Uni Connect - CPD Spotlight: Commuter students: Supporting, advising and improving retention
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31% of UK 18-year-old applicants now intend to live at home. In recent years this part of the student body has had more attention, including through Access and Participation Plans and with the OfS EORR (Equality of Risk Register). As commuters are frequently part of other underrepresented groups in HE, existing barriers are exacerbated by travel, financial implications, logistical challenges, and alienation. ‘Sense of belonging’ is known to impact student retention, and commuter students are less likely to feel they fit in.
This complex and changing picture, and the challenge of identifying and defining the commuter student, will be discussed at our upcoming CPD Spotlight webinar. We will explore ways of supporting college students to make informed decisions about commuting to university, as well as finding out what policies and facilities have a positive impact at university and what still might need to be addressed at our own institutions.
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Contact name: Ruby Runnalls Palmer
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