It’s the third week of my internship working with Laurence Georgin on the Southampton Feedback Champions project. Last week constituted days of plugging away at Excel spreadsheets full of qualitative interview data for both Laurence and me. The purpose of this exercise was to extract and compile examples of good feedback practice recorded in interviews […]

After many applications, several challenging interviews and an anxious period in limbo, I have been fortunate enough to be selected for one of the University of Southampton’s Excel internships. I am now a part of the Southampton Feedback Champions, which is the latest generation of a series of projects run by Laurence Georgin that have […]

I was invited to take part in the University of Southampton’s annual Opportunity Showcase as a student Feedback Champion. The afternoon started with a chance to talk to people and enjoy a light lunch. At the event there were student champions and staff representatives from other projects. It was nice to be able to meet […]

I embarked on this project with much enthusiasm. I love my university and enjoyed every moment spent here but there is always room for improvement. To me, it wasn’t just about students’ views on feedback. It was the opportunity to change students’ experience at Southampton for the better and encourage academics, scholars and people across […]

With 5 different teams working on different areas of the Southampton Feedback Champions project, it has been a busy summer! The Data Analysis Team analysed 100 interviews with staff and students across all faculties. The interviews were transcribed and analysed by a team managed Kristina Stuart. Kristina also produced the final report and recommendations from the […]

When I first received the email about Feedback Champions, I knew immediately I wanted to do it – I represent the students of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering in countless meetings, and if there’s one topic that invariably comes up, it is feedback and “what students think about feedback” – a question that […]

I must confess, I applied to be a Southampton Feedback Champion initially because it offered the practical experience I needed to complement a master’s qualification in Sociology and Social Policy; and it was some extra shoe-shopping money.  However, after the first meeting I realised the importance of this program’s mandate. Feedback Champions offered students the […]

When I first heard about the Feedback Champions project – I thought: “how can one be a feedback champion? What is it all about?” I was confused but in the same time the title drawn my attention. And so I joined. From the beginning we were thrown in at the deep end. I was supposed […]

Back in February, we received loads of very interesting applications from over 50 students across the University. Sadly, we couldn’t take everybody on board but 24 lucky students, undergraduate and postgraduate, were chosen to be part of the Southampton Feedback Champions project. The first briefing session was an overview of the project and students had […]

Help us find good feedback! To all undergraduate and postgraduate students: Take part in an exciting new project, develop your employability skills and get paid for your work! Southampton Feedback Champions is a new University initiative which aims to discover and share good practice in the delivery and use of feedback by staff and students. We […]