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Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey

If you're on a taught postgraduate degree, you can have your say

Postgraduate students can tell us what they think say about their course so we can understand what they value and where we can make improvements.

Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) is open to students on eligible courses.

When does the survey take place?

This year's PTES survey launches on 8 April 2025 and closes on 13 May 2025.

How to fill out the PTES survey

If eligible, students will receive an email with a personalised link to the 10-minute survey, which is divided into short sections and asks you about your experience on your programme and your motivations for study.

PTES concentrates on your course and includes:

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

It will also include a few extra questions about issues that are particularly relevant to us and to other students at the University of Portsmouth.

How it helps

The data will give us a better understanding about the experiences of different postgraduate taught (PGT) student groups and allow us to enhance the overall student experience at the University.

More information

If you're unsure about anything to do with the survey, or have any difficulty, please see your course leader or contact the surveys team by email on studentsurveys@port.ac.uk.