Strategies for marketing in high competition cities

Recently, we had the privilege of hosting an insightful webinar, with industry experts – our very own Ollie Wells from UCAS, Shaan Clark from Collegiate UK, Richard from StuRents, and hosted by Sarah & Deenie from The Property Marketing Strategists. The central theme revolved around the changes in student accommodation in the UK. With a myriad of opinions, data, and predictions shared, this comprehensive overview highlights the pivotal trends, pressing challenges, and promising opportunities for the future in the PBSA and wider student accommodation sector. Dive in as we unravel our key findings and insights from this enlightening discussion.

13 Sept 2023, 08:46

Children of prisoners: Forgotten, invisible, and HE needs to act

Students with imprisoned parents are a disadvantaged group who need support throughout their educational journey in order to thrive and be supported to progress on to higher education.

Pippa Blythe, Widening Participation Project Coordinator, University of Cambridge12 Jul 2023, 08:53

Getting to number one – understanding the decision-making factors of WP students

It’s the warm season – for both the weather and conversion strategies in student recruitment. But while your Marketing teams developed multiple communications campaigns, segmenting by a range of demographic data points from subject focus to country of domicile, how do you know that your messages are helping them to choose your provider as their first choice?

Vicky Downie, Principal Insight Consultant 15 Jun 2023, 07:50

Why it’s time for everyone to ‘think international’ 

With the 2023 update to UK Government’s International Education Strategy (IES) and UCAS projecting that international undergraduate applicants will see a 60% increase by 2030, it is a timely opportunity to take stock. In this blog, UCAS reflects on how far we’ve come over the past four years, and why it’s never been more critical for the sector, including us at UCAS, to ‘think international.’

Des Cutchey, International Development Lead, and Carys Willgoss, Principal Policy Adviser30 May 2023, 12:41

Student Lifestyle Report 2023 - Media & Social

It’s time for another instalment of the UCAS Student Lifestyle Report for 2023. Chapter 3 of the report is all about media consumption and social usage.

Nicola McClymont, Customer Success Director, Legal & Security6 Apr 2023, 16:01

Student Lifestyle Survey - Lifestyle & Spending

It’s time for another instalment of the UCAS Student Lifestyle Report for 2023. Chapter 2 of the report is all about student lifestyle and spending.

Lavina Chainani, Customer Success Director, Student Lifestyle, UCAS30 Mar 2023, 11:22