SEF Undergraduate Handbook 2025-26

Your views are important to the School and Queen Mary. There are a variety of ways in which you can tell us what you think and share your ideas for improvements. Student representatives, elected by fellow students, also speak on behalf of the student body at the School, Faculty and Queen Mary-wide level via various committees, groups and meetings. More information can be found here: Your voice - MyQMUL.

The School holds a Student Voice Committee (SVC) twice per semester, whose membership comprises the Director of Undergraduate Studies, the Senior Tutor, the Undergraduate Student Support Officer, and at least one undergraduate from each year of study on each programme within the School. The Head of School also attends when necessary. The committee advises the School and considers matters relating to the content and organisation of modules, School and Queen Mary facilities, social activities, and provisions for student welfare including the advising system.

Student representatives, or ‘Course Reps’, on the SVC are chosen first by election and then students are asked to volunteer for any remaining positions. The successful functioning of the committee depends on active student involvement, so please do consider standing as a candidate. Elections are carried out by the Students Union in October, and further information is available on the SU website.

Information regarding SVC meetings and the contact details of student representatives is posted online in the UG Info Zone on QMplus.

Past SVC minutes can be found at:

Section: Student Voice | UG INFO ZONE - Economics and Finance - 2025/26 | MyQMUL

National Student Survey

All final-year undergraduate students at UK institutions take part in the National Student Survey (NSS). The NSS is a nationally recognised annual survey of mostly final-year undergraduates in the UK. The survey gives you an opportunity to give your opinions on what you liked about your time at Queen Mary, as well as things that you feel could have been improved.

If you are a finalist, you will usually be contacted by email early in the spring term. Please do complete the NSS, and fill it in honestly.

The NSS results are made publicly available to help prospective students make informed decisions of where and what to study. Queen Mary and the Students’ Union will also use the data to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses to help effect change, and bring about enhancements to improve the student experience for future generations of students. Data from previous surveys are available on Unistats.

Module Experience Surveys

What are Module Experience surveys?

Module Experience surveys allow you to give your experiences directly to your teacher who is normally the Module Organiser. You complete a survey for each module you take once you’ve finished it, normally at the end of the semester.

 The surveys are completed on a platform called Evasys and you can access all the surveys open to you using your Queen Mary login details. Once the survey window is closed your Module Organiser is expected to respond to your feedback by email within fifteen working days.

 Access the Evasys dashboard. 

 Your responses are confidential. Members of staff who receive your feedback will not be able to identify you. More information on confidentiality of these surveys and where that may not apply can be found on MyQMUL.

 Why should you complete the surveys?

 Module Organisers receive the results and comments from surveys as soon as they close. This feedback can help them make changes to how the module is taught next time. If something was amazing or didn’t work so well your voice helps improve it for other students on your course. Your teachers care about doing a good job so honest, constructive feedback helps them understand what worked and what could be better.

 How you should give your feedback?

Please provide feedback in line with Queen Mary’s values of inclusivity, integrity and accountability.

Remember: This feedback will go directly to your Module Organiser, so you should use constructive language when giving feedback. Focus on:

·       what worked

·       how could things improve.

When giving feedback, reference specific experiences or examples, this helps staff understand the context and take meaningful action.

Where does your feedback go?

Your Module Organiser will receive your classes’ responses in the first instance and you will be sent their feedback via email.

Your Module Organiser then discusses your feedback with your course/programme director before your School/Institute reviews the results of all the modules running that semester. Around the same time your Student Voice Committee should also be able to discuss results with staff in your School/Institute.