StudentSurvey.ie, for relaunched in 2026, following an extensive redesign process over the last two years.
In 2004, a Review Working Group was put in place with the goal of redesigning the survey questionnaire. The terms of reference of the Group included responding to the survey’s perceived length, complexity and relevance to the contemporary student body, and ensuring the survey data analysis and dissemination responds to the needs of the cross-section of higher education stakeholders, including higher education institutions, AMLÉ (formerly the Union of Students in Ireland) and policy makers.
The changes to the survey include:
- Re-centring the student within the questionnaire and use of more accessible language;
- Substantial shortening of the length and completion time to support improving response rates to the survey;
- Adding questions that respond to the requirements of multiple stakeholders - student representatives, institutions, and national policy actors;
- Adding questions that shed light on barriers to student engagement, in the context of the consensus that engagement had diminished among the students, in particular following the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact of pandemic restrictions on student and campus life.
