E-bost Arolwg Cenedlaethol o Fyfyrwyr - ymateb UCU Aber

(Saesneg - English)

Mae holl staff y Brifysgol wedi derbyn e-bost gan yr Is-ganghellor yn ddiweddar ynghylch yr Arolwg Cenedlaethol o Fyfyrwyr. Dyma’r ymateb yr ydym ni wedi ei yrru ati hi. Rhoir unrhyw ymateb yma, os cawn ni ymateb.

Annwyl April,

Croesawn y newyddion diweddaraf a anfonwyd gennych at yr holl staff yn sgil cyhoeddi ffigurau’r Arolwg Cenedlaethol o Fyfyrwyr. Cytunwn ei bod hi’n achos pryder fod y Brifysgol wedi disgyn yn y tabl, ond rydym yn sicr y byddwch yn cytuno fod hyn yn offeryn braidd yn ddi-fin ar gyfer mesur perfformiad staff. Felly, tra ymunwn â chi’n llongyfarch yr adrannau hynny sydd wedi llwyddo i gynyddu lefelau boddhad eu myfyrwyr, rydym hefyd yn cydnabod ymdrech yr holl staff ar draws y Brifysgol p’un a yw’r ymdrechion hynny’n cael eu hadlewyrchu yn yr Arolwg Cenedlaethol o Fyfyrwyr neu beidio.

Rydym yn sicr nad canlyniadau’r Arolwg Cenedlaethol o Fyfyrwyr yw unig yrrwr cynllunio buddsoddi, a bod barn myfyrwyr a staff yr un mor bwysig wrth lunio cynllunio buddsoddi. Croesawn y cynnydd mewn buddsoddiad yn y Brifysgol, gan gynnwys ei hystadau a’i hisadeiledd, sydd er budd y staff a’r myfyrwyr, cyhyd ag y bo lefel y buddsoddiad yn gynaladwy er mwyn dyfodol y Brifysgol.

Mae yna rai pwyntiau y tynnwyd ein sylw atynt yn eich e-bost, a hoffem fynegi ein barn arnynt:

1.       Mae blaengynllunio’n hanfodol ar gyfer dyfodol y Brifysgol, a chredwn mai diffyg blaengynllunio a arweiniodd at y problemau y gellid bod wedi eu hosgoi llynedd. Rydym yn falch fod gwersi gwerthfawr wedi eu dysgu.

2.       A gyhoeddwyd cynlluniau trafnidiaeth i/o Lanbadarn i’r campysau eraill? Os felly ble? A pha gamau sydd wedi eu cymryd i wella diogelwch y rhai sy’n seiclo a cherdded rhwng y dref a’r campws a rhwng y campysau?

3.       I ba raddau (a ym mha ffordd) yr ymgynghorwyd â staff yn ystod llunio’r Cynllun Cyfalaf Projectau, a gyhoeddir yn fuan?

4.       Beth fydd cynrychiolaeth y staff ar y grŵp Gwella Profiad Myfyrwyr, y bwriedir ei gynnull?

5.       Yn ddiweddar, syrthiasom o’r 133^ain i’r 135^ain safle yng Nghynghrair y Bobl a’r Blaned Werdd ar gyfer prifysgolion. Mae Bangor yn 20^fed tra mai ni yw’r isaf trwy Gymru. A gawn ni ymateb manwl i’r ffaith drist hon? Dylai Prifysgol Aberystwyth fod yn arwain y ffordd yn y maes hwn ac ystyried ymchwil Sefydliad Daearyddiaeth a Gwyddorau’r Ddaear (IGES) a Sefydliad y Gwyddorau Biolegol, Amgylcheddol a Gwledig (IBERS) i allyriadau carbon a newid hinsawdd. Mae’n anffodus nodi ein bod ni’n un o brif gyfranwyr i gynhesu byd-eang ymhlith prifysgolion y Deyrnas Gyfunol, ac ymddengys mai ni sydd leiaf pryderus i wneud iawn am hyn, er gwaethaf ein hymchwil gwerthfawr i’r maes hwn.

Edrychwn ymlaen at eich ymateb i’r pwyntiau hyn, ac i barhau deialog gadarnhaol gyda chi a Phwyllgor Gwaith y Brifysgol.

Yr eiddoch,


Am y Pwyllgor Gwaith UCU

National Student Survey Email - UCU Response

All University staff recently received an email from the Vice-Chancellor regarding the results of the national Student Survey. The local executive responded to the email as set out below. We will let you know if we get a reply.

Dear April,

 We welcome the update from you sent to all staff in the light of the publication of the NSS figures. We agree that it is regrettable that the University has dropped in the table, but we are sure you will agree that this is a somewhat blunt instrument for measuring the performance of staff. So while we join with you in congratulating those departments who have managed to increase their overall satisfaction rating, we also recognise the efforts of all staff across the University whether those efforts have been reflected in the NSS or not.

 We are sure that results in the NSS are not the sole drivers for investment plans, and the views of current students and staff are at least as important in shaping investment planning. We welcome the increased investment in the University and its estate and infrastructure which are to the benefit of staff and students, as long as the level of investment is sustainable for the future of the University.

 There some other points that you brought to our attention in your email and we would like to comment on these:

 1.    Forward planning is essential to the future of the University and it is our view that it was a lack of forward planning that led to the avoidable problems with the timetable last year. We are glad to see that valuable lessons have been learnt.

 2.    Have detailed plans for the transport to/from Llanbadarn to other campuses been published? If so where? And what steps have been taken to improve the security and safety of those cycling and walking between the town and the campus, and between campuses?

 3.     To what extent (and by what means) were staff consulted during the drawing up of the Capital Projects Plan, which be published shortly?

 4.     What will be the recognised staff representation on the Student Experience and Enhancement group which is to be convened?

5.   We recently dropped from 133rd to 135^th in the People and Planet Green League for Universities. Bangor are 20^th and we are the lowest in Wales. Can we please have a detailed response to this sad fact? AU should be leading the way in the area, given IGES and IBERS research into carbon emissions and Climate Change and it is unfortunate to see that we are major contributors to global warming amongst the Universities of the UK, and apparently among the least concerned to put this right, despite our valuable research in the area.


We look forward to your responses to these points, and to a continuing positive dialogue with you and the executive of the University.