15 August 2013

National Student Survey shows DUSA is still country's best union

Dundee University Students' Association has once again been rated the top performing students' union in Scotland in this year's annual National Student Survey. Students from 132 institutions across the UK were asked if they were satisfied with the students' union, association or guild at their institution.

DUSA was the only Scottish union to feature in the UK top ten, with its closest rival Glasgow University Union coming in 23rd place. Tayside's unions performed well in this year's survey, with Abertay and St Andrews both also featuring in Scotland's top five.

'Everyone here at DUSA is of course incredibly proud of this achievement,' said Iain MacKinnon, President of Dundee University Students' Association, 'It is a testament to the hard work and dedication of everyone involved.

'A lot of people might see student unions as solely a place for students to enjoy their evenings whilst at university, but here in DUSA we offer so much more. We are responsible for supporting and funding over 100 student societies whose numbers continue to grow and grow, three great media outlets whose content has improved immensely over recent years as well as running various student welfare campaigns throughout the year. We work closely with the University whenever we can, and through our excellent student representation structure the University is able to respond to feedback from students whenever an issue arises.'

Dundee University Students' Association has consistently topped the National Student Survey results for Scotland for a number of years now. This continues a trend which can be mirrored in similar results in the Which? University survey, the International Student Barometer, the Best Bar None Award and the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey.

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