Previously we looked at whether there was a link between student participation in sport and their academic success, finding that participants in sport at our university had, on average, better student outcomes in comparison to the wider student population.
We also know from research the importance that extracurricular activities within universities and SUs have when it comes to students’ wellbeing and course and career confidence.
So is there also a link between SU extracurricular activities and student success, similar to what we saw amongst sports participants? We carried out some analysis to find out.