There’s a lack of discussion around commuter students in our current post-COVID climate and ongoing cost of living crisis.
This is despite recent research from the Sutton Trust suggesting that more undergraduate students than previous years could be living at home and commuting to university.
My PhD research sought to understand more about the commuter student experience specifically in a Yorkshire and North East context – the North East in particular having a high number of commuter students but limited research in the region.
Instead of just interviewing commuters, I wanted first-hand experience of commuting life and in particular their travel experiences.
