ALMOST one in seven university students in Scotland are not satisfied with their degree course, a survey out today has revealed.
Students’ satisfaction stalled north of the Border this year as the number of undergraduates happy with the quality of their degree stayed static at 86% for the third year running.
Student union leaders last night warned there existed “a lot of room for improvement” ahead of the new term at higher education institutions next month.
The findings are contained in the annual National Student Survey, in which the Higher Education Funding Council for England gathered the views of 265,000 students across the UK.
St Andrews University came out top as the best place to study in Scotland and joint-second UK-wide, with 93% of final-year students said to be satisfied.
Glasgow followed closely with 90% declaring to be happy, while Aberdeen University has an 88% satisfaction rate.
However, serious concerns were raised over feedback on work as almost half of respondents failed to agree feedback had been prompt, while less than three-fifths felt it had helped them clarify concepts they struggled to understand.
Graeme Kirkpatrick, depute president of the National Union of Students Scotland, warned the survey highlighted some “serious concerns”.
“Universities receive huge sums for their research work, but must not forget to provide quality teaching as well,” he said.
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