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Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES)

The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) runs every two years from March to May and is a chance for research postgraduates to feed back on their experience.

What does it ask about?

• Supervision
• Research culture
• Progress and assessment
• Responsibilities
• Research skills
• Professional development
• Overall experience

How do I take part?

The survey runs every two years from March to May and is completed online. In 2023, PRES is open from 6th March to 15th May.

If your are eligible to complete the survey, you will receive an email with a link to the survey from Student Surveys. 

What happens to the results?

Your feedback is important and the survey is your chance to tell us about your complete experience of being a postgraduate researcher.

Over one hundred universities and colleges take part in the UK and globally. This means we can compare your experience against similar postgraduates at other institutions to see if we are supporting your learning as we should.

We use the findings to improve our programmes and the learning experience for you and future students.

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PRES: Postgraduate Research Experience Survey

Have your say on the postgraduate experience at Manchester Met

The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) will run from 10 March-15 May 2023 . It’s an opportunity to give feedback on your experiences at Manchester Met to improve the research experience for both current and future PGRs.

Overseen by Advance HE , PRES is a survey conducted by institutions across the UK and globally.

Previous surveys have highlighted areas of strength that we should be proud of, and areas where we need to improve. Taking part in PRES really makes a difference. Your responses play a vital role in helping us to deliver improvements to the PGR experience and also help shape national policy- making about postgraduate research.

As a thank you for your time you will also have the opportunity to be entered into a prize draw. Depending on your Faculty you will have the chance to win one of the following prizes, there will also be a chance for all students to win a £50 voucher from the Graduate School:

Winners will be able to choose between an Amazon, Etsy or book token for those prizes which have not been allocated a retailer.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES)?

The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey is a national survey conducted by institutions across the UK and globally. The survey is overseen by Advance HE .

What areas does the survey cover?

PRES concentrates on your course and includes:

• Supervision
• Research culture
• Progress and assessment
• Responsibilities
• Research skills and professional development
• Opportunities
• Overall experience

What is the eligibility criteria to complete the survey?

Most students are eligible to complete the survey. Students who started in January 2023, students on PhD by published works and RNCM students are exempt.

Is the survey anonymous?

Your survey response is confidential to the team processing the results and no reporting outside of this team will identify any individual. Any results communicated to supervisory staff will be anonymised.

The survey asks that any comments you make should not identify yourself or any specific members of staff.

How is my data handled?

Sensitive handling of your data is incredibly important to us. We have produced a detailed privacy notice that tells you how and why we collect and use your data.

PRES Privacy Policy

What if I have questions about the survey?

If you are unsure about anything to do with the survey, or have any difficulty, please see your Principal Supervisor, or contact the Graduate School on [email protected]

See how previous feedback has already shaped the PGR experience

You said: You want improved online resources. We did: We’ve established the PGR Hub on Moodle, and will regularly review to ensure the platform works for you.

You said: You want administration processes streamlined to make them more efficient and less complicated We did: We’ve improved links with key central services to integrate and improve student support processes, such as:

• Agreeing a physical thesis submission service with Assessment Management
• The investigations process with Student Complaints Management (SCM) has been improved so that any panel investigating a PGR-related issue will include at least one academic with supervisory experience.
• DBS check processes for PGRs will be handled in the same way as for all other Manchester Met students

You said: You want PGR needs considered more in University policy and future planning We did: The Graduate School are now a part of general student policy discussions so PGR needs are reflected in policy development. We are inputting into discussions on the planning for the new Library building to ensure the new space works for you.

You said: You want better interaction and relationships between the Graduate School and other University departments to improve PGR resources and experience. We did: We have created PGR training materials that have been developed with cross-University input and are now available on Moodle. We have an agreement to include PGR key dates in the Academic Calendar to make PGR needs more visible across the University.

We have also improved links with key central services and are now working in collaboration with multiple institutional working groups which aim to improve student experience and improve student experience ensuring you have a voice.

You said: You want better channels of communication with the Graduate School. We did: We have set up a telephone enquiry phone number to deal with enquiries in addition to our ticketing system. Students who have any questions regarding the administration of a research degree, can  call for any non-academic matter on 0161 247 5329 between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Friday .

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Postgraduate research experience survey (PRES)

The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) is a national survey of postgraduate research students organised by  Advance HE which invites them to comment on their programme and experience. The College takes part in PRES every two years and is now open. The results are considered by departments and the College and used to inform action planning. 

PRES 2021 is open for response until midnight on Monday 17 May 2021. A unique link to complete the survey will be sent to all eligible students by email. If you have not received a link, please contact the Registry Surveys Team   ([email protected]).

The survey opened on Thursday 25 April and closed on Friday 17 May 2019. A participation rate of 50% was achieved.

You can see the results  here:   PRES 2019 results  

PRES was open from Tuesday 25 April to Thursday 18 May 2017 and achieved a participation rate of 59%. 

You can see the results here:  PRES 2017 results ‌ ‌

PRES was open from March to May 2015 and achieved a participation rate of 42.9%.

You can see the results here:   PRES 2015 results

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Postgraduate Research Experience Survey

We’re keen to make sure our postgraduate researchers have the best possible experience while at York. To do this, we need to know what you think works well and what we could do better. 

We participate in the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) every two years. This year’s PRES takes place between Monday 6 March and Friday 28 April 2023 . You’ll receive an email inviting you to take part. It’s your chance to tell us about your experience as a postgraduate researcher at York. 

Look out for an email from a JISC address [email protected] asking you to complete the survey.

Your feedback is important 

The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey is the only national survey of postgraduate research students and so is the only way for us to compare how we are doing with other institutions and to make changes that will improve your experience in the future. 

The more PGRs that take part the better we can do that. 

Please take part

The survey opens on Monday 6 March 2023 and it takes around 15 minutes to complete. Your feedback is confidential to the research team and all reporting will be anonymous.

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Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) Results

  Thank you to everyone who took part in the 2021 Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES). In total 2,186 postgraduate researchers (PGRs), 45% of the PGR community, shared their feedback on a range of issues from supervision and support to progression and assessment.

In spite of a very challenging and difficult year over three quarters of you (76.2%) are satisfied with your postgraduate research experience and 76.8% feel better prepared for your future career. The results indicate that you value your supervisors, as 92% agreed that your supervisor(s) has the skills and subject knowledge to support you. With the move to remote working from March 2020, many services such as the Library moved their provision online and 87.4% of you agree that you have appropriate access to online library resources. Opportunities for developing research skills have also continued with 88.5% of you agreeing that you have developed your skills in research methodologies, tools and techniques.

However, the results also indicate that improvements are needed in a number of areas; mainly in relation to support, community and feedback. Just over half of you (56.2%) agreed that support for health and wellbeing meets your needs and many of you feel isolated.  Only 53.3% of you are aware of opportunities to become involved in the wider community. Many of you feel that concerns are not acted on; as only 53.4% agree that the University values and responds to feedback. Analysing the results in greater deal indicates that PGRs with a disability have a less satisfactory experience across all areas of their programme and this is of great concern.

At a University wide level we will be working with the Disability Advisory and Support Service and student support services to find ways to ensure provision and support meets the needs of all PGRs. We will be working with PGR reps and the PGR Association to find ways to develop our PGR community and to address your concerns.

Schools in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health and the Faculty of Humanities and Departments in the Faculty of Science and Engineering are now analysing their results in detail to identify the areas that you value and the areas that require improvement at your local level. In response to your feedback each School/Department will develop an action plan over the autumn. We encourage you to contact your PGR reps or PGR director for information on how to feed into the development of the action plans.

The overall results are available at the link below along with links to the contacts details of your PGR Reps and PGR Directors. We will share a summary of action plans with you in autumn.

Once again thanks for taking the time to share your experiences and for the detailed comments and suggestions on what works well and what doesn’t. We are committed to improving the postgraduate research experience and look forward to working with you.

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Postgraduate research experience survey (pres).

The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) is an annual survey offered by the Higher Education Academy (HEA).  Launched in 2007, PRES is a sector-wide survey to gather insight from postgraduate research students about their learning and supervision experience.  The survey involves many other UK higher education institutions, including some of the Russell Group. 

Survey questions

The survey includes a core set of questions designed and developed by the HEA as well as opportunities for free text responses. It aims to highlight areas of strength and areas where the University could enhance the postgraduate research student experience. Students are asked to agree or disagree (on a scale of one to five) with statements, or indicate how often a learning style or behaviour is encouraged.  The statements cover the following areas: supervision, resources, research culture, progress and assessment, responsibilities, research skills, professional development, opportunities and overall experience.

PRES runs in the spring term, exact dates are chosen by individual institutions within February - mid May, it must be open for a minimum of 3 weeks.

Students are emailed and invited to participate in the online survey, non-respondents will receive reminder emails and students may opt out of the survey at any time.  

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Findings from the 2021 Postgraduate Research Experience Survey

Support for mental health and wellbeing is a clear priority for the sector .

A really positive finding in the 2021 PRES report is that a lower proportion of PGRs have considered leaving their programme this year. This year, we asked those PGRs for their reasons for considering leaving their programme, and mental or emotional health problems were the most frequently given reason.  

Concerningly, fewer than two thirds of PGRs felt the support for their health and wellbeing met their needs. Those who agreed their institution’s support for their health and wellbeing met their needs were considerably less likely to have considered leaving than those who disagreed. This highlights the need to improve health and wellbeing support for PGRs, as it could be the key to improving overall satisfaction with the postgraduate research experience and helping the sector to see a reduction in those leaving their programmes. 

Overall satisfaction has fallen slightly 

Although it’s encouraging that there has been a drop in the proportion of PGRs who had considered leaving their postgraduate research degree programme in 2021, unfortunately overall satisfaction across the sector has fallen slightly this year, from 80% in 2020 to 79% in 2021. While 79% still represents a high level of satisfaction with the PGR experience across the sector, it is the lowest score since PRES began, back in 2007. 

This fall in overall satisfaction might be a little discouraging, but there are positives. PGRs were asked about their contact with staff in the term when they responded to PRES, and those who said it was a mixture of in-person and virtually/online were the most satisfied overall. A suggestion is that these PGRs have found benefits to a blended approach to contact with staff, such as reduced commuting, while still enjoying the social benefits of some in-person contact. The vast majority of 2021 participants said their contact was mostly or completely virtual, due to the restrictions in place while PRES was in field, but I feel really encouraged by this finding as we look forward, as many institutions will be offering a blended approach of contact between staff, students and researchers during the coming academic year.  

PGRs call for more support from supervisors to help them to manage their own professional development 

The area of the PGR experience with the largest decrease in satisfaction this year is professional development, and given the uncertainties the pandemic brought to the job market, I was unsurprised to find that professional development was an area of concern. Fewer PGRs felt they were able to develop contacts or manage their own professional development this year, and they would like more support from supervisors, and more tailored careers support for post PhD careers, to enable them to do this. 

The Covid-19 pandemic has continued to impact on the postgraduate research experience in 2021 

When we consulted with our surveys network in early Autumn last year and decided to add a module of questions on how PGRs felt their institution had responded to the pandemic, we were enjoying a period of relatively few Covid-related restrictions, much as we are now. It was hoped that this new Covid-19 section would offer a chance to reflect on the experiences of 2020 but as we all now know, the winter brought rising case rates, new variants and more restrictions so the new module was in fact very current. 

Positively, a large proportion of PGRs (almost 8 in 10) were satisfied with the appropriateness and clarity of communications around Covid-19. That being said, PGRs do comment that they would have liked more information about funding, extensions and access to facilities, to have been communicated. 

Given that most PGRs have had to use IT and access resources away from campus this year, it is reassuring that a high proportion (81%) of PGRs have felt supported in doing so. However, a less positive finding is that only two thirds of PGRs agreed that they received the support they needed from their institution during the pandemic, or that their institution had worked to ensure the quality of their academic experience. I’ve found that these two measures are strongly linked with overall satisfaction, so improving support for pandemic-related issues and making PGRs aware of how their institutions are working to ensure the quality of their academic experience could have a positive impact on their overall satisfaction. 

Unsurprisingly, the pandemic’s negative impact on PGRs’ confidence to complete their programme within their institution’s expected timescale has been maintained during 2021. Many PGRs have been able to negotiate extensions, however, still have concerns about meeting their new deadlines due to the amount of time lost. 

Maddie Pitkin is Research and Insights Executive at Advance HE, working on all aspects of our student surveys. 

The student voice: Findings from Advance HE's student experience surveys On 10 December 2021 we shared key findings on student mental health and wellbeing from the UK Engagement Survey (UKES), the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) and the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES). 

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The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) is a national survey that  enables the University to gather information about the experience of research students.   It is run every year in collaboration with  Advance HE  and  Jisc .   

If you have any questions about the survey or taking part then please do not hesitate to contact Strathclyde Doctoral School,  [email protected] .    

Now open, closes 16 May 2024.

Why should I take part?

We want our Postgraduate Researchers to have the best possible experience during their time at Strathclyde and PRES provides an opportunity for PGRs to tell the us about their experiences.  This in turn enables us to do better for all PGRs based on the information gathered.    

When do I take part?

The survey runs annually in spring from early March until mid-May and if eligible you will receive a personalised email invitation to take part from the Strathclyde Doctoral School.

How do I take part?

The survey is open to PGRs who are Registered or in Thesis Awaited Status. Personalised links will be sent to your inbox from Strathclyde Doctoral School as soon as the survey opens.    

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postgraduate research experience survey

The postgraduate research experience survey (pres) is the only national survey for postgraduate research students' experience. .

It is run every year by the university, in partnership with Advance HE and Jisc .

We want our current and future Postgraduate Researchers to have the best possible experience, working within a supportive environment that helps you prepare for the next stage of your careers. This is your chance to tell the university about your experience as a Postgraduate Researcher here. The survey lets us know what is working well and what's not, helping us make things better. Responses from you help us improve both our current and future support, enabling us to do better for all of our Postgraduate Researchers. Our survey is endorsed by the Guild of Students.

On completion of the survey students will be entered* into a prize draw to win one of 10 Amazon vouchers worth £50 as a thank you for participating

*Students who would prefer not to be entered can let us know by emailing  [email protected] .

You will be sent a personalised link to your student email. Alternatively, you can access  it from the 17th April using  this link .

If you have any queries about anything to do with PRES 2023, please don't hesitate to contact [email protected]

Your feedback is extremely important to us. The results of PRES are used to enhance the services and support offered to our Postgraduate Researchers. We can compare your experience against other Postgraduate Researchers across our university and with other institutions to see how we are doing and where we need to improve. Some areas for improvement will be the responsibility of the Graduate School, some will be individual schools’ responsibilities and some may be institutional wide issues.

PRES will ask you about your experience as a Postgraduate Researcher including your supervision, the resources available, the research culture, arrangements for your progression and assessment, the development of your research skills, your professional development, including careers, your wellbeing and your overall experience at the university.

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April 15, 2024

Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) now open

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The Advance HE Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) is now open

We are keen to make sure our PGRs have the best possible experience while studying with us. To do this, we need to know what you think works well and what as a University we could do better. This is your chance to tell us about your experience as a PGR at Bournemouth University. We also kindly ask that all supervisors encourage their PGRs to participate in the survey.

Thank you to all PGRs who completed the 2023 PRES survey – we listened to you and  your feedback has helped us to enhance your PGR experience in a range of areas.

The survey is now open and will close on Thursday 16 May 2024. Upon completing the survey,  PGRs will automatically entered into a free prize draw. Four winners will be able to claim a £50 shopping voucher. Terms and conditions apply.

In addition, we will be making a £1 donation for every survey completed to the student mental health wellbeing charity,  Student Minds .

Once you have completed the survey, you are entitled to claim a coffee voucher worth £3.20, from the Doctoral College to use at any BU Chartwells outlet. Please come to the Doctoral College (DLG08, Talbot Campus) to collect your voucher. You will need to show a screen shot of the final page of the survey in order to claim your voucher.

How do I take part?

PGRs will receive an email to your student account from the University on Monday 15 April 2024 containing a unique link which will allow you to access and complete the survey. If you can’t find this email, contact  [email protected]  and we’ll help you to get access.

What will I be asked?

The survey will take around 15 minutes to complete. Your response is confidential, and any reporting will be entirely anonymous. The survey is your chance to tell us about your experience as a PGR at BU. It will ask you to share your views on supervision, resources, research community, progress and assessment, skills and professional development and wellbeing.

Why should I take part?

Your feedback is important. The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey is the only national survey of PGRs and so is the only way for us to compare how we are doing with other institutions and to make changes that will improve your experience in the future.

More information

If you would like to know more about the survey, please visit:  PRES 2024.

We hope you take the opportunity to get involved this year and help us make improvements to your experience.

Best wishes,

The Doctoral College

For any PRES related queries, please email:  [email protected]

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Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) 2024

Your voice matters to us.

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) wants to make sure that our postgraduate research students have the best possible experience while studying with us. To do this, we need to know what you think works well and what we could do to improve your student experienc

The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) will be open from 23rd April until 14th May 2024. This is your chance to share your honest opinion of your experience studying at LSTM.

By completing the survey, you will help shape the experiences of current and future postgraduate research students at LSTM.

What is PRES and why does it matter?

PRES is the only national survey of postgraduate research students and so is the only way for us to compare how we are doing with other institutions and to make changes that will improve your experience in the future.

The more students that take part the more information we have to improve what we do in the future.

All eligible participants will receive an email to their  university email account on 23rd April 2024 when the survey opens so please keep a look out for this in your inbox. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

Your opinion is incredibly valuable to us and we value the time you take sharing your thoughts.

If you would like to know more information about the survey before it launches then please contact Mia Lindfield, Student Academic Support Officer [email protected]

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Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES)

Monday 6 February to Friday 10 March 2023

Win one of twelve £20 vouchers.

The University is taking part in this year's Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES). It is a national survey conducted by institutions across the UK and globally. The questionnaire takes around 15 minutes to complete. 

The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey gives Postgraduate Research students the chance to provide their thoughts about their studies. The results will help the University compare how we are doing with other institutions, to make changes that will improve what we do in future and to keep doing the things that you value. 

How will PGR students take part?

The survey will open on Monday 6 February and close on Friday 10 March 2023. To take part in the survey, students will need to follow the individual link sent to them by email by ‘ Postgraduate Student Survey [email protected] ’, as the survey is administered by Jisc .

What does the survey cover?

The survey focuses on the students’ experiences of:   

• Supervision  
• Resources   
• Research community and culture  
• Progress and assessment   
• Skills and professional development 
• Support and Wellbeing 
• Covid-19 pandemic
• Overall experience   

What happens to the results? 

Over one hundred universities and colleges take part in the UK and globally. This means that the University can compare the experience of our PGR students against similar postgraduates at other institutions to see if we are supporting your learning as we should. We use the findings to improve our courses and the learning experience for future students. To see some examples of changes made as a result of student feedback please visit You said, we did!

The survey responses are confidential to the team processing the results and no reporting outside of this team will identify any individual. Any results communicated to teaching staff will be anonymised.   

If you have any questions regarding this survey, please contact: [email protected]    

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PRES - This survey will not be running in the 2024 survey period.

The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) is an online survey provided by the Higher Education Academy (HEA) but administered by ourselves. The survey collects feedback from current postgraduate research students (any PhD or Doctoral student as well as Research Masters students) on their experience of supervision, the research environment and their development as a researcher.

What will I be asked?

You’ll be asked to rate the following series of questions with a score of 1 to 5, with 1 being “Definitely Agree”. When answering questions please consider all your experiences at Staffordshire University, from the day you joined us right through to the present day.

Supervision

• My supervisor/s have the skills and subject knowledge to support my research
• I have regular contact with my supervisor/s, appropriate for my needs
• My supervisor/s provide feedback that helps me direct my research activities
• My supervisor/s help me to identify my training and development needs as a researcher
• I have a suitable working space when I am on campus
• I have a suitable working space when I am studying remotely
• There is appropriate access to physical library resources and facilities
• There is appropriate access to online library resources
• There is appropriate access to IT resources and facilities when I am on-campus
• I have access to the specialist resources necessary for my research (for example, equipment, facilities, software, materials)  when I am on campus
• I have access to the specialist resources necessary for my research (for example, course materials, software, virtual learning environment)  when I am studying remotely

Research Culture

• I have access to a good range of seminars in my research area
• I have frequent opportunities to discuss my research with other researchers including research students
• The research community in my research area influences my work
• I am aware of opportunities to become involved in the wider research community, beyond my department
• I feel part of a community of postgraduate research students
• I feel a sense of belonging at my institution
• There are sufficient opportunities to interact with other postgraduate research students

Progress & Assessment

• I received an appropriate induction to my research degree programme
• I understand the requirements and deadlines for formal monitoring of my progress
• I understand the required standard for my thesis
• The final assessment procedures for my degree are clear to me

Responsibilities

• My institution values and responds to feedback from research degree students
• I understand my responsibilities as a research degree student
• I am aware of my supervisors' responsibilities towards me as a research degree student
• Other than my supervisor/s, I know who to approach if I am concerned about any aspect of my degree programme
• The support for academic skills meets my needs (for example, support for your writing, language, subject-specific skills)
• The support for using IT and accessing resources meets my needs (for example, support with accessing online journals and e-books, using digital learning tools/apps)
• The support for my health and wellbeing meets my needs (for example, personal tutor, student support and counselling services)

Research Skills

• My skills in applying appropriate research methodologies, tools and techniques have developed during my programme
• My skills in critically analysing and evaluating findings and results have developed during my programme
• My confidence to be creative or innovative has developed during my programme
• My understanding of 'research integrity' (e.g. rigour, ethics, transparency, attributing the contribution of others) has developed during my programme

Professional Development

• My ability to manage projects has developed during my programme
• My ability to communicate information effectively to diverse audiences has developed during my programme
• I have developed contacts or professional networks during my programme
• I have increasingly managed my own professional development during my programme

Opportunities

• Agreeing a personal training or development plan
• Receiving training to develop my research skills
• Receiving training to develop my transferable skills
• Receiving advice on career options
• Taking part in a placement or internship
• Attending an academic research conference
• Presenting a paper or poster at an academic research conference
• Submitting a paper for publication in an academic journal or book
• Communicating your research to a non-academic audience
• Engagement with non-academic partners - e.g. in industry or elsewhere
• Coaching and/or mentoring

Overall Experience

• Overall, I am satisfied with the experience of my research degree programme
• I am confident that I will complete my research degree programme within my institution's expected timescale
• What has been the one most positive aspect of your research degree programme so far?
• What, if anything, is the one top area in which your experience of your research degree programme so far could be improved?

Motivations

What type of career do you have in mind for when you complete your research degree?

• Academic career in higher education (either research and teaching, or teaching only)
• Research career in higher education
• Research career outside higher education (e.g. in a private research organisation, a charity or in an industrial environment)
• Teaching (at a level below higher education)
• Any other professional career
• Self-employment (including setting up own business)
• Returning to or remaining with employer who is sponsoring your degree
• Returning to or remaining with employer who is not sponsoring your degree
• Not sure or not decided yet
• Other (Please specify)

To what extent do you agree or disagree that…?

• As a result of my research degree programme I feel better prepared for my future career