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Do brands’ ethics matter to students?

S'tudents are often portrayed as being the ethical pioneers. To see if this rings true, our videographer took to the streets to ask some students what branded products they were carrying and whether they considered the ethics of a brand before making a purchase. What did we find out? There is a lack of knowledge about which brands are ethical.…

Growing up with Cystic Fibrosis: My student experience

Being a student is a life changing experience for everyone; but Jodie's university years have been particularly unique. In our short film 'Growing up with cystic fibrosis', we explore Jodie’s student experience following her life-changing lung transplant at the age of 18. For information on joining the Organ Donor register please click here. Jodie spent a day with Noz and Meg from our team earlier…

Dear future Prime Minister

In the run up to the General Election in May 2015, we asked students ‘What should the party leaders do for you?’. From university fees to privatisation of the NHS, the students we spoke to definitely had an opinion on UK politics and what a future Prime Minister should do for them. Check out what they had to say: @natalieben…

Irons unplugged – students and fast fashion

To explore the lives of students in a world of fast fashion we took a trip down student street and asked them one simple question: ‘can we see your iron?’. Check out what happened in our video below. Here's some snapshots from behind the scenes:

What do students buy with their £50 billion?

Each year, students spend around £50 billion in the UK - take a closer look at how they’re spending their cash below.

Who are UK students?

Great Expectations at The University of Greenwich

Following the success of our first project with the University of Greenwich, we were on campus again at the start of the academic year filming first-year students as they arrived at the start of their student journeys. This 'Great Expectations' project saw the Alterline team filming across London from meeting international students as they arrived at Heathrow to interviewing nursing…

Follow that student!

“Follow That Student!” is a University of Greenwich initiative focused on continuing to improve the student experience, by deepening understanding of their journey. Our first project with the University focused on assessment and feedback – using qualitative research tools to track, interview and film a group of students over a six week period to hear first-hand what it’s like for them at…

Is university value for money?

Student populations are becoming more diverse, fees look set to stay and learning channels and platforms are proliferating. In this fast-changing world it is more vital than ever to understand students’ experiences, lives and aspirations. Recent national research by Alterline supports the now widely-held view that students are more serious than ever and old stereotypes no longer hold true. Students…

Alterline on campus

The term "student experience" now seems a permanent feature of the vocabulary of education and as much as facts, stats and league tables show us who the leaders are in providing this elusive concept, at Alterline we think there's no greater route to understanding student experience than getting immersed in campus life and capturing what it’s all about. We've spoken…