Monthly Archives: May 2011

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New targeting options available for marketing to students

The Student Room has been listening to what students are talking about and responded by creating a number of new education forums based on some of the most popular courses being discussed on the site, Read More »

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Using social media to engage with students – Discovering Futures conference, 16th June 2011

University marketing managers are meeting to discuss the advantages and potential pitfalls of using social media to communicate with students at a conference in London on 16th June. Read More »

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Do you meet your students expectations?

A poll of current and past students by the Graduate Recruitment Bureau has found that 40% of students believe that their university is overrated. Read More »

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The Student Room contributes to Pearson’s Blue Sky thinking in HE

The Pearson Centre for Policy and Learning asked The Student Room’s Marketing Director Jamie O’Connell to contribute his ideas about the future of higher education for inclusion in a collection of essays entitled Blue Skies: New Thinkimg about the future of HE. Read More »

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Do employers value postgraduate courses or is experience more important?

With experience being the word of the moment when it comes to graduate recruitment and employability, is it worth students staying on to do a post grad or are they better off getting in to work as soon as possible? Read More »

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Students call on universities to better equip them for work

According to a CBI / National Union of Students (NUS) survey published this week, over half (57%) of students want universities to do more to help them understand employability skills, such as customer awareness, team working and self management. Read More »

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Are there any jobs for 15 year olds?

Work experience is one of the most valuable assets that job seekers can have and it would appear that young people are noticing the importance of this from a young age. Read More »

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The Student Room partners with PostgraduateStudentships.co.uk

The Student Room, the world’s largest student site and PostgraduateStudentships.co.uk, the postgraduate funding specialists have partnered to provide students with greater access to information about postgraduate courses, universities and funding options. Read More »

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Students lack loyalty to British universities

Research conducted by The Student Room has sought to understand students’ attitudes toward postgraduate study and findings have found that few remain at their undergrad university. Read More »

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The effect of rising tuition fees on postgraduate study

Back in March we promised you some postgraduate research and an answer to the question ‘What will the knock on effect of rising tuition fees be on postgraduate applicants?’ Read More »