Spring insight prizes! Build insight for students, give your feedback and have a chance to win prizes for yourself, your student group or your Common Room!
As a thank you for your time, you could win one of 1x£100 voucher, 3x£50 vouchers, or up to £100** for your student group, team, society, or committee!
**£50 for groups with less than 25 members. The closing date for the prize draw will be midnight on 6 July 2025 and the draw will take place on 8 July 2025. Winners will be chosen randomly by Alterline and contacted within three weeks of the draw date. If you have any questions about this research, please contact surveys@alterline.co.uk
When student leaders sit down with the Vice-Chancellor, speak up in University Senate and run your student societies and Common Rooms, they'll 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 strengthen campaigns, initiatives and services.
Join current or upcoming insight research
Durham Student Leaders and Volunteers Survey: Now open! Societies, student groups, clubs and teams across campus, this survey is for you! Whether you hold a Common Room role, lead a sports club or run a student society, we want to know what helps (or hinders) you to access, achieve and thrive in your roles for our student community. We're partnering with Durham University and your Common Rooms to capture your experience.
Durham Students' Survey: This year's survey is closed and you can see the report here in Term 3! Last year's survey is helping this year's student leaders represent your interests in how your SU works, student housing, belonging, access and participation and more. Insight from that survey has already formed part of our submission to the University Access and Participation plan highlighting student workers' needs. It has also been published in a press article about the housing pressure experienced by students in Durham, and informed discussions around student health and well-being and formed a guidance report for all full-time and part-time Officers.
Durham academic reps survey: This year, we're experimenting with how your academic interests are represented by reps within your departments, including your new Faculty Presidents. This survey will capture the feedback of course reps and faculty reps to understand the experience of representing students within departments.
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 the key big issues impacting you.
