Services

Alterline is an insight and intelligence agency specialising in research and evaluation projects with audiences of young people and students and their key influencers – parents and teachers.  Over the past fourteen years we have worked on over 90 university campuses in the UK and Ireland to drive positive change. Our ground-breaking ‘University Futures’ and ‘Pulse’ series are bringing clients together to work on common challenges. Building communities of best practice around insight and intelligence tools, our work offers opportunities for shared learning and collaboration and is leading to practical action and exciting innovations.

Below you will find an overview of our current live insight projects and services that you can join.

Need something more bespoke?
If you are looking for something that isn’t included below, we can shape a bespoke research or evaluation project to meet your needs. Get in touch via our contact page.

Student Recruitment, Outreach and Marketing

 

With a whole host of changes in prospects’ decision making since our last collaboration on this topic, including the needs of upcoming Gen A, the rise of commuting, continuing cost of living pressures and ever-present opportunities and challenges of AI, in early 2026 we will be generating fresh intelligence about the needs of the next generations of prospective students to help you get ahead with recruitment, outreach and marketing planning.

 

Libraries & Digital Learning

Library Life Pulse helps university libraries to understand the changing needs, behaviours and library experiences of their users. Our community of members use the intelligence and insight from the Pulse to drive positive changes in their services, and increase their impact on students’ lives.

 

Alumni Engagement

Alumni Life Pulse

Alterline’s Alumni Life Pulse survey provides the intelligence and insight alumni teams need to drive alumni engagement.

Students’ Unions

Student Life Pulse: Unions

Students’ unions have a critical role to play in enhancing the student experience and representing their members.  Student Life Pulse captures monthly insight into the changing lives, needs, behaviours and experiences of your students. Our community of unions use the intelligence generated to drive strategic development, improve their services, inform representation and campaigns, and ultimately, increase their impact on students’ lives.