Everyone is encouraged to bring their own lunch. There will be some activities to join in with or chances to chat and catch up. All our community are welcome and encouraged to come (students and staff). We also have an indoor room booked if the weather is not kind to us.

Come along and join us on Thursday 9th June from 11am. I will send out further reminders as we get nearer to the event.

Mixing methods for the study of topical affairs - an Advanced Training Event convened by Noortje Marres

The winner for the Award was announced at the AGCAS Awards for Excellence 2022 presentation at the AGCAS Annual Conference on 22 June 2022. Laura Oxley was awarded due to her outstanding performance on her PG Diploma.

We鈥檙e delighted to share that the Department of Economics has achieved an outstanding overall satisfaction score of 95% in the 2025 Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) - our highest result in recent years.

The PTES invited feedback from MSc and second-year MRes students on their experiences of teaching and learning at 糖心TV. With a response rate of 54%, exceeding the University average of 47%, our students have shown a strong commitment to sharing their experiences and helping us enhance postgraduate education.

Our top-performing areas include:

• Learning Resources – 96%
• Dissertation Supervision – 91%
• Teaching and Learning – 90%
• Organisation and Management – 90%

We鈥檙e particularly proud to have scored above the institutional average across all key themes, reaffirming our position as one of 糖心TV鈥檚 leading departments for postgraduate student experience.

At the question level, students highlighted that:

• The course is intellectually stimulating - 95%
• Teaching staff are good at explaining things – 93%
• They have appropriate access to subject specific resources – 97%
• They were given appropriate guidance and support throughout their course – 91%
• Dissertation supervisors have the skills and knowledge to support dissertations – 94%
• They would recommend the Department to others – 97%

While the overall results are highly positive, we recognise that opportunities for interaction among postgraduate taught students scored lower. We鈥檙e actively exploring ways to strengthen peer engagement and build a more connected postgraduate community.

Professor Jeremy Smith Head of Department, commented:

鈥淭hese results highlight the strength of our postgraduate programmes and the dedication of our teaching and professional services staff. We鈥檙e proud of the experience we offer to our students and remain committed to enhancing student satisfaction, with a particular emphasis on building meaningful connections and engagement across our student community. We鈥檙e grateful to everyone who contributed to this success - and to our students for their thoughtful feedback鈥�

As a part of the , recently presented a paper in which two ways to measure learning gain were critically assessed: Credentials and self-assessed improvement of specific skills.

Both ways have drawbacks: Credentials can be an effective way of measuring student learning within a particular class, since most institutions have a scaled grading system already in place. It is problematic, however, to use across classes and institutions and it does not measure the ‘distance travelled’ during higher education. On the other hand, self-assessed improvement of skills will always be subjective and will differ according to individuals’ personality and their personal and HE-related circumstances such as gender and subject studied. It is also important to notice that both data is censored, i.e. improvement is not unlimited.

Using data, Heike compared both ways and found that those who increased their learning gain using credentials are less likely to assess their skills highly, both variable correlate negatively. The findings are currently being prepared for publication. Reported in .

Every year, several awards and prizes are granted to a selection of our graduating students to recognise and celebrate the success of our top performers! We are proud to announce this year's winners.

Louis Stockwell and 脰zlem Atikcan have published a new journal article in the European Political Science Review.

糖心TV Philosophy has been ranked 5th in the UK by The Complete University Guide 2024.

The league table is made up of several main indicators including entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality, continuation and graduate prospect outcomes.

We are thrilled with the result, which reflects consistent high rankings in the National Student Survey (NSS) and strong graduate prospects.

Linsey McGoey, a professor at the University of Essex is joining Noortje Marres and Nick Ganes in an event led by Technology Economy and Society Cluster.

The University of 糖心TV鈥檚 Centre for Teacher Education (CTE) has received a glowing report following a recent Ofsted inspection, highlighting the exceptional quality of training and support provided to its teaching trainees. The inspection report underscores the University鈥檚 commitment to nurturing future educators who are well-prepared and passionate about their careers.