Build insight for students and finish the 2023/24 academic year with the chance to win!
For you:
Students taking part in Insight for Students in third term can go in the draw to win the prizes below (terms and conditions apply):
- Gold prize pack winner x1 – 9th generation Ipad or other tablet
- Silver prize winners x3 - £50 retail voucher
- Bronze prize winners x5 - £30 retail vouchers
For your student group:
Tell us one of the SU student groups you are a member of when you contribute to our insight and that group will go in the draw to win:
- Up to £150 (depending on group size) towards a group event before the end of the 2024/25 academic year.
When student leaders sit down with the Vice-Chancellor, speak up in University Senate and run your student societies and Common Rooms, they make the best decisions when they’re informed by you. These students already work tirelessly to listen and make decisions for their communities based on what students need, want and experience. We want to add all student insight and rigorous research to their toolkit.
You’re the expert on your student experience. Share your insight and collectively, Durham students get more powerful. Housing, costs, student groups and communities, academic induction, equity and your students’ union – your opinion will make campaigns, initiatives and services stronger.
Join current or upcoming insight research
Durham SU Student Group Volunteers Survey: Is now open! If you contribute to the running of a Durham SU student group, your thoughts and reflections on your experience are invaluable and will help shape how student leaders make decisions based on what you need to succeed and what you value in your role. Go in the draw to win, and take our Student Group Volunteers Survey.
Durham SU Academic Representatives Survey: Opening April 29. Calling all Course and Faculty Reps! Next year we will welcome our first team of paid student Faculty Presidents. Set them up for success by sharing your reflections on being an academic rep, the issues that matter for students in your course and what its been like doing your role. By taking the survey you'll have a chance to win one of 8 great prizes!
Postgraduate Induction Focus Groups: In May we're running focus groups to understand Postgraduate Induction better, online (13th May) and in person (16th May) with its own incentives for participants. All Postgraduates are welcome and you can sign up here.
SU training and support feedback surveys: After you participate in our training or get our support we may ask for specific feedback in a short form. Students who complete these go in the draw to win the prizes above as well!
Insight for students - research findings
Our most recent research is below, or browse the full list, including submissions to consultations and other reports. Use the research, reports or evaluations students have conducted via the students' union for fact-finding, informing campaigns or leading your student community.
| Category | Papers | Authors | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Induction and Orientation Report | Olivia Flavell | 2024 | |
| Student Wellbeing | Mental Health Survey report | Jonah Graham, Vasiliki Bathrelou, Richard Bruce | 2023 | |
| The Future of Prince Bishops Place | Deborah Achaempong, Vasiliki Bathrelou, Ellie Scorah | 2023 | ||
| The Housing conversation response | Dan Lonsdale, Vasiliki Bathrelou, Ellie Scorah | 2023 | ||
| Reinventing Renting in Durham | Jack Ballingham, Vasiliki Bathrelou, Ellie Scorah | 2023 | ||
| Culture | Culture Commission | Seun Twins, Katie Shaw, Kim Schreck, Ellie Scorah | 2022 | |
| Leadership in Durham Report | Abigail Lewis | 2024 | ||
What we research
Things that matter to students, and ways students engage with and want to engage with those things. 2023/24 is our first year of ‘Insight for students’ and we’re focusing on the basics – student voice within departments, students belonging and coming together through the SU, and key big issues impacting you.
