Student Feedback Survey in Term 3, 2024-2025: Results

The Student Feedback Survey is one of our regular large-scale student surveys undertaken in the first and third terms of every year, with 1,600 responses for Term 3 of the 2024/25 academic year.

The results

The survey included questions about support, connections, and awareness of and engagement with key SU services, alongside questions about attitudes towards AI, experiences of being a student and someone with caring responsibilities, and knowledge around Sustainability and Education. We have included key findings below:

89% of student respondents feel safe at university.
75% of student respondents feel they belong at Warwick, and 68% feel that they belong in their particular department. This follows a consistent pattern seen across SFS surveys run in Term 3.
Students' sense of community through extra-curricular activities has increased year on year (compared to previous Term 3 results).
Respondents’ evaluation of their department remains consistent with patterns seen year on year, with scores indicating less satisfaction in Term 3 compared to Term 1.
Year on year, there has been a significant improvement in those who agree they are worried about their finances (dropping from 58% in Term 1 to 47% in Term 3 this year).

Results have been shared with departments, outlining the survey results for their individual department.

View departmental results (staff only)

Special topics

During this iteration of the survey, the topics of AI usage, caring responsibilities, and students’ understanding of Sustainable Development regarding their education were explored further with the following insights gained:

73% of respondents have used AI tools in some capacity, increasing from the numbers reported in Term 1. Respondents were most likely to use AI to enhance their understanding of difficult topics (67%), in their everyday life (60%), or in their academic life (59%).
While 61% of respondents feel confident that they understand the University’s guidelines around the use of AI, 62% also think that to better support students, there should be clearer guidelines around the acceptable usage of AI in academic work.
Around 9% of our respondents had some caring responsibilities. These carers were more likely to find that these responsibilities impacted their ability to juggle both their personal and academic responsibilities.
Around two-thirds of respondents reported applying sustainability principles in their modules fewer than twice this academic year.
While most recognise the importance of sustainability skills, respondents tend to view them as more relevant to their personal lifestyle (86%) than to their future career (79%) or current studies (68%).

Responding to your feedback

Based on previous survey feedback, we wanted to ensure you are aware of current opportunities and support available to you:

If you need any mental health and emotional wellbeing support, please reach out to the Wellbeing and Student Support team.
If you are unsure of where to go for support or advice, you can speak to your personal tutor or supervisor as they will be able to give you guidance or signpost you to the right team to help. If you live on campus, you can speak to the Residential Community team who can help or signpost you to the relevant team.
The Students' Union Advice Centre is also available to help if you’re experiencing a problem in relation to your studies, accommodation, money or personal problems.
Through the Together at Warwick programmeLink opens in a new window, there are a variety of social events and opportunities that you can join.
You can also explore the Students' Union societies and sports clubs, covering a wide range of interests.
Our Careers team can help you explore career possibilities and build your confidence as you think about next steps after university.

Next steps

We are working closely with colleagues to analyse the results of the Student Feedback Survey alongside other feedback opportunities, such as the National Student Survey (NSS), PTES and PRES in order to pull out common themes and we will share with you any planned action based on your feedback.

Be involved in the dialogue

At Warwick, we all contribute to the conversation and it's this on-going dialogue that helps us learn from each other. Look out for future opportunities to share your feedback including the NSS, PTES, PREF, and our Term 1 & 3 Student Feedback Survey.