The Covid-19 pandemic, and the global response to it, has forced most sectors to change. While some industries have had to make minor tweaks, higher education has been through a …
Fresh perspectives on the Global Student Living Conference 2019
After the success of 2018’s inaugural Global Student Living Conference, we decided to do it all over again – this time in London. Hosted at BMA House, near to Euston …
How universities are growing and developing their course portfolios
We’ve previously written about the work that goes into creating a brand new university course. In this piece, we’ll take a look at how universities are growing and developing their …
Lessons from the Australian approach to university marketing
In this article, we take a look at some of the major differences between UK and Australian university marketing departments. From increased budgets and use of market research, to the …
Inside Red Brick: Improving your Student Union communications strategy
Our latest Inside Red Brick piece is by Research Manager Zoe Revell, drawing on her wealth of expertise with Student Unions to share some recommendations for enhancing your SU communications strategy. Student Unions are widely …
6 free ways to boost Higher Education social media engagement
The digital era has totally transformed the way we communicate. Thanks to smartphones and near ubiquitous connection, we’re able to plug in anywhere and everywhere. And when it comes to …
To Leicester and back again: Reflections on the Global Student Living Conference 2018
Last week we were delighted to welcome leaders and practitioners concerned with student mental health and wellbeing to the University of Leicester for the Global Student Living Conference 2018. The …
Wellbeing Needs of Postgraduate Students
As you might have heard next month we’re hosting a higher education student mental health & wellbeing conference at the University of Leicester. As we have already taken a look at …
UK Universities & The American Dream
According to the Higher Education Statistics Agency, 17,115 US students came to study in the UK in 2015/16 compared with 16,865 in 2014/15. This is despite the US dominance of …
5 Higher Education Marketing Predictions for 2018
Although the goals of higher education marketing, such as student recruitment and brand awareness, largely stay the same, the strategies used to achieve these goals change over time. Here we …