Student Voice Forum is the greatest opportunity for students to directly ask Senior University Leadership about the issues that matter most to them. This event is organised by the Voice Zone, and allows for open discussion and transparency about important issues.
Student Voice Forum Dates
Thursday 3rd April 2025 / 18:30-20:00 / Link TBC
What is the Student Voice Forum?
This is a Teams Live event that typically happens 3 times per academic year. usually on a Tuesday or Thursday evening, from 18:30-20:00. All students are invited to attend, and Course Reps must attend or send apologies since this is a core part of their role. For your reference, only the panel have their cameras on and the attendees do not have their camera/mic on.
During the event, the VP Voice will ask members from the University Executive Board pre-set questions about student life. Topics can cover all areas of student life and are usually based on recent student concerns, questions or university changes. Some topic examples can be found below or in the attached agendas.
There is a chat function where students are able to ask questions which will be picked by the VP Voice during the audience Q&A sessions, and answered by the University. Students can choose to make their questions anonymous.
Throughout the forum, the Voice Zone will run a Mentimeter which is another opportunity for students to feedback on the issues being discussed. There are a range of questions that they can answer, and the feedback is directly shared with the University and informs changes they might make to improve your student experience.
Who attends this meeting?
- VP Voice – Forum Chair
- Voice Zone Manager
- Voice Zone Coordinators
- Executive Board (Senior University Leadership)
- Provost and Senior Vice-President
- Pro-Vice Chancellor of Education
- Chief Student Officer
- Chief Operating Officer
- Course Reps/Head Reps
- Students (from all levels and courses)
What issues can be discussed during the Student Voice Forum?
Students can raise feedback on all areas of student life. The below list offers some examples of what you can discuss but is not exhaustive.
- Course issues
- Cost of Living
- Employability and Careers
- Accommodation and/or Housing
- Estates and Facilities
- Academic and Pastoral Support – E.g. services like Surrey Support and MySurreyHelp or Personal Tutors
- Wellbeing Support – E.g. Centre for Wellbeing, Disability & Neuroinclusion, Thrive Well, etc
- Inclusivity and Belonging
- International Student Support
Previous Student Voice Forums discussions
You can have a look at the agenda for previous voice forums to get an idea of what has been discussed. Here are also the topics that were discussed in the most recent Student Voice Forum in February.
- Student Feedback: MEQs, NSS, Unitu/MySurreyVoice
- Exams – issues with late scheduling
- Black Awarding Gap – strategies to resolve this challenge
- Plans to grow student numbers and impact on services
- Employability Strategy – carer success and professional development
Previous Agendas
We are currently working on adding the previous agendas from the recent Voice Zone Forums to this page. This will be for February 2025, November 2024, May 2024, February 2024 and November 2023.
