Higher Education blogs

30/04/2025

Creating an inclusive student community through events

Run by our Resident Ambassadors, our student events programme has never been more popular with our residents. We look at what events are most popular and why it matters.

23/04/2025

Higher Education blogs

What does student satisfaction look like in 2025?

In an competitive student market, understanding student satisfaction in accommodation has never been more important. Our April podcast episode gets into it.

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16/04/2025

Higher Education blogs

In conversation with Becca Hayhurst, Head of Resident Experience

We caught up with Becca Hayhurst, our Head of Resident Experience, about her highlights and priorities for the year.

05/03/2025

Higher Education blogs

Why ‘compassion’ is student wellbeing’s newest buzzword

Join host Jenny Shaw and an expert panel for a deep dive into how compassion is shaping new approaches across UK Higher Education, in student support and beyond.

05/02/2025

Higher Education blogs

2025 survey: Living Black at University

Living Black at University was published three years ago this week. Whether you’ve fully embraced it, taken some first steps or are brand new to it, we’d love to hear from Higher Education partners in our new impact survey.

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02/12/2024

Blogs

New report: Care and Learning in Higher Education

We’ve partnered with the Unite Foundation to commission a new report from the Social Market Foundation, to identify what needs to be done to support more estranged and care experienced young people to go to university and succeed.

International applicants make up 26% of the UK's student population.

13/11/2024

Higher Education blogs

5 things you should know about international applicants

International students make up 26% of the UK’s student population and add £37 billion to its economy. Here’s what 2024’s Applicant Index report tells us about international applicants and how they differ from applicants from the UK.

In our 2024 Applicant Index, we found that care experienced applicants were more likely to anticipate a sense of culture shock than any other group. In a special guest blog, the Unite Foundation looks at why this might be, what care experienced and estranged students think, and what the Higher Education sector can do to help.

31/10/2024

Higher Education blogs

Report shows 63% of care experienced applicants expect a culture shock at university

In our 2024 Applicant Index, we found that care experienced applicants were more likely to anticipate a sense of culture shock than any other group. In a special guest blog, the Unite Foundation speaks to students about their experiences of culture shock.

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Higher Education blogs

Creating an inclusive student community through events

What does student satisfaction look like in 2025?

In conversation with Becca Hayhurst, Head of Resident Experience