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BBC News
10-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
University of Wolverhampton scores highly with final-year students
The University of Wolverhampton has improved in several areas of student satisfaction, according to the latest National Student Survey (NSS).Final year attendees rated academic development and student learning above average, the university opportunities and student voice also received high marks in the independent survey which was completed by about 2,000 Gill Knight, pro vice chancellor, academic leadership and student experience, said she was "absolutely delighted" with this year's results which showed improvements across all seven core themes. Thanking the students who took part, she added: "This is a fantastic testament to the dedication and hard work of our academic and professional services staff, who work together to deliver an outstanding student experience."It's especially rewarding to see that we are performing above the sector average in four key areas, including teaching quality, assessment and feedback, and student voice. "These results show that our students recognise our commitment to excellent teaching, meaningful support and, crucially, that we listen and respond to their feedback."The UK-wide survey is carried out every year to gather feedback from final-year undergraduate students about their experiences in higher education. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.


BBC News
28-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
No-confidence vote in University of Lincoln bosses is passed
A union representing academics has passed a vote of no confidence in the senior leadership team at the University of Owen Clayton, branch chair of the University and College Union (UGU), said a ballot on strike action was also being comes after the university announced in April that nearly 300 jobs were at risk.A spokesperson for the university said there was a "clear vision and plan" amid the financial pressures facing UK universities. The union branch represents all 1,500 academic staff at the university, whether they are members or not, said Dr said the vote of no confidence was in response to "the direction the university is going in and the decisions that have been made".He added: "They are talking about cutting up to 285 jobs... but they are also talking about changing the nature of the university, saying that certain parts of the university don't matter anymore and we can get rid of them."He said the cuts would fall across a number of areas, including the Lincoln International Business School, the history department and the Eleanor Glanville Institute – an equality, diversity and inclusion institute that works to inform policies and practices at the the ballot, the union called on the university's board of governors to act."We want [them] to do something because the staff don't have confidence in their leaders anymore," Dr Clayton described the relationship with university leadership as "acrimonious" but added that the dispute would end if compulsory redundancies were ruled out."If they don't, we could be looking at strike action over the summer but also at the start of the next semester," he said. 'Careful management' A university spokesperson said: "As winner of the Queen's Anniversary Prize and one of the few UK universities to hold triple gold status in the national Teaching Excellence Framework, the university has a clear vision and plan to keep delivering for our students and communities amid the financial pressures facing UK universities."A recent report from the Office for Students predicts nearly half of universities will return a financial deficit in 2024/25. We expect to achieve a break-even position due to careful management of finances over the past two years."The changes we are making now are key to adapt to the new higher education landscape."The university said the board of governors had "full confidence" in the senior leadership team. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.