Timing is everything in student recruitment. But how early should you target prospective applicants? In this blog, we will show you why early engagement with Year 12s is crucial and what you can do to fortify your strategy for the 2023 cycle.
HSBC partners with The Student Room to help young people understand Student Finance
HSBC is working with The Student Room to demystify student finance and help young people access the resources and funding they need. We asked Annette Whalley, Senior Education Consultant, to tell us why this Student Finance awareness campaign is so important.
Accommodation choices: what matters most to student tenants
Promoting properties to students can be complicated. With so many accommodation options open to prospective tenants, how can you be …
Preparing for work. 2022 school-leavers share their plans and concerns
TSR Insight’s Navigating Changing Options research revealed some fascinating insights about how Year 13s (or equivalent) are preparing for the world of work.
Discover how confident they feel about their employment prospects, how they are making decisions about their careers, and their views on degree apprenticeships.
Postgraduate research: what’s impacting applications now?
In March we launched the Big Spring Term Survey to gather young people’s views on a range of topics relating to student life and education. The responses from current undergraduates showed that there are huge opportunities for universities to increase postgraduate numbers by helping applicants to understand their options.
What is happening in postgraduate recruitment?
Last year, we predicted that the pandemic would cause a spike in postgraduate numbers for the 2020/21 cycle, before returning to trend when the economic situation improves. Indeed, domestic postgraduate taught numbers increased by 16%, significantly above the usual growth trend. So will this continue?
This latest blog will look at the current landscape for postgraduate recruitment, covering global and domestic influences, when to promote postgraduate campaigns or events, why students are considering postgraduate study, key trends and why funding is still a key barrier for prospective students.
Inspiring Women at The Student Room speak out to #BreaktheBias
8th March is International Women’s Day and this year the theme is #BreaktheBias. We spoke to three inspiring women who …
Official Rep Insider: advice from an ex-Rep who joined The Student Room
Steven (Ste) Walsh was an Official Rep for Liverpool Hope before joining The Student Room as an Account Manager. His dual experiences give him a unique perspective on how to make the most of the Official Rep tool. We asked Ste to share what he has learned from working firstly as an Official Rep in a university setting, and then from gaining an insider’s perspective as part of The Student Room (TSR) team.
How 2022 applicants are selecting their firm university choices
The UCAS deadline has passed, but will applicants firm your university when they receive your offer? We used our monthly …
What’s on students’ minds at the start of 2022?
For students, January 2022 has meant revising for mock exams, university application deadlines, and further worries about how the covid …
Thank you and Merry Christmas from The Student Room
Team TSR wish you a Merry Christmas with our festive video. Hear from our CEO and Head of Student Voice and Diversity about what 2021 has been like for students and what 2022 holds in store for The Student Room.
The future of graduate recruitment and what employers need to know
Ever wish that you could predict the future of the job market? In this blog, we will uncover new research about Year 12 and Year 13 students’ career aspirations and expectations, and how these will shape the graduate recruitment market in four to five years’ time.