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How to attract applicants with tips from this month’s student research
Today we are sharing hot-off-the-press applicant research. Our October TSR Asks survey has revealed what really makes a difference to …
What teaching experience do university students want?
A new academic year has started, pandemic restrictions have lifted and university rankings have been released. After years of education disruption, 2022 applicants will be paying close attention to the experiences of the 2021 cohort and how well universities are adapting to student needs. So what should you be shouting about to stand out from your competitors?
In this blog, we share findings from our monthly student research survey (TSR Asks) and our online student polls to shed light on what 2022 applicants expect from their university teaching experience.
What you need to know about 2022 student recruitment
Students are back for a new school year, which means we are now in prime time for 2022 applicant recruitment. This blog will cover early engagement, subject trends, messaging and how to get the most from your open days.
Results week 2021 – what students said
After 18 months of change and uncertainty for A Level, BTEC, SQA and GCSE students, last week saw their journey …
The secrets to a successful Clearing cycle
With less than a month until Year 13s get their results, now is the last chance to get ready for Clearing 2021.
In this blog, we will reveal the secrets to a successful Clearing cycle – we’ll explore what we learned from last year, what 2021 Clearing applicants need from you, and how to stand out from the crowd.
Maximise student engagement in Clearing 2021
Clearing 2021 is officially open. We’re already seeing plenty of student conversations, so now is an ideal time to engage. Our audience of active Year 13 members is also 60% higher than this time last year.
In this blog, we’ll share our top tips for how to use your University Partner Pack to maximise Clearing applications.
7 things you need to know about Year 12 students
It won’t be long until the current Year 12s are making decisions about their post-18 education pathways – whether that is university, a job, an apprenticeship or something else. This September, they will be Year 13s in their final year of school.
The Student Room has around 600,000 users a month who are currently in Year 12.1 In this blog, we’ll reveal what’s on their minds so that you can adapt your communication strategy to engage and support Year 12 students.
5 ways to protect your 2022 applicant recruitment
Applying for university can be stressful for any student, but the 2022 cohort have had a lot of extra pressures to deal with.
In this blog, we cover some of the key findings from our recent webinar “The Covid Cohort: Understanding 2022 applicants” and what you can do to attract, support and retain 2022 applicants.
Getting the Green Light – What’s Up With Everyone?
It’s mental health awareness week and The Student Room has been promoting What’s Up With Everyone? – a campaign with young people for young people to help build up stronger ways of dealing with life’s challenges. The campaign offers a number of practical tools for their journey through school, college, university and the workplace. It focuses on key challenges of loneliness and isolation, perfectionism, competitiveness, independence and harm from social media. Each challenge is taken up by five brilliant new Aardman characters—Merve, Charlie, Tai, Ashley and Alex.
What do students want from virtual open days?
After enduring over a year of lockdown restrictions, the majority of Year 13s starting university in September have never visited a campus.
It looks likely that in-person events will resume this summer; however, we predict that virtual events will continue to play a key role in applicants’ decision-making journeys.
So what do applicants want from virtual open days this year?
Protecting young people online: The Student Room teams up with three national mental health charities
The Student Room is working with Samaritans, Student Minds and Papyrus to improve mental health signposting for students on our …