Student Voice Committee Term 1 Wins

Key Wins from Student Voice Committee 1 

As the NSS approaches, we wanted to highlight the impact students have had towards their academic interests this year. The first Student Voice Committee Cycle delivered strong engagement, meaningful representation, and clear outcomes and it is all thanks to students stepping up and having their say. Below are some of your key wins: 

Strong Engagement Across the University 

Around 35% of the 900 course reps recruited attended their student voice committees, on your behalf, highlighting feedback backed by NSS data and Kingston Have Your Say Week (KHYS Week). 

From each of the four faculties we had: 

129 reps from the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences 

49 reps from the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment 

27 reps from the Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education 

101 reps from Kingston School of Art 

Turning Feedback into Action 

Your feedback with us didn’t just stop at conversation. Reps made sure it led to outcomes and backed up your concerns with NSS data. Throughout the cycle, student contributions were captured through events like KHYS week, reviewed, and put into Student Voice and School Reports. 

Student Voice Committee Report Highlights 

In total, there were 43 Student Voice Committee Reports produced and course reps took these to the Course leaders to discuss student issues. 

Best wins from each school:

Nursing, Allied and Public Health

1. Free hot water is now available to students. 

Life Sciences, Pharmacy, & Chemistry

1. Student can audio record lectures. 

2. Email sent 3/11 to all L6 module leaders to aim to add more practice questions/revision material on Canvas or otherwise as part of their teaching/revision sessions. 

3. Staff have been reminded to share their lectures the day before their lessons for students to access, as well as, learning outcomes for each lecture. 

Education, Midwifery, & Social Work

1. Midwifery staff agreed to consider increasing CTG teaching provision earlier in the programme, with the possibility of introducing foundational CTG content towards the end of Year 2 and building on this in Year 3. 

2. The Check-in team confirmed that both the reader and beacon in FL.2006 are active and functioning. The situation will continue to be monitored, and students were reminded that they can contact KUCheckIn@kingston.ac.uk if SEAtS does not work in future sessions.

3. Module leaders have been asked to ensure content is hyperlinked from the schedule page. 

Engineering

1. Information has been shared regarding alternative study spaces after 5PM for Roehampton Vale students by management. 

2. Confirmed module changes for Electronics, Electrical and Engineering students! 

Kingston Business School

1. Students will be informed in advance whether an optional module will run before they make their selection.   

2. Course reps have been sent contact details from the FBSS placements team for any students interested in information regarding placements and who to contact. 

3. FinTech, Fudning and Strategy students were anxious and confused over a newly introduced assignment. Your reps have succeeded in getting the module leaders to clarify the assignment details. 

Law, Social & Behavioural Sciences

1. Psychology students who were marked absent from not having access the exam room numbers have now been resolved with the check in team. 

2. Many students were unfamiliar with the UK education system, reported needing additional support with referencing and using iCAT for academic research. Staff demonstrated how to use iCAT in December last year as well as introduced other library resources available to students. 

3. Assignment weightings on canvas presented to reps and how to locate the percentage of each assignment. 

Creative & Cultural Industries

1. Any issues with WordPress can be sorted out via submitting a ticket with IT 

Arts

1. Third year students complained that studio sessions appeared multiple times on SEAtS even though they were only expected to attend one, causing attendance issues and visa compliance concerns for international students. Staff requested that when these issues occur, they can contact the relevant module leader to sort out the issue. 

2. Student’s highlighted printing takes too long in the library. Staff have advised students to double check the file sizes when printing as that contributes to the slow printing.  

3. Several optional projects have been arranged this term for Art students! 

Design 

1. A master document of the weekly requirement tasks in under the works for second year fashion students. 

2. More workshops are being planned for Interior Design Students this term. 

3. New extensions should now provide for room 3005 as design students highlighted that the plugs weren’t placed well. 
    

Student Level Reports 

11 School-level Reports were created, summarising the feedback students gave across each School. These were shared with university colleagues, to help increase transparency around student feedback. 

Building Community and Recognition 

Beyond committees, we focused on celebrating and supporting our reps as a community. 

We held our very first Rep Fest on December 9th last year where: 

• 204 reps were invited to Rep Fest 

• 90 reps in attendance, connecting, sharing experiences, and building confidence in their role from different campuses, level of study and backgrounds. 

• 50 reps gave us their feedback on the 1st term 

Rep Fest highlighted the value of Academic reps and the importance of student voice within the university. 

Course Reps Term 1 Feedback

Reps were asked 5 questions to reflect on the previous term: 

1. I felt confident representing my peers throughout Term 1. 

1. How well do you agree with the statement: My first Student Voice Committee (SVC) was beneficial 

1. I feel supported in my role as a course representative. 

1. Kingston Student Union represents our Academic interests very well 

1. Any suggestions that you think KSU are doing well or can improve on. 

A few of you suggested that you would have liked to see more of these networking events and recognition for reps’ efforts too: 

Think these meets should happen at other sites – SB 

I missed the core meeting as had an op. Loved the student rep meet up it was great to meet others – JS 

Recognition would help morale - JG 

Your Voice Makes the Difference 

The success of this first Student Voice Committee Cycle proves that student feedback works when students engage. By completing the NSS, you’re helping KSU continue this momentum ensuring your voice remains at the heart of decision making. 

What can YOU do now? 

Here are three actions you can take  

1.Become a Course Rep

We are recruiting reps again for students starting in January. If you or anyone else wishes to join the program, please register here. 

The deadline to sign up will be on the 6th of February 2026. 

Training will commence online from 10:00 to 12:00 on the 11th of February via Teams. 

You can access all the training material via the Campaigns Hub. 

2.Share an idea

Do you have any ideas that could benefit students? Share them with us using the Your ideas page. 

3.Start a Campaign

Don’t just let the ideas sit on a page. Do something about it by starting a campaign!  

We’ve seen everyone’s desire to add more bus stops, but unless you make a policy proposal, we can’t action anything. 

Check out the Campaigns Hub - make sure you’re logged in to view the content -and find out how you can fill out a policy proposal to start campaign to make that change.  

Make a change. Make an Impact. Do it now!