After a year of pandemic-driven challenges we applaud all members on their efforts to continue delivering library services. 

We congratulate the institutions below where over 85% of students agreed that "library resources (e.g. books, online services and learning spaces) have supported my learning well".

• Royal College of Music 95%
• Royal Academy of Music 88%
• Edinburgh Napier University 86%
• Imperial College London 86%
• Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama 86%University of Bath        86%
• Trinity Laban   86%

While 2021 NSS data revealed a 12% reduction in sector-wide student agreement with this library-specific question (75% compared to 87% in 2020), the survey also included a section specifically on the student experience during the Covid-pandemic within which, '78% of students agreed that they ‘have been able to access the learning resources needed for their course during the pandemic’.

You can find results for the NSS library question from 2008 to 2021 here

More information regarding the National Student Survey (NSS) and the full survey results for 2021 are available from the OfS.