NSS 2025 is now open
Your feedback, including what you have (or haven't) liked about studying at Kent, is vitally important to the University and Kent Students' Union, so we can continue to provide more of what you want and work on where we can improve.
To say thanks for your feedback, when you complete the NSS you will be entered into a prize draw to win 1 of 25 cash prizes up to the value of £150!
About the cash prize draw 💸
As a thank you for your time, we are offering prizes to those who enter the online survey prize draw. All entries must be received by midnight on 31 March 2025.
Cash prizes will be awarded randomly to 25 eligible Kent students and here’s what’s up for grabs:
- 5x £150
- 5 x £100
- 5 x £75
- 10 x £50
The winners will be contacted by 9 May 2025 via email by Mica Rose, Head of Student Experience. The result of the prize draw will also be made available on the My Kent student website and app by 16 May 2025.
What is the NSS?
The NSS is the largest UK wide annual survey aimed at final year undergraduates in the UK.
The survey is anonymous and will help us understand what you think about studying here so we can improve our student experience at Kent.
The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete. However, we do recommend you take the time to consider your answers and reflect on your whole experience at Kent. The NSS is an influential survey and one of the best ways to get your voice heard and make a change at Kent.
Am I eligible?
In most cases, final year undergraduates are eligible to take the National Student Survey. Apprenticeship students may also be eligible to complete the NSS.
If you are eligible, you will receive an email from Ipsos during the week starting 27 January 2025.
If you have any issues completing the survey, or you are told you aren't eligible but you think you are, please email dataquality@kent.ac.uk.
Why should I take part?
🏆 There are 25 cash prizes up to the value of £150 to be won!
📣The University and Kent Students' Union value your feedback and the NSS is one of the most powerful ways to have your say. See the Your Uni Your Say webpages for ways we have acted on your feedback.
📧Ipsos will email you on Thursday 30 January and will continue to email, text and call you until you complete it (so do it early).
🔒The survey is completely anonymous and confidential. It is run by Ipsos, an independent research agency.
🕕The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete. However, please take the time to consider your answers and reflect on your whole experience at Kent.
More information about the NSS is available on the OfS website.
What is the Sexual Misconduct Pilot Survey?
The pilot Sexual Misconduct Survey will also be shared with students who complete the 2025 NSS. The survey is completely confidential and students can choose not to complete it. It is separate from the NSS. The Sexual Misconduct Survey seeks to build a national picture of the incidence of sexual misconduct experienced by students and help universities develop tools to tackle this serious issue. Find out more on the OfS website.