Student Voice is a vital part of the experience at Newcastle. It’s your opportunity to influence teaching, support, and the wider University environment by sharing what matters most to you.
Throughout the year, you can complete surveys, take part in focus groups and speak to your student reps, who will represent you at student–staff committees. Each opportunity gives you a platform to highlight what’s working well and what could be improved!
Your feedback leads to real change. We use it to enhance learning, improve resources and support services, and shape a more inclusive and engaging student community.
All the best,
Yvonne
In this edition:
📋 Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey
👂 You said, we listened, we acted
🗳️ Student Elections 2026 are here!
🤝 Sport, community and giving back
🏆 Don't miss your chance to sign-up to the ncl+ Award
💰 Win £100 for writing a uni review
🔮 Ready to shape the future?
📰 Other news
📋 Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey
Your feedback gives us the chance to change things for the future.
The Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) is a national survey that gives master’s and other postgraduate taught students, like you, the chance to share honest feedback about their course, teaching, support and overall experience.
By taking part, you could win:
Varsity 2026 tickets (complete the survey before 15 March)
Campus coffee vouchers
Co-op shopping card
The survey opens from 3 March 2026 and you’ll get an email from studentsurveys@ncl.ac.uk. Take a few minutes to have your say - it really makes a difference!
We’ve made changes to improve assessment and feedback across the University, based on what you told us.
💬 You said: "We don’t hear about any changes being made to programmes following our feedback"
👂 We listened: For the 2025-26 academic year, colleagues are asked to establish and regularly update a “You Said: We Listened” page on the Virtual Learning Environment (for example Canvas) community space. This should be accessible to you and used to respond to your feedback, including the action taken where appropriate. These can be drawn from all sources of student feedback, from modules and programmes, through surveys, in teaching sessions and through the work of the student representatives and Student Staff Committees.
We hope that you will see how we value your input, engage with it, and act upon it, and support us to consistently ‘close the feedback loop’ across the University.
Thinking about what’s next after your postgraduate degree? This could be it.
Student Elections 2026 are officially open and postgraduate students are eligible to stand for Sabbatical Officer roles. Sabbatical Officers are paid, full-time leadership positions that offer real-world experience in representation, strategy and decision-making at a senior level.
As an Officer, you’ll develop highly transferable skills in leadership, communication, project management and stakeholder engagement, all while influencing change that impacts the entire student community, including postgraduates.
So if you’re considering your career options, want an alternative to the traditional grad job route or just want to use your experience as a postgrad to help others, this role could be for you.
Submit your interest by midnight on Monday 2 February 2026 or find out more about the Student Elections on the NUSU website.
Getting involved in sport at Newcastle isn’t just about competition.
From fundraising for Movember and volunteering to building friendships and confidence, sports clubs at Newcastle are helping students give back and feel part of something bigger.
Read more about how sport is improving the student experience and building community.
🏆 Don’t miss your chance to sign-up to the ncl+ Award!
Skills like communication, teamwork, planning and organisation are quickly becoming key factors for employers.
You’re probably already developing these through your extra-curricular activities, but did you know that completing the ncl+ Award will help you reflect on these skills and teach you how to market them to employers?
Learn more about the award and sign up before Friday 31 January!
For the chance to win £100, head to Whatuni? to write a review about Newcastle University! It’ll only take a few minutes and your words could help future students find the perfect university and course.
Join our School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences to explore the teacher training opportunities available here at Newcastle University.
You can choose to join sessions introducing the Primary PGCE or Secondary PGCE, or just drop-in to have a chat with staff who can answer one-to-one questions and provide guidance. In addition, there are regular talks on the Department for Education (DfE) Apply system, focused on helping you understand the application process.
🗳️ Register to vote in the local elections:Local elections in Newcastle take place on Thursday 7 May 2026. Read more about how to register, it only takes five minutes.
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