Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES)
What is PRES?
PRES is the only national survey of postgraduate research students. Organised by Advance HE, the survey is designed to highlight on what works well for you — but also to collect feedback that helps schools, faculties and the support services to make changes to improve the learning experience for postgraduate research students. PRES data allows us to compare the postgraduate research student experience at Bristol with other universities in the UK. Your feedback is important as PRES is one of the most effective mechanisms for you to improve and change the University for a better and more positive experience.
Postgraduate Research Experience Survey 2025
You will be invited to complete the survey from 2 April 2025. The survey will close on Friday 16 May 2025 and takes about 15 minutes to complete. Your responses are confidential and will be anonymised in any reporting.
Prize Draw 2025
As a thank you for your time for completing PRES, you can enter a prize draw to win one of ten £50 Love2Shop digital reward codes. These can be exchanged for gift cards/vouchers at over 50 popular retailers. For full terms and conditions, please visit the PRES 2025 Prize Draw Terms page.
What happens to the results?
Change through PRES takes effect through all faculties and schools, and various central services involved in supporting the postgraduate research community.
Previous PRES surveys
Full dataset for previous PRES surveys (UoB staff only)