In 2021, the UPP Foundation Student Futures Commission set out to understand the impact of the pandemic on the student experience. Nearly three years on this new report highlights changes to the student experience since the publication of the Student Futures Manifesto.
The new research included a comprehensive poll of 1,682 students (conducted by Group GTI), eight in-depth interviews with representatives from institutions who are doing innovative work to support the student experience and eight focus groups with both home and international students.
There are positive findings from the polling, which indicates that the academic experience has recovered well since Covid-19.
- 79% of students agreed that their university had given them all the support they needed to prepare for the start of term
- 74% of students were working at or above the academic level they expected to be at
- 74% of students agreed with the statement “I feel happy at university”
