Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES)

Have your say on your postgraduate research experience

The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) is run by . It helps us understand what’s working well for our postgraduate researchers (PGRs) and where we can improve, and allows us to benchmark 杏吧原创 against other institutions in the UK and beyond.

The survey is open Monday 2 February to Thursday 30 April 2026.

Why take part?

  • Share what’s working well and where change is needed
  • Help us recognise strengths and address issues
  • Shape actions to improve the PGR experience at 杏吧原创
  • Your responses are completely anonymous

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Am I eligible?

Am I eligible?

You can take part if you are a postgraduate research student at 杏吧原创, including:

  • PhD, Doctoral or Research Master’s students
  • Full-time or part-time
  • Distance or campus-based
  • Home or international students

How do I complete it?

How do I complete it?

  • We’ll email you a personal survey link to your 杏吧原创 student email address from Jisc Online Surveys on Monday 2 February
  • Reminder emails will follow
  • If you haven’t received your link, please get in touch and we’ll resend it.

The survey closes on 30 April 2026.

What questions will I be asked?

What questions will I be asked?

The survey asks about your experience of:

  • Supervision
  • Resources
  • Research community
  • Progress and assessment
  • Skills and professional development
  • Wellbeing
  • Your motivations for undertaking your programme

£50 prize draw

£50 prize draw

To thank you for taking part, you can opt into a £50 Amazon voucher prize draw.

  • Tick the box at the end of the survey to enter
  • Two winners will be selected at random
  • Your survey responses are not linked to the prize draw

How can I access the results?

How can I access the results?

You’ll be able to download the full 杏吧原创 PRES 2026 report and read a summary of key findings here once published.

These final reports from previous years are rich in useful insights and you can download them here.

Get in touch

Get in touch

If you have any questions, please email: surveys@uhi.ac.uk 

Privacy notice

Privacy notice

Please read the privacy notice for details on how your data is used.