Despite the fact Norwich has the least rainfall of any UK city, when the heavens do open our moods can drop, a sentiment felt by people across the globe. Multiple studies have been conducted on how rainfall affects our mental health, as well as affecting levels of crime. One study by Marie Connolly in 2013…
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Should we treat our degrees like consumer products?
Degrees, although an extreme example, can be said to be a consumer product. As students, we are paying for a service and an end product, and naturally this is expected to be of the highest standard possible. If a product is purchased from a retail business or service, and the quality is not up to…
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Feedback satisfaction under 50% in seven schools
Seven UEA schools have scored 50 percent or lower student satisfaction rates with regards to how feedback on their courses has been acted upon, according to the SU’s latest annual Student Experience Report. The report, which attempts to sum up the current concerns of UEA students, is based on a variety of sources, including the…
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Was Sombrero-gate to blame for SU Satisfaction drop?
The views and opinions outlined in this piece belong entirely to the author, and are not reflective of the views of the wider Editorial team, nor Concrete as a whole. Student satisfaction is hard to measure. Undergraduates are fickle creatures, likely to punish our universities with negative feedback for an increase in the price of…
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UEA now third for student satisfaction
UEA has dropped to third for student satisfaction, the National Student Survey has revealed. The NSS, released earlier today, revealed that student satisfaction has decreased by 1 percent overall, and satisfaction with the Students Union is down by 9 percent. This is down one place from 2015, when the University was ranked joint second. Final-year,…
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UEA 46th in list of 50 best UK employers
According to a survey of employees at 1,600 companies in the UK, the University of East Anglia ranks in the top 50 organisations to work for. The Coventry based, car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover came top of the list, followed by the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. The survey was commissioned by Bloomberg and carried out by…