9. How do I take part in the survey?

You may complete the survey if you are:

1. A final year undergraduate in England, Wales, Northern Ireland or participating Scottish institutions (see FAQ 5 ).
2. In your final year of a course leading to undergraduate credits or qualifications in England (See FAQ 5 ).
3. A part time student (or a student on a flexible programme of study) in their fourth year of study at university in England, Wales, Northern Ireland or participating Scottish institutions (see FAQ 5 ).
4. Fit the description outlined in FAQ 5 .

You will be asked for some personal data in order to verify that you are eligible to take part. Please provide all the information requested, as your responses will only be taken into account if all your personal information is accurate. If your personal information is not accurate we may re-contact you to validate your response. Once you have completed the survey you should not be contacted again or receive further reminders.

The online survey is linked to a live database of eligible students. Our database is updated on a regular basis. If you still receive a reminder, this may be because we could not match the details you supplied to the ones supplied by your institution or because there was some overlap between when you sent your response (for example by post) and when we re-contacted you. We will attempt to contact you by email, then if we have no response from you, by post and then by telephone.

Students' privacy will be respected. The survey results will not be attributed to individual respondents and will only be reported by institution, subject or department.

1. What is the National Student Survey (NSS)?
2. How are the survey results used?
3. Who is responsible for the survey?
4. When and how does the survey take place?
5. Who will be asked to take part in the survey?
6. What is being asked in the survey?
7. Who has access to eligible students’ contact details?
8. Are my responses anonymous?
9. How do I take part in the survey?
10. Can I select my preferred method of re-contact for completing the survey?
11. Can I opt-out of the survey?
12. How long will Ipsos MORI be holding the students’ contact details? When will the data be destroyed?
13. Where did Ipsos MORI get my contact details from?
14. I have already completed the survey and I recently received a reminder. Do I have to complete it again?
15. I am not in my final year as a student and I received an invitation to take part in the NSS. Should I take part in the survey?
16. I completed the survey in 2011 - why have I been asked to fill it in again?
17. How have the survey results from the previous six years been used?
18. Why have I been asked different questions to other people?
19. Is it possible to change or withdraw my survey responses?