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Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) 2021

The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) 2021, is the largest survey of its kind, exploring the views of almost 40,000 postgraduate researchers from 94 institutions.

Some of the findings include:

  • Support for PGR mental health and wellbeing is clear priority for sector 

  • Overall satisfaction remains high but falls slightly 

  • PGRs call for more support from supervisors to help manage professional development 

  • Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact on the PGR experience in 2021 

Access the report and infographic below.

Research and Insights Executive at Advance HE, Maddie Pitkin, shares her thoughts on the key findings from this year's survey.

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Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) 2021
03/11/2021
Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) 2021 View Document
Infographic: PRES 2021
17/11/2021
Infographic: PRES 2021 View Document