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with Dr Arnaldo Delli Carri from Coventry University

Here it is. The full-monty, no holds-barred, five-chapter rollout of the UCAS Student Lifestyle Report 2021. The insight within spans the most monumental year of most students’ lives, and covers Brand, Spend, Technology, Gaming, Social Media, Entertainment, Food, and Travel. If you’re looking to understand what makes students tick, and how COVID has changed their decision making and behaviours, then pause, grab a coffee, and settle in.

And here we go, the Lifestyle Report 2021 is here. Here’s a taste of things to come. There are five chapters to look forward to before the full report gets released: Brand & Spend, Technology & Gaming, Social Media, Entertainment, and Food & Travel. But before we get started, let’s have a little look at the state of affairs, and what’s been happening in the student psyche these past 12 months...

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Caroline Green, award-winning career development expert.

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