Opinion Panel

Today Which? and HEPI have released the results of a study based on 17,000 of our student panelists. You have helped to reveal variations in the amount and type of scheduled teaching at universities. The research has shown that students studying the same subject at different universities receiving as much as double the amount of [...]

Which? has released new findings from a survey of 2012/13 university freshers, conducted with 1,200 members of the OpinionPanel Community’s Student Panel, which looked at how students’ expectations of their first semester at university match up to the reality. Reassuringly, more than half (54%) of those of you who took part found it easier than [...]

The charity Alcohol Concern has recently released a hard-hitting report entitled ‘Binge – Drinking to get drunk: Influences on young adult drinking behaviours’. The report, which draws together research findings from a range of sources, is centred on a survey commissioned from YouthSight. Alcohol Concern made use of our Youth Omnibus, which surveys a representative [...]

Which? officially launched a free independent website aimed at helping prospective students choose the right course and university for them on 11th September. The site combines brand new primary research commissioned by Which? with existing secondary data sets such as the National Student Survey (NSS), Destination of Leavers of Higher Education Survey (DLHE) and the [...]

The Guardian has made reference to YouthSight in an article on what universities gain by improving their position in league tables. They mention our perception of reputation index which shows a close relationship between league table scores and the perceptions that students have about university reputation. Also cited is the study we ran on the [...]

Research carried out by YouthSight shows that other factors are viewed as more important in the applicant decision making process than tuition fees. Student website StudentNewspaper.org published an article based on our research… “University applicants expecting good A-level results do not decide where to apply based on tuition fees, an Opinion Panel survey suggests. According [...]

Surveys, site logins and point checking will be unavailable this Saturday (February 18th) from 12pm to 1pm, and this Sunday (February 19th) from 9am to 2pm. Sorry in advance for any inconvenience caused. – The OpinionPanel team

OpinionPanel’s very own Student Factfile was referenced by the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) in their recent white paper Students at the Heart of the System, as an example of how to ‘present information imaginatively’. You can download your own copy of the Student Factfile here, which provides essential data about the lives, [...]