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| The Student Room | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Student community, pathways, study help, Higher Education marketing |
| Predecessor | Acumen Professional Intelligence Limited and Student Media Services Ltd. |
| Founded | 1 March 2001 |
| Founder | Charles Delingpole |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide with UK bias |
| Brands | The Student Room, The Uni Guide |
| Owner | Chris Newson, Charles Delingpole + others |
Number of employees | 50 |
| Website | thestudentroom |
Type of site | University choice |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Area served | Worldwide with UK bias |
| URL | theuniguide.co.uk |
The Student Room website and mobile app, which has long been abbreviated to TSR[1], is a discussion based community[2][3] for school[4] and university students in the United Kingdom[5]. It receives over 6 million visits per month[6] and is commonly referred to as the UK’s largest online student forum or community.[7][8]
The site has a dedicated area where the Government of the United Kingdom's body for the official student loans system, Student Finance England, respond to students' questions on student finance.[9]
In addition to it's peer-to-peer discussion for students, The Student Room is also known for their advice on A Level results and the university application process[10], and for being a site that students use to help find a place in the university clearing process run by UCAS.[11]
The Student Room is also known as a site to meet fellow students when going to university.[4]
History
[edit]The Student Room forum, and now eponymous UK limited company, was first created in around 2001 under its original name UK Learning.[12] It was founded by Charles Delingpole whilst he was a student[13][7]. The UK Learning name was changed to The Student Room in late 2004.[12]
In 2014, The Student Room hosted a forum on apprenticeships and traineeships for the Parliament of the United Kingdom's Education Select Committee to help them understand students' views of careers guidance in schools, and students' opinions on apprenticeships.[14]
In 2016, Mary Curnock Cook CBE, the former Chief Executive of UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service), joined The Student Room Group Board as a Non-Executive Director.[15]
Department for Education research in 2017 showed that The Student Room was “the most popular online source” for learners making HE decisions.[16]
In 2018, TSR published research in partnership with Revolt Sexual Assault, a national campaign against sexual violence in UK universities, showing that almost two thirds of students and graduates have experienced sexual violence at UK universities.[17][18][19]
References
[edit]- ^ Goddard, Louis (13 August 2008). "Dispelling university myths in The Student Room". The Times. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ Salmon, Lisa (16 August 2022). "5 things teenagers need to know about managing their money at university". Independent. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "How much will it cost?". Downing College Cambridge University. Cambridge University. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ a b "How to meet people at university or college". UCAS. Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
You've probably already used The Student Room through your time at school, but it can be a good way to find other people on the same course as you or attending the same uni or college.
- ^ Frost, Georgie (23 July 2024). "How to prepare for university: 10 student finance tips". The Times. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Website Performance - thestudentroom.co.uk". Similarweb. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
Total visits, Sep 2024 6.207M
- ^ a b Whitwell, Joe. "The Student Room Founder Charles Delingpole Talks Building A Business At University". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ "Thinking of doing a PhD?". University of Westminster. University of Westminster. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
The Student Room is the UK's largest online student community and is a great way to ask questions and find tips and information
- ^ "Useful links". SFE, Student Finance England. Student Finance England. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
Our Student Finance Zone on the Student Room offers up-to-date information and regular surgeries hosted by Student Finance England experts.
- ^ Morrish, Hannah (6 August 2021). "How to survive A-level results day". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
Hannah Morrish, education community manager at The Student Room, shares her advice for students preparing for A-level results day
- ^ "Clearing 2023 Preview". UCAS. Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
Q.36 When you were looking for a place in Clearing, where did you search for places?
- ^ a b Herzig, R (2017). The role of symbolic capital in digital inequality: Lessons from 'the student room's' reputation system (PhD thesis). University of East Anglia. ProQuest 2164565946. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Telegraph Tech Hot 100". The Telegraph. 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Apprenticeships and traineeships forum on The Student Room". UK Parliament. UK Parliament. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
The Student Room is hosting a forum on behalf of the Education Committee, asking their community to provide views on apprenticeships and traineeships.
- ^ "Mary Curnock Cook". The PIE News. The PIE Partnership Ltd. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
The Student Room has appointed Mary Curnock Cook to its board of directors. As a former CEO of UCAS, Mary has a full-time non-exec portfolio in education.
- ^ "Informed Choice:how data and tools are used to make career decisions - research report" (PDF). GOV.UK. Department for Education. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
The most popular source was The Student Room
- ^ Macaskill, Mark (26 July 2020). "Glasgow University students come forward with sexual assault claims". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ Gallagher, Sophie (14 August 2020). "One month of survivor's stories: Why St Andrew's students are still sharing their abuse". Independent. The Independent. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
Organisation Revolt Sexual Assault, conducted a survey with The Student Room and found almost two thirds (62 per cent) of students had experienced sexual violence in UK universities
- ^ Rigg, Danny (16 January 2022). "Student raped on first day in halls says sexual assault is 'rife' at university". Mirror Online. Reach Plc. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
Two in three students experience sexual violence at UK universities according to a survey by Revolt Sexual Assault, in partnership with The Student Room.