Respondents categorised by institution size

Categories: PGR cohort of greater than 250 students and PGR cohort of fewer than 250 students

Significant differences in Research Infrastructure are observed between students in Cohorts < 250 and students in Cohorts > 250.

While 77.5% of Cohorts < 250 agree ‘there is adequate provision of computing resources / facilities’, 70.1% of Cohorts > 250 agree with this statement.

Meanwhile, 65.7% of Cohorts < 250 agree they have access to the specialist resources and facilities necessary for their research, compared to 73.0% of Cohorts > 250.

No significant difference is observed in responses relating to if they received an appropriate induction / orientation to their research degree programme.

Nonetheless, in three out of four questions within Progress and Assessment, there is a significant difference between Cohorts < 250 and Cohorts > 250; with 74.5% of students in Cohorts < 250 agreeing that their final assessment procedures for their research degree was clear to them, compared to 67.5% of students in Cohorts > 250.

There is no significant difference between students in Cohorts < 250 and students in Cohorts > 250 in relation to Research Skills

Across four out of five questions within Personal Outlook, a significant difference between students in Cohorts < 250 and students in Cohorts > 250 is observed.

67.6% of students in Cohorts < 250 say that they are satisfied with their work-life balance, compared to 64.6% of students in Cohorts > 250.

Moreover, 59.6% of students in Cohorts < 250 agree that there is someone in their institution that they can talk to about day-to-day problems, compared to 53.2% of students in Cohorts > 250.

Significant differences across four out of five questions within Responsibilities is also observed.

Notably, 47.3% of students in Cohorts < 250 are aware of the various student supports available, compared to only 31.4% of students in Cohorts > 250.