Celebrating Student Satisfaction - School of Chemistry
The School of Chemistry has received excellent feedback from its students in the 2024 National Student’s Survey.
We are committed to providing high quality teaching, learning and support. It is our highest priority and our strong survey results show that final year students on both BSc and MSci pathways are very happy with their experience.
The School has been ranked top in the Russell Group* for Teaching on my Course; Academic Support; Organisation and Management and has scored in the top three for all seven teaching and learning themes.
1st in Russell Group for Theme 1 Teaching on My Course
- How good are teaching staff at explaining things? (Score = 96.6)
- How often is the course intellectually stimulating? (Score = 94.9)
2nd in Russell Group for Theme 2 Learning Opportunities
- How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned? (Score 98.9)
- To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics? (Score = 93.5)
3rd in Russell Group for Theme 3 Assessment and Feedback
- How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned? (Score = 84.1)
- How often have you received assessment feedback on time? (Score = 86.6)
1st in the Russell Group for Theme 4 Academic Support
- How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to? (Score = 97.7)
- How well have teaching staff supported your learning? (Score = 94.3)
1st in the Russell Group for Theme 5 Organisation and Management
- How well organised is your course? (Score = 90.9)
- How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated? (Score = 90.8)
3rd in Russell Group for Theme 6 Learning Resources
- How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning? (Score =94.3)
- How well have the library resources (e.g. books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning? (Score = 92.2)
2nd in Russell Group for Theme 7 Student Voice
- To what extent are students’ opinions about the course valued by staff? (Score = 93.1)
- To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course? (Score = 90.9)
In the School of Chemistry community, we support all students to reach their academic potential while truly enjoying their experience at Birmingham.
We provide academic and pastoral support from a Personal Academic Tutor as well as dedicated Subject, Year and Placement Tutors. Our School Welfare tutor also offers a direct link to the University’s Wellbeing, Counselling, Financial, Disability and Learning Support teams.
Students join in-person lectures, small-group tutorials, lab sessions and workshops all supported via our digital learning platform Canvas, plus other innovative learning tools. Our lecturers also have dedicated student contact hours in their offices.
We’ve recently invested £120 million into facilities such as the Collaborative Teaching Laboratory and the Molecular Sciences Building so students have access to state-of-the-art instrumentation and can work alongside our world-leading researchers.
* The Russell Group is a prestigious association of 24 research-intensive universities in the United Kingdom. The universities are known for their high academic standards, world-class research, and excellent teaching.