Parents are pivotal influencers in university decision-making, yet recruitment strategies often overlook precisely how and when parents exert their influence. …
Inside Student Recruitment: Published 5th June 2025
Clearing is just around the corner and across the sector strategies are taking shape. With the combination of regional shifts, …
Inside Student Recruitment: Published 6th May 2025
I’ve been digging into the latest UCAS data, thinking not just about what it says but also about what it …
Spring blog: Published 26 February 2025
The postgraduate landscape is evolving, shaped by rising tuition fees, financial pressures, and shifting enrolment trends. While demand for advanced …
Student sentiment newsletters
As the UK’s largest online student community, we witness daily the valuable exchange of support and advice among young people. …
How providing the right support can bring more students to your university
Published 25 March 2024 In the 60 days leading up to January’s university application deadline, The Student Room had over …
What to expect in Clearing 2022
What should you expect in Clearing 2022 – exams are back, but what will this mean for student recruitment?
In this blog, we’ll look at trends from Results Week 2021, what student activity and polls are telling us about the 2022 applicant cohort, and what you can do to not only survive, but thrive in Clearing 2022.
Year 12 and the case for early engagement
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.
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