PRES collects information about the experience of any research student on a doctoral or research masters course.

Developed in consultation with the Higher Education sector, the survey focuses on areas including supervision, resources, research skills, progress and assessment, skills and professional development, and students’ wellbeing. It also considers students’ motivations for taking their programme.

Feedback from Plymouth’s students has improved significantly across all categories since PRES 2023, when its best ranking was 39th out of 100 – again for Overall Satisfaction – and only appeared in the top 50 twice.

Now, the University is in the top 20 across all bar three categories, with every measure comfortably within the top 40.