Insights and Research Videos

Video - 2:12 | Created in collaboration with a student-led organisation, 'An asset, not a problem: Meeting the needs of neurodivergent students' is a new report into the experience of students and applicants who are autistic and/or have ADHD. With a focus on the transition to university and day-to-day living in student accommodation, the report uses the words of students from Bristol University Neurodiversity Society (BUNS) to articulate their needs and make recommendations about how they could be better supported at university.

Video - 0:56 | Independent research commissioned by Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, and undertaken by Censuswide, shows that empty nest syndrome is hitting hard, with 98% of parents dropping off a child at university for the first time this autumn saying they have experienced extreme grief.

Video - 0:58 | Research by Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, shows that students were more concerned about climate change than any other issue in 2021 – including the challenges of COVID-19.

Video - 2:12 | Living Black at University is a major new report into Black students’ experience in UK student accommodation, commissioned by Unite Students and carried out by Halpin Partnership.

Video - 1:06 | At Unite Students, we know that financial concerns can impact aspects of student life, including physical and mental health, relationships, studies and work.