PRESS RELEASE
National Student Housing Survey
Announces 2011
Accommodation Awards
Nationwide student survey reveals top performing universities
and private accommodation providers
London: 4th July 2011 - Independent market research agency
Red Brick Research today announced the winners of the National Student
Housing Survey Awards for 2011.The National Student Housing Survey (NSHS) is an annual survey of students in higher education across the UK. The survey measures satisfaction levels in all types of accommodation and allows participating institutions to measure their performance against national and regional benchmarks. The 2011 survey attracted over 15,000 responses from more than 120 universities and colleges across the UK.
The three headline award winners for 2011 are:
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Best University Halls | Awarded to the institution demonstrating the highest levels of student satisfaction amongst residents. | Lancaster
University (retained) |
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Best Private Halls Provider | Awarded to the private halls provider achieving the highest levels of satisfaction amongst residents. | Victoria Hall Limited |
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Best Student Living Experience | Awarded to the town, city or locality achieving the highest levels of student satisfaction in the private rented housing sector. | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
The following awards were also made:
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Best Learning Environment | Lancaster University - Grizedale Townhouses | |
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Best Individual Accommodation | Lancaster University - Grizedale Townhouses | |
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Best Student Broadband | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine | |
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Best Booking Experience | Lancaster University | |
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Best Moving In Experience | Liberty Living / BRANDEAUX |
The National Student Housing Survey also licenses an International Accommodation Quality Mark which recognises organisations achieving at least 90% satisfaction among international students.
The following universities and private hall providers achieved this threshold:
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Victoria Hall Limited Derwent Living iQ Student Accommodation University of Sheffield Lancaster University |
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Notes to Editors
This project is managed by Red Brick Research, an independent market research agency specialising in Higher Education. For further information and for lists of previous award winners, please visit http://www.nshs.co.uk/ or http://www.redbrickresearch.co.uk/ .
Contact:
Tim Daplyn
(Managing Director)
tdaplyn@redbrickresearch.co.uk
0844 884 5498