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26 OCT – 8 NOV 2026

BIG OPINIONS. BIG CHANGES. BIG PRIZES.

THE BIG 6 IS BACK.
Your student experience. Your chance to change it. Six quick surveys. Five minutes each. Loads to say? Good. We're listening.

£300 Cash up for grabs
£20 To win every day
Take the Big 6

Your voice. Your call. Your five minutes.

Let's talk student life

STUDENT LIFE.
THE UNFILTERED VERSION.

The good bits. The stressful bits. The stuff that makes you think "surely it's not just me?"

We want to know what life at Heriot-Watt is actually like.

What's working? What's not? What would make your student experience better?

Your answers help HWUnion and the Sports Union understand what matters to students, push for improvements and focus on the things you really care about.

No perfect answers. No need to sugar-coat it. Just tell us how it is.
Your Big 6 starts here

SIX SURVEYS.
SIX SIDES OF STUDENT LIFE.

Pick one. Pick three. Do all six. It's completely up to you. Each takes about five minutes.

01 / 06

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

The highs, the lows and everything in between.

ABOUT 5 MINS Start survey
02 / 06

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?

Friends, activities, sport and finding your people.

ABOUT 5 MINS Start survey
03 / 06

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

Your uni experience and what really matters.

ABOUT 5 MINS Start survey
04 / 06

HOW ARE YOU MAKING IT WORK?

Money, time and juggling student life.

ABOUT 5 MINS Start survey
05 / 06

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Your opinions. Your priorities. Your say.

ABOUT 5 MINS Start survey
06 / 06

ARE YOU READY?

What's next, and how prepared do you feel?

ABOUT 5 MINS Start survey

No need to do them all at once. Start with whichever one speaks to you.

A little something for your time

YOUR OPINIONS
COULD PAY OFF.
LITERALLY.

£20

EVERY DAY.

A chance to win a £20 Amazon voucher every day the surveys are open.

Every survey you complete gives you an entry into that day's draw.

£300

THE BIG ONE.

Complete all six surveys and you'll also be entered into the draw to win £300 cash.

Six surveys. One big prize.

MORE SURVEYS = MORE CHANCES.

Six surveys. About 30 minutes altogether. Not a bad trade.

The important stuff

YOUR ANSWERS.
HANDLED PROPERLY.

You'll sign in with your Heriot-Watt account so we can keep the prize draws fair and connect your responses across the six surveys.

Before analysing the results, we'll replace your email address with a unique respondent code.

We want your real opinions, not the answers you think we want to hear.

Want the full details? Read our privacy information and prize draw T&Cs.

Ready when you are

FIVE MINUTES
OF YOUR TIME.
A BETTER
STUDENT
EXPERIENCE.

You've got opinions. We've got questions. And there might just be £300 with your name on it.

The Big 6 closes Sunday 8 November. Don't leave your say until it's too late.

Let's do this Open to eligible Heriot-Watt students across our UK campuses.