Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey

The Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey or PTES is a national survey of postgraduate taught students.  The  survey is run by AdvanceHE on behalf of many UK universities.

By taking part in the survey, your feedback can lead to enhancements in your learning and teaching experience.

PTES and PRES Winner and runner up 2023

Who is eligible?

Students must be studying a course of at least 60 credits at postgraduate level that is mainly taught; we expect these to be Masters, PGCE, PGDip and PGCert courses.

Postgraduate taught students who have started their studies in September/October 2023 will be eligible for PTES 2024. Students who started in January 2024 will be eligible to participate in PTES 2025.

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 teaching staff will be anonymised.

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

What does it cover?

The Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey focuses on your course and covers the following:

• Teaching and Learning
• Engagement
• Community
• Assessment and feedback
• Dissertation or major project
• Organisation and management
• Resources
• Support
• Skills development
• Overall satisfaction

The survey takes around 10 minutes to complete.

What happens to the results?

Your feedback is important. At Middlesex University we work closely with the Students’ Union to ensure our students can make their voices heard. Your feedback helps us to identify what is working well and any enhancements that can be made to the student experience.

You can find more details of changes made as a result of student feedback on the Your Impact page.

You can check out the results of previous PTES surveys here.

Results and actions are discussed at Programme Voice Group meetings.

In previous years, students' feedback has led to improvements including:

• Careers and Employability – we've set up a new course to support you in learning how to target the right employer in the UK and a dedicated guide to your career, additional career resources for international students including a list of sponsoring companies at our annual careers fair Gradstock. We've also increased support for students seeking part-time work and created a brand-new guide to finding a part-time job.
• Mental Wellbeing Support – we've developed a wide range of support, including online guidance and apps to maintain your wellbeing; as well as counselling and mental health appointments and workshops; and  support for those with disabilities or dyslexia.
• Cost of Living support and Catering - managing your finances can be challenging, and we want you to have the help you need to get the most out of your time at Middlesex. We've continued the Living Costs Fund and details of all financial supportis available online. We’ve also increased our free food offer throughout the week - check out the free food options on campus on Unihub, or on the MDXapp.