Student experience and wellbeing
How is the cost-of-living crisis impacting students’ decisions to apply to university? How can you engage and support them effectively? This collaborative research project, commencing in March 2023, will combine both quantitative and qualitative insight to provide vital updated evidence on prospective student thinking.
The Office for Students has set ambitious targets to achieve equality of opportunity in higher education. This project will bring together a select group of universities at the forefront of widening participation work in the sector to understand these complex issues, and make progress towards eliminating the gaps.
The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on prospective students’ application behaviours
What skills support do university students need to help them use Artificial Intelligence ethically and responsibly during their studies and beyond? This new collaborative insight project, starting in February 2024, will gather fresh quantitative and qualitative evidence to identify key trends and make strategic recommendations for supporting both undergraduate and postgraduate students in their use of AI.
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.
Prioritise action and investment in your student accommodation, facilities and ‘res life’ services by understanding the key drivers of your students’ satisfaction and knowing where improvements are needed.
We know that where students are going to live, particularly in their first year, plays an important role in young people’s decisions about which university to attend. The research we conducted in 2019 evidenced how crucial accommodation decision-making was within the university selection process and in this new project for 2023 we will update our evidence and understanding of how prospective students’ thinking is being shaped by current factors, including the cost-of living crisis and student accommodation availability.
Alterline’s Alumni Life Pulse survey provides the intelligence and insight alumni teams need to drive alumni engagement.
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.
What do students expect from their students’ union and university with regards to tackling sustainability and the climate emergency? Many HE institutions have big plans when it comes to tackling climate change. However, 84% of students recently told us they are worried about climate change and ‘creating a more sustainable environment on campus’ ranked second in a list of issues we asked students to prioritise. This ground breaking new collaboration will provide fresh quantitative and qualitative evidence to help drive action and innovation.