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Figures from the specialist student research agency Opinionpanel Research suggest half of those students who finished their first degree last month are now seriously considering postgraduate qualifications.

New research suggests that half of full-time students set to graduate this summer are seriously considering postgrad options. This is especially popular with those at Russell Group or other older universities where, according to Opinionpanel Research, almost a third of final year students have applied for more study.

New research from Opinionpanel reveals that half of this year’s crop of undergraduates are seriously considering postgraduate study as their next move. The research is based on the findings of an online survey conducted during May with just over 1 000 full-time students at 133 universities (all of them members of ‘The Student Panel’ Opinionpanel’s [...]

According to the findings by Opinionpanel on behalf of the National Union of Students (NUS) 86 per cent of students in Yorkshire and Humber are “concerned” or “very concerned” by graduate employment levels and their likely future job prospects.

We’ve had a fun week here at OpinionPanel raising money for Comic Relief. The office has raised over £165 through delicious cake sales, a gripping Connect 4 tournament and a wear all red day. Well done team!

A London Student survey carried out by Opinionpanel Research has revealed the attitudes of the UK’s student population to rape, the National Student reports.

The Lincolnshire Echo newspaper reports that The University of Lincoln is among the best in the country for ratings of student experience. The annual Student Experience Survey was carried out by Opinionpanel Research on behalf of The Times Higher Education supplement.

Results from the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey have been published in the THE Magazine in the 15th to 21st January 2009 edition. The fieldwork was carried out by Opinionpanel Research who asked over 12,000 students to rate their university on best all-round student experience. Loughborough University was rated best overall for student experience [...]

Results from Opinionpanel’s Student Omnibus Survey reveals that students want their universities to take more action to tackle climate change. Three quarters of students (74%) would like their university to have the Carbon Trust Standard to prove it has taken action. Almost half (47%) would like their institution to do more to help them reduce [...]

New research published yesterday shows that students who want to get a good job that pays well should apply to an institution belonging to the Russell Group or 1994 Group of universities. Fieldword carried out by Opinionpanel Research.