‘Time bomb’ for UK government: 100,000 international students expected from red-list countries this autumn
International students are due to start university this autumn, but there has been no communication from the government regarding travel from red-list countries. ...
New research discovers significant changes in students’ mental and social wellbeing since 2017
A survey undertaken by Unite Students, in collaboration with Youthsight reveals that university students are less socially confident, less ready for university, and have...
Is elitism an issue in university sports?
Sports societies can offer students valuable outlets from their academic studies and can build friendships and camaraderie. But does every student have an equal...
How do essay mill websites portray the Higher Education experience?
Essay mill websites facilitate the outsourcing of assignments to internet services - a process known as 'contract cheating'. The rhetoric used to hook students...
Students want more action on climate change from higher education
Students consider climate change to be the most urgent challenge facing society in 2021.
Students' Views
A recent survey by Unite Students has unearthed strong views...
Scrapping BTECs could undermine inclusivity of UK universities
The Department for Education is considering plans to introduce a new binary education system that defunds BTECs and other ‘applied general qualifications’.
Unnecessary risk
DfE conducted...
How student accommodation can influence mental health and wellbeing
Due to growing concerns surrounding student mental health and wellbeing, there has been a shift in focus towards student accommodation providers and what they...
How should we measure student wellbeing?
A 2020 research paper by Alyson Dodd et al. has called for a standardised measurement of wellbeing for university students.
This measurement will represent an...
Universities across the UK are starting to implement new ways to tackle the growing...
15 months of online learning and social isolation has left many students suffering from poor mental health. Kasia Delgado quotes statistics claiming that almost...
Breaking Customer Satisfaction Records in a Pandemic
Throughout the global pandemic, student accommodation professionals have gone above and beyond to care for and support their students...













