The 2016 NSS Survey results have been released, confirming an overall 89% level for student satisfaction for students in the Department of Philosophy.

Notably, 90% of students in the department were satisfied with the teaching on their course. This included 95% of students in the department agreeing that their course was intellectually stimulating and 93% that staff were good at explaining things.

The Philosophy and Literature course in particular has this year received some very high ratings, with 98% of respondents on this course stating they were satisfied with the teaching, and 91% for academic support. The Philosophy and Literature course also received 100% agreement from respondents for a number of questions: ‘Staff have made the subject interesting’, ‘Staff are enthusiastic about what they are teaching’, ‘The course is intellectually stimulating’, ‘I have been able to contact staff when I needed to’.

It is good news to receive these strong overall levels of satisfaction from students in the department, and looking ahead, we hope to continue to work together with students and staff on this in the coming academic year.