Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) 2022 – 3 days left!
The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) is a national survey conducted by institutions across the UK and globally. The survey takes around 15 minutes to complete.
Why should I take part?
PRES is your chance to tell us your thoughts about your programme. The results help us 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. This will help improve the experience of postgraduate researchers (PGRs) like you in the future.
What does it cover?
PRES concentrates on your course and includes:
- Supervision
- Resources
- Research culture
- Progress and assessment
- Responsibilities
- Support
- Research skills and professional development
- Opportunities
- Overall experience
- Motivations
- Covid-19 pandemic
The survey also has 2 additional questions about issues that are relevant to PGRs at York St John University including your experience of diversity and difference at the University and what you think of our welfare resources and facilities.
What happens to the results?
Your feedback is important. Over 100 universities take part in the UK and globally. This means we can compare your experience against similar PGRs at other institutions to see if we are supporting your learning as we should. We use the findings to improve our programmes and PGR Research Skills Programme for future students.
Is it 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 other staff members will be anonymised.
What do I need to do?
You will receive an email with a link to the questionnaire on Monday 18 April 2022. Simply click on the link and complete the online form. The survey is open until Friday 13 May 2022.
A drop-in session will be held in the Graduate Centre every Wednesday from 20 April until 11 May between 12.15pm and 1.15pm for any PGRs wishing to complete PRES on campus.
Refreshments will be provided. If you will be attending one of the drop-in sessions, please complete this form so we can supply catering.
As a thank you for your time, you will automatically be entered into the PRES prize draw for your chance to win one £20 Love2Shop voucher.
We have 22 vouchers available and will announce 11 winners on Monday 25 April and a further 11 winners on Monday 16 May.
Where can I find out more?
If you are a PGR or supervisor and would like to know more about the survey, please visit the Virtual Graduate Centre on Moodle.
If you have any questions, please contact Postgraduate_Surveys@yorksj.ac.uk.
