Insights

Students’ digital needs have changed since our app first launched in 2013. We’ve created a new app to better meet those needs and enrich our residents’ stay with us.

Driven by our research and student insight, we've prepared our best student welcome programme yet for the 2024/25 academic year.

In our latest podcast episode, we look at new initiatives to improve students' university experience in their accommodation for 2024/25.

We caught up with Jenni Brooks about how learning, development and belonging helps our teams to deliver a great student experience.

Led by Unite Students in partnership with CUBO (College and University Business Officers), the Living Black at University Commission is hosting its second conference in Canterbury on Tuesday 8th October. Here’s what you need to know.

Student needs are constantly evolving. Here’s how we’re improving our student support and resident experience offer for 2024/25.

Whether it’s giving our residents the information they need before they arrive or sharing updates throughout their time living with Unite Students, our Customer Communications function plays a vital role in keeping students informed and engaged. We spoke to Alex Bloor (Customer Communications Manager) and Kathleen McKeown (Customer Communications Executive) about what their typical day involves, how they keep their content relevant to students, and some of the unusual situations they’ve had to tackle in their role.

Accommodation Matters host Jenny Shaw recently collaborated with experts from across the Higher Education sector to bring together a very special podcast episode.

Every year, Unite Students surveys university applicants for our Applicant Index. And every year, we’re surprised by the differences between applicant cohorts. If you want to be prepared for the first year students who will arrive into your city in the autumn, you won’t want to miss this episode – or the report that spawned it.

The Unite Students Applicant Index is the only research that tracks university applicants’ attitudes and confidence levels year on year, giving you the information you need to prepare for their arrival in autumn. The 2024 report is out now. So, here’s everything you need to know about the Applicant Index - and seven things you’ll want to know about this year’s incoming student cohort.

Joe Lister, Unite Students’ Chief Executive, shares his thoughts on our 2024 Applicant Index report – and how he’s seen some of the findings play out within his own family.

Jenny Shaw looks at Universities UK's recent drugs guidance for Higher Education, and what student accommodation teams should know about it.