18 | SPECIAL REPORT | STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Our Students’ Union is ranked in the
top five in the UK according to the latest NSS results and our overall student satisfaction rate remains high at 89%. We operate a ‘Step-Up’ programme, one of our core widening access schemes, to raise aspirations and atainment for secondary aged pupils from disadvantaged areas to continue their studies post 16. Cardiff University has a strong
sporting reputation as well as a history of supporting talented sportsmen and sportswomen through our High Performance Programme (HPP). The 2014 programme has supported a total of 75 students, eight of whom competed at the Commonwealth Games 2014.
JOANNE COOKE (DE MONTFORT): DMU’s groundbreaking #DMU global programme aims to provide the majority of our students with a meaningful international experience while studying here. We have opportunities all over the world for our students, including overseas work placements and internships, and trips. Our Square Mile project connects
volunteers and academics with the community, helping them to develop employability skills as well as gain personal enrichment. In 2014 it won the Guardian University Award for making an outstanding positive contribution to the local community.
GRAHAM NICHOLSON (DUNDEE): A great campus experience is bolstered by its location in the centre of a lively city, with high-quality student accommodation at the heart of the campus. An outstanding Students’ Union, exceptional library, IT and teaching facilities are all centrally located as is our student services team.
ROGER AUSTER (FALMOUTH): Being a shared union between two universities, we are in a unique position of being the very embodiment of a 10-year partnership. Both Falmouth University and the University of Exeter in Cornwall offer their respective students lots of opportunities, and being a union for the two enables us to share the best of both. A lot of students like to come to the campuses in Cornwall due to the vibrant and rare mix of students the partnership provides.
MARK PEEL (LEICESTER): The University of Leicester is the only UK university that is a living memorial to the fallen of World War I and our moto means 'So that they may have life'. We seek to live up to this by providing a supportive and personal environment for every Leicester student. Leicester has one of the highest proportions of young adults of any
British city. This reflects the number of students who are drawn here, but also the increasing numbers of young entrepreneurs and professionals drawn to the city as a place to live and work. 2015 promises to be an amazing year in Leicester as the city celebrates the re- interment of Richard III. We’ve set aside more than £8m for
undergraduate scholarships, with individual scholarships ranging from £1,000 to £3,000. We also offer support to help students build the skills and exposure that employers are looking for. We offer a unique undergraduate internship promise seeking to place up to 500 students into paid internships.
LYNN DOBBS (ROEHAMPTON): We are incredibly proud of our close-knit community at Roehampton and a uniquely collaborative approach which offers a genuine commitment to students that they will be involved in decision- making processes throughout the University. This is not just lip service: students’ views really make a difference and are heard and acted on through a number of forums right up to our termly Student Senate chaired by the Vice- Chancellor.
SIMON PEATFIELD (SOUTHAMPTON): The University of Southampton is poised to help students realise their ambition and prepare for life in an internationally- focused world with academics at the
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