Response rates - week seven
Chemists are back in the lead of the NSS boat race with a response rate of 92%. The overall response rate for the University is currently 66.1%.
Response Rates by Department / Discipline
We are continuing to see excellent response rates in many departments / disciplines:
- Chemistry has pushed back into the lead with a response rate of 92%
- Civil Engineering and Actuarial Maths and Stats are in joint second place (with a rate of 87%)
- Languages and Sport & Exercise Science are not far behind (86% and 85%, respectively)
Furthermore, the following departments have already exceeded their final response rate of last year:
- Sport & Exercise Science – currently 85% v final 2012 80%
- Languages – currently 86% v final 2012 75%
- Architectural Engineering – currently 76% v final 2012 60%
- Civil Engineering – currently 87% v final 2012 79%
- Construction Management & Surveying – currently 76% v final 2012 73%
- Computer Science – currently 64% v final 2012 56%
- Actuarial Maths & Stats – currently 87% v final 2012 83%
However, some still have a response rate of less than 50%:
- Physics 26% (compared to 61% at the same time last year)
- Combined Studies in EPS 40%
Incentives / Prize Draws
NSS eligible students in the following departments, all of which have a response rate of over 70%, will be entered into the prize draw for their school for £100 graduation ball tickets / cash: Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management & Surveying, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, EECE, Biology (*New*), Psychology, Sport & Exercise Science, Economics, Languages, Actuarial Maths & Statistics, and Mathematics. Life Sciences is the first School to have all of its departments hit 70% - congratulations (and thank you) to everyone involved!
In addition, NSS eligible students in the following departments will automatically receive a £10 print quota for reaching a 60% response rate: Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management & Surveying, Urban Studies (*New*), Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, EECE, Biology, Psychology, Sport & Exercise Science, Accountancy & Finance, Economics, Languages, Management, Actuarial Maths & Statistics, Computer Science (*New*), and Mathematics.