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OpinionPanel help BIS with impact assessments

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As announced in Daily Hansard, 5th December 2011, John Hayes, the Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced that he will be publishing impact assessments of BIS’s proposals to introduce Further Education loans for people aged over 24 in 2014/15.

The Minister’s impact assessments will be informed by research and analysis commissioned by BIS. This will include the results of the Online Learner Panel Survey carried out by OpinionPanel.

OpinionPanel is delighted to have been chosen to help the Department with its impact assessments.

OpinionPanel launches two new Omnibus services in the UK

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Research Magazine


We’ve launched two new omnibus services in the UK. Read press coverage in Research Magazine here.

Our new services cover Young Professionals in their first five years after leaving university and All Youth, aged 16-24. These will sit alongside our established Student omnibus of undergraduates at universities across the UK.

All three omnibuses run weekly, online among 1,000 respondents. Turnaround times are fast, with questions in by Thursday and results by the following Thursday.

For more information please contact:

Mark Walton mark@opinionpanel.co.uk 020 7288 8789 or
Becky Lewis becky@opinionpanel.co.uk 020 7288 8789 or
Ben Marks (Managing Director) ben@opinionpanel.co.uk 0207 288 8789

OpinionPanel launches Young Professionals and Youth Omnibuses

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OpinionPanel


Research agency OpinionPanel today announced the launch of two new omnibus services in the UK. The new services cover Young Professionals in their first five years after leaving university and All Youth, aged 16-24. These will sit alongside OpinionPanel’s established Student omnibus of undergraduates at universities across the UK.

All three omnibuses run weekly, online among 1,000 respondents. Turnaround times are fast, with questions in by Thursday and results by the following Thursday.

Ben Marks, Managing Director of OpinionPanel, commented, “We are very pleased to offer these new services to the research industry. Our Student omnibus has been very successful – we’ve run it most weeks for the past seven years. We believe there will be strong demand for these new services. Young Professionals are a group of particular interest to our clients. Youths aged 16+ are obviously a very interesting group for both social policy researchers and marketers … and they are notoriously difficult to reach. All respondents in our omnibuses belong to our high quality, fully managed panels, where they are generously rewarded for their time. This guarantees quality responses.”

The OpinionPanel omnibus services can be used for a wide variety of studies, from quick polls or reactions to news events to brand health checks in specific product categories. Clients can ask a minimum of three questions to get fast, accurate, cost effective answers. Questions cost from £300 each.

More information is available here.

For more information please contact:

Mark Walton mark@opinionpanel.co.uk 020 7288 8789 or
Becky Lewis becky@opinionpanel.co.uk 020 7288 8789 or
Ben Marks (Managing Director) ben@opinionpanel.co.uk 0207 288 8789

Scientists demand tougher guidelines on teaching of creationism in schools

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The Guardian


Research carried out by OpinionPanel in 2006 about how students were taught creationism in school was cited in The Guardian in an article on demands for tougher guidelines on teaching.

Click here to read The Guardian piece and click here to access the tables on the research carried out by OpinionPanel in 2006.

More press on research for the GE Young Minds Monitor

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The Engineer


OpinionPanel was commissioned to interview over 1,000 engineering students and lecturers to find out what technology leaders of today and tomorrow think about the future of engineering technology, as well as the perceptual differences between lecturers and students. Access the GE Young Minds Monitor report here.

See links to more press on the research below:

Glide News
The Manufacturer
Engineering and Technology Magazine
Hoy and Dorman
Rail.co
Engineer Live
Hazard Ex
IEN Europe
The Chemical Engineer

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OpinionPanel carries out research for GE Young Minds Monitor

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HazardEx


The GE Young Minds Monitor explores the views of technology leaders on the current state of the technology and engineering industry.

OpinionPanel was commissioned to interview over 1,000 engineering students and lecturers to find out what technology leaders of today and tomorrow think about the future of engineering technology, as well as the perceptual differences between lecturers and students.

You can access the results from the Young Minds Monitor here, and read some press about the research here.

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Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey

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Times Higher Education


Each year OpinionPanel carries out a poll on behalf of the Times Higher Education Supplement  for the best student experience as rated by the students themselves.  The winner for the Times Higher Education’s  ‘Most Improved Student Experience’ for 2010 was The University of Sunderland. More than 13,000 full-time undergraduates took part in this year’s poll, an increase of 2,000 over last year’s survey.

As in previous years, the student experience was broken down into the 21 elements chosen by students themselves as key to a good university experience. Participants were asked to rate how their university performed in each of the areas, using a seven-point scale.  To design the survey, OpinionPanel asked 1,000 students to describe – unprompted and in their own words – how their university contributed to a positive and negative student experience. The results from this exercise were then coded to form the 21 attributes rated by students in the survey.

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Channel 4 News/OpinionPanel Poll: Students desert Lib Dems over fees

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Channel 4


Research conducted by OpinionPanel has been documented on the Channel 4 News website.

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Lib Dems face their hardest hours as the realities of power sink in

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The Observer


Polling figures from The Student Panel have recently been cited by The Observer. Read full article here.

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Lib Dem candidates tell Clegg: oppose tuition fees rise

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Channel 4 News


Research carried out by OpinionPanel has been mentioned in a Channel 4 news online article.

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Working-class revolution not reaching posh unis

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Guardian.co.uk


A poll by OpinionPanel and the University of Leicester found that 14% of students from low-income homes would be deterred from applying to university if fees rose from the current level of £3,290 to £7,000, compared with 9% of those from better-off homes.

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University Study Examines Impact of Higher Fees

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University of Leicester Press Release


Research conducted by OpinionPanel and the University of Leicester, looking at a cross section of 10 named universities, found that 1 in 10 of prospective students would be put off applying for a place if all fees rose to £7,000 a year, and only a slightly higher proportion would reject university if faced with fees as high as £10,000 a year.

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University fees could tripple to £10,000

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Telegraph.co.uk


A major review of student finance is believed to be considering increasing the cap on tuition fees from £3,290 to £10,000 a year, although the maximum most students are likely to pay would be £7,000. Research by Leicester University and OpinionPanel suggested that many students would be deterred from higher education altogether if fees for some degrees increased to £7,000 a year.

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Fee rises will not stop demand

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BBC News


Research carried out by OpinionPanel and the University of Leicester reveals that higher fees would not significantly reduce applications for university in England. But the study does suggest that poorer students would be more likely to be put off from applying.

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Education specialist debuts FE Learner Panel

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Mr Web


The Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA) has partnered with Opinionpanel to offer The Learner Panel, a cost effective high quality access to those in various forms of further education.

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Opinionpanel launches The Learner Panel

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Research Live


Opinionpanel has launched a panel of learners in further education on behalf of the Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA), a new body sponsored by the Department of Education. The Learner Panel has 10,000 members and is available to public sector bodies and their research agencies.

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The new online FE research tool

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Opinionpanel Research


Carrying out primary research in further education, training or adult learning has now been made simpler thanks to the Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA’s) new research resource; The Learner Panel. In a drive to facilitate more cost effective yet high quality research, the panel provides access to learners across the FE sector.

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Volatile general election campaign

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Guardian.co.uk


Opinionpanel’s poll on student voting which reveals that 50% of students are planning to back the Lib Dems was mentioned in an article on volatile general election campaigning in The Observer.

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Liberal Democrats target previously safe seats

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Guardian.co.uk


Opinionpanel Research’s student voting poll showing that the student vote has doubled in support for the Liberal Democrats was mentioned in an article in the Sunday Observer.

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‘Cleggmania’, fees and the student vote

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Times Higher Education


The televised debates between Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg have boosted student support for the Liberal Democrats, new research shows. A poll of more than 1,000 students by Opinionpanel Research conducted after the first two leaders’ debates found that half of those planning to vote back the Lib Dems.

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Parties target youth

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The Times


Students are currently being wooed by the main political parties. Surveys carried out by Opinionpanel Research to be published this week, will show that Labour edged ahead again earlier this year.

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How much more will students pay

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Opinionpanel Research


Opinionpanel’s new report “How much more will students pay?” by Professor Anna Vignoles examines likely responses to changes in higher education tuition fees.

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How high can fees go

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Times Higher Education


More than half of students would be willing to pay university fees of £5,000 and one in five would be prepared to go as high as £10,000, a survey of tens of thousands of students suggests. Opinionpanel Research asked 37 000 university students what price would be so low that it would make them doubt the quality of their courses and what figure would be so high that they would rule out paying it.

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Opinionpanel recruits The Learner Panel

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TES Supplement


Opinionpanel have recruited a 10,000-strong panel of learners to inform research and consultation across further education. The panel will enable the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and a wide range of other organisations in the sector to obtain fast and effective access to robust and representative samples of people in learning.

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It’s all about them

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Times Higher Education


The universities that do well in Times Higher Education’s Student Experience poll put students first, but there is more than one way to do Opinionpanel Research polled over 11 000 full-time undergraduates on every aspect of university life from the quality of teaching to student support social life and institutional facilities. The results were used to decide upon the 2009 Times Higher Education Award for ‘Most Improved Student Experience’ which went to Queen Mary University of London.

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Opinionpanel scoops LSC contract

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Research


Opinionpanel has been commissioned by the Learning & Skills Council to build and recruit a 10000-strong panel of learners aged 14 and over.

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Most Improved Student Experience

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THE Awards 2009 - Winners


Queen Mary University of London has won the 2009 award of ‘Most Improved Student Experience’ in the 2009 THE Awards. The poll of over 11,000 students between September 2008 and June 2009 was carried out by Opinionpanel Research.

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Poor job market boosts postgrad applications

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Graduate Recruiter


New research by specialist student research agency Opinionpanel has revealed that half of full-time undergraduate students graduating this summer are seriously considering postgraduate study.

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Holiday jobs to fund studies

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Press Association


Three-quarters of students have a holiday job to help fund their university studies research shows. About 73% of students said they had a job to help cover the cost of their degree, up from 66% in 2008 according to a survey by Opinionpanel Research on behalf of high street bank Halifax.

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An opportunity to earn a little extra money

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The Independent


An article in the Independent recommends Opinionpanel amongst others as a site for students to earn a little extra money.

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Is further study the least worst choice

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The Independent


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.

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Why you shouldn’t go to university

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Times Online


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.

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Graduates contemplate further study

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Ri5


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 proprietary online panel).

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Dialogue, not monologue

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Graduate Recruiter (The AGR membership magazine)


After attending a recent graduate recruitment event that ended with graduate recruiters giving tips to job seekers Ben Marks Managing Director Opinionpanel Research questioned the process. Isn’t recruitment supposed to be more of a conversation than a monologue? It prompted him and his colleague to ask members of The Graduate Panel for their opinions – and their advice to recruiters.

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Don’t give up on graduate jobs

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Telegraph & Argus


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.

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Messages from students

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Loughborough University Careers Centre


Opinionpanel’s report entitled ‘We’re your future’ is mentioned on Loughborough University’s website. The report states that nearly half of the comments left by graduates in recent research was about them wanting employers to continue with recruiting graduates even in this climate.

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Asking for it

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London Student


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

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Uni experience among best in country

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Lincolnshire Echo


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.

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Happy to be here – the Student Experience polling

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Times Higher Education


Results of the Times Higher’s Student Experience polling is published in full.

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Unis action on climate change urged

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The Press Association


A recent survey carried out on Opinionpanel’s Student Omnibus reveals that students want their universities to take more action to tackle climate change.

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NUS major study into student experience

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NUS website


NUS President Wes Streeting said: “This report gives us an unprecedented insight into the experiences and concerns of students. We look forward to working with tutors, institutions and the government to address the issues raised by students through this survey.” The fieldwork was carried out by Opinionpanel Research on The Student Panel.

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Cash shaping students’ choices

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BBC News


Students’ choices of university courses are being shaped by money rather than personal interest, a survey from the National Union of Students suggests. The fieldword was carried out by Opinionpanel Research using The Student Panel.

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Does choice of university determine earnings

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The Independent


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.

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Research-led institutions give grads pay premium

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Times Higher Education


The salary “premium” enjoyed by graduates of research-intensive universities above the earnings of those from less-selective institutions has been revealed by new research. The fieldwork was carried out by Opinionpanel Research.

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Downturn causes student unease

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The Guardian


One in 12 final-year university students regrets their degree choice now that recession looks likely, a poll by Opinionpanel has revealed. And almost half believe the downturn will jeopardise their career prospects.

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Methodology – THE’s Best Student Experience Awards

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Times Higher Education


In total over 12.500 full-time undergraduates took part in this year’s polling, which ran from October 2007 to May 2008. All respondents were members of Opinionpanel’s Student Panel. Importantly, from a reliability perspective respondents were not told the purpose of the polling.

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Congratulations to Loughborough University

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Times Higher Education


Congratulations to Loughborough University, winners of the Times Higher Education’s Best Student Experience award for the third year running. Picture: shows Ben Marks, Opinionpanel MD, presenting award to the winners.

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Online surveys – an easy way for extra cash

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The Sunday Telegraph


Managing director at the student finance website wealthystudent.co.uk recommends The Student Panel as a way for students to swap their time over the internet to boost their income.

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Mature students likely to apply on impulse

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The Guardian


One in eight students aged 24 or older who decide to apply to university on “a last-minute whim”.

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Students own 6k worth of kit

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The Press Association


The average student takes possessions worth more than £6 000 with them to university, a survey shows. Students have belongings worth an average of £6 044 with them while they are studying with expensive items ranging from laptops and mobile phones to musical instruments and clothes according to insurer Endsleigh.

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Students bring kit worth £6000

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BBC Website


A laptop is a student’s best friend, according to a survey, which claims that the days of impoverished students with few possessions are long gone.

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Students own 6k worth of kit

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Channel 4 News


The average student takes possessions worth more than £6,000 with them to university, a survey shows. Students have belongings worth an average of £6,044 with them while they are studying, with expensive items ranging from laptops and mobile phones to musical instruments and clothes, according to insurer Endsleigh.

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Old heads on young shoulders

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The Economist


Coverage of a report published on June 26th by Opinionpanel which documents a big shift in political allegiances on campus since 2004.

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Press Release on Student Voting study

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Opinionpanel Research


Press release on the release of The Student Vote by Paul Whiteley and the latest data from Opinionpanel

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Where has all the passion gone

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Times Higher


Coverage of a report by Paul Whiteley, professor of government at the University of Essex, on Opinionpanel’s student voting poll.

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Who’s that

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London Student


Nearly 50 per cent of UK undergraduates didn’t attend this year’s Freshers Fair and less than three per cent can name the President of the National Union of Students – some findings from a recent Opinionpanel survey for the London Student newspaper

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The Future is here now!

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Heroacuk


Opinionpanel, the owners and operators of The Student Panel and The Graduate Panel have announced the launch of a new panel -The Future Panel. Set up in collaboration with UCAS Media, the panel will comprise around 20000 applicants and prospective applicants to higher education. The panel includes Year 12 and 13 pupils (predominately aged 16-18) from schools and colleges across the UK plus smaller sub-sets of mature and international applicants.

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Opinionpanel signs up sixth-formers

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Research-live.com


UK– Student-focused research business Opinionpanel has widened its respondent pool to include first-year sixth-formers. Following on from the launch of its university applicant panel last year the company is now recruiting ‘pre-applicant’ students to take part in surveys and focus groups.

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Opinionpanel launches pre-HE Student Panel

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Mrweb.com


London-based firm Opinionpanel has launched ‘The Future Panel’ for anyone wanting to conduct research with young people and prospective higher education (HE) students.

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7 key trends in youth marketing

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MobileYouth.org


The brands that are winning now have been allowed into a collective inner circle, one where they carefully manage very sophisticated and very considered relationships. Recent research by Opinionpanel discovered a maximum of twenty brands that students were willing to be Facebook friends with. They included Sony, H&M, Apple and Innocent.

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Sales house targets student radio

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Brand Republic


Opinionpanel research found that more than 75 000 students with access to student radio tune in at least once a week and 92% want relevant news and services.

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High Ranking for University

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North West Evening Mail


North West Evening Mail’s coverage on how Lancaster University came 30th in the Student Experience Awards 2007.

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Money Saving Tips

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Foolcouk


Opinionpanel Research was mentioned on the Motley Fool website in their latest ‘Money Saving Tips’ article. You can join The Student Panel and earn Amazon gift certificates for taking part in short online questionnaires.

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Social life high on wish list

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Times Higher


A good social life and extracurricular activities rank alongside teaching quality when it comes to the factors students consider most central to their university experience.The Times Higher’s annual student survey reveals.

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The Times Higher Awards 2007

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THES Awards 2007


For this award, which Loughborough University has won for the second year running , The Times Higher commissioned the most thorough research on student experiences at UK universities. Opinionpanel Research interviewed some 22,500 full-time undergraduates, more than three times the number for last year’s poll.

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Even University Applicants get their views heard

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Insight Preview Magazine


Opinionpanel research has launched The Applicant and Pre-Applicant Panel to accompany The Student Panel and The Graduate Panel. These new panels are made up of those who are considering applying to university and those who have applied. We’ll be exhibiting at stand 409 at this year’s Insight Show.

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The Competitive Edge

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Campus Life


Which universities offer students the best value for money? Ben Marks Managing Director of Opinionpanel looks into The Student Experience. See page 3 for Ben’s article.

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Students going to university uninsured

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Times Adviser


Thirty per cent of students starting university this year are likely to do so without any insurance…

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Bursting Bubbles

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Economist.com


Coverage of Opinionpanel’s research on behalf of HEPI in regards to the amount of hours English students spend studying.

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University students in England have it easy

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Education Guardian


Coverage of the research carried out by Opinionpanel on behalf of HEPI in regards to the amount of hours English students study for.

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Average student debt to hit £17,500

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The Independent


First-year students are totting up record debt levels of nearly £6 000 a year and face leaving university owing more than £17,500 ,according to a survey today by Opinionpanel Research on behalf of uSwitch.com

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Degrees of debt

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Easier.com


Over the past decade annual student debt has increased by a staggering 167% – from £1.2 billion to £3.2 billion according to a new study by uSwitch.com carried out by Opinionpanel Research.

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Top-up fees push up debt

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Inthenewscouk


Research by higher education finance experts Push, carried out by Opinionpanel Research shows that students accumulate an average of £4,925 each year they are at university, £198 over the national average.

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Students turn to bankruptcy

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Sky News


New research from uSwitch.com, carried out by Opinionpanel Research showed the average student now owed £11,123 when they graduated, compared with just £5,096 10 years ago.

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Graduate run up record debts

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Finance Week


If the graduates you recruit are bargaining rather harder than they used to over salaries, it’s because they’re staring bankruptcy in the face – according to recent student surveys.

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Debt sentence for 2007 graduates

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This is money


Almost 50,000 students will graduate in 2007 with an average debt of £11,000 but a staggering 14,500 will owe more than £20,000 with some even hitting the £30,000 mark according to new research.

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Working students lose out on pay

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Scotland on Sunday


STUDENTS in Scotland are the most hard-working in the UK with a third working more than 25 hours a week. Scottish undergraduates typically graft for five hours more than other scholars, but they are not the best paid, according to a survey to be published this week.

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Graduates in debt

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GMTV website


A new study by uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service, carried out by Opinionpanel Research reveals that over the past decade annual student debt has increased by a staggering 167% – from £1.2 billion to £3.2 billion.

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A minor majority

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Education Guardian


Can students spell? Opinionpanel ran its very own spelling test. See article …

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In Flight Education

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Education Guardian


The Student Eurocommuter. Research conducted by Opinionpanel Research found that almost a sixth of first year UK university students from European countries other than Britain plan to visit home often.

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Students would pay more at top universities

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Times Online


Students would be willing to pay up to £6 800 a year to attend top universities but would not weather large fee increases at less prestigious institutions.

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Occupying a niche

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Research In Business


If you’re looking to target a niche response, then choosing a specialist omnibus may be the way to go.

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Higher Expectations 2006-7

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Opinionpanel - PRESS RELEASE


Unique in scope and depth, Higher Expectations 2006/7 will be the first fully comprehensive large scale student survey of the application process that includes a detailed analysis of fees. Based on 13,000 interviews of first year full time undergraduates it is an essential tool for HE professionals concerned with strategy, recruitment, finance and more.

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Important new study

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Hero.ac.uk


Next week Opinionpanel Research and The Knowledge Partnership will launch an important new study on undergraduate recruitment and fees.

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Loughborough – The Students Choice

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The Times Online


Loughborough University has been crowned the most popular university among students.

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Best Student Experience Award 2006 – THE WINNERS

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The Times Higher Awards 2006 - THE WINNERS


Loughborough University gets a thumbs up from students and has won the award for Best Student Experience 2006. The award was based on the results of an online survey of 6,552 full-time undergraduate students conducted by Opinionpanel. Students rated their lectures, courses, social life and students’ union among other things. See PDF for full article.

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Degrees in Destruction

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London Student Online


Two-fifths believe that universities should boycott companies with any involvement in the arms trade while one fifth believe that universities should be allowed links with arms companies. One quarter say universities should be allowed links provided the university did not work on arms projects itself.

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Huge disparity in hours raises question of value

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The Times Higher


The Times Higher reports on research carried out by Opinionpanel on behalf of Hepi. Highlighted are the large disparities in teaching hours of the same subject at different universities.

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The wild, wild west

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Research


Professor Martin Collins, Chairman, and Mia Lorenz, Project Manager wrote a letter to Research magazine expressing their concern over the online MR industry being referred to as “full of chancers”. Download the PDF and read the full article.

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Some students get far more teaching

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The Education Guardian


Can a degree that takes less than 20 hours’ work a week to complete be worth the same as one that demands more than 40 hours a week from students?

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Best Student Experience

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The Times Higher Awards, The Shortlisted Candidates


See the PDF for the shortlisted candidates for the 2006 award. The winner will be annouced at the awards ceremony on 15th November 2006.

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Young ‘lost’ without computers

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Scotland on Sunday


Two-thirds of British youths would be “lost” without computers because they spend more time online than watching television, according to new research…

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Evolution forgot the democratic process

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The Guardian


Opinionpanel Research reported this week that almost one in three students in the UK shuns scientific evidence on the origins of man…

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How did we get here

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The Guardian


Evolution is on the way out – more than 30% of students in the UK say they believe in creationism and intelligent design…

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Cameron boosts party members by 16,000

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The Telegraph


The election of David Cameron as Tory leader has led to a remarkable surge in party membership, figures obtained by The Daily Telegraph show…

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Huge student NO to boycott

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Times Higher


Almost eight out of ten students oppose the boycott of exams and coursework called by academic unions…

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The loan is already virtually spent

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The Guardian


Advertisers don’t see grubby students, they see wealthy young consumers…

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Fair Trade Fortnight

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Havoc - Liverpool


Fair Trade Fortnight 2006 kicked off on Monday…

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Undergraduates admit cheating

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The Times


CHEATING and plagiarism by university students is widespread, according to a survey of undergraduates published today.

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Cheating Rife At Universities

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Scotsman


ONE in six university students copy coursework from friends a survey has revealed.

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Students admit copying essays

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bbc online


A significant minority of students admit cheating in their university essays, according to a survey.

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University students admit copying others’ work

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Reuters


One in six students at universities say they have copied from friends and one in ten admits to looking for essays online…

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Many university students cheating

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Scotsman


A survey has revealed widespread cheating among university students with one in three copying ideas from books or the internet…

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More students stay home to study

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The Guardian


One-fifth of students at new universities choose to live at home while they study to avoid falling into debt according to the results of a survey published today…

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Many university students cheating

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Ananova


A survey has revealed widespread cheating among university students…

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News just in – Lecturers are not cool

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Gaudie


Apparently students consider their lecturers to be stuck-up, disorganised, unpunctual, unfunny…

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My prof is a bit stinky, snooty and very unhip

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Times Higher


Stuck-up, disorganised and unclean, with terrible dress sense and illegible handwriting. This is how lecturers are summed up…

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Students bemoan unhip lecturers

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bbc online


Students think their lecturers are stuck-up, disorganised, unpunctual, unfunny, badly dressed and too desperate to be “hip”, a poll suggests…

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Sunderland tops national poll

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The University of Sunderland affairs


The University of Sunderland has been named the top university in England for providing the best student experience…

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Students put UCL top

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UCL News


A new survey into what impresses and influences student applicants about their chosen institution places UCL second overall.

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Interview with Tony Blair

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Warwick Boar


Labour had romped home to victory in the 2001 General Election, but it was only a year before things started to go wrong…

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Don’t take students for granted

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Marketing Week


The UK’s 2 million-strong student population is a potentially lucrative one for marketers…

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City wins first class honours from students

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Manchester Evening News


Forget Oxford and Cambridge – Manchester is the country’s top university town…

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Opinion Poll on British universities

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Higher Edge


Research conducted by British company, Opinionpanel , has revealed factors that give some British universities an edge…

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Students give Aberystwyth a top twenty rating

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Aber News Online


A survey of over 10,000 first year students has placed the University of Wales, Aberystwyth firmly in the top 20.

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Happy campus tops wish list

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Times Higher


The vital ingredients that give some universities a competitive edge have been revealed by a survey…

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Students want friendly campuses

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bbc online


Four-fifths of undergraduates want to experience a “friendly campus” while at university, a study suggests…

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MMU in Top 3 city destinations

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MMU News


MMU is the third most exciting destination for students, according to a national survey of 10,000 undergraduates…

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Cardiff ranks highly in undergraduate opinion

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Cardiff university News


Cardiff University is ranked fifth in a survey of undergraduates’ perceptions of universities…

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Best Campus in the UK

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Warwick e-network


The University has the best university campus in the UK according to a national poll…

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Haifa threatens AUT with legal action

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Times Higher


The Association of University Teachers has been threatened with legal action over its move to boycott Haifa University…

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Smoking Out

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London Student


British students want a smoke-free environment in their university and college bars.

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Lib Dems eclipse Labour on campus

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Times Higher


Labour’s electoral dominance on Britain’s campuses will come to an end on May 5 amid a surge of support among academics and students for the Liberal Democrats…

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Lib Dems raise university votes

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Daily Mail


Support for the Liberal Democrats among academics and students has surged according to two new polls.

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Lib Dems’ education vision winning votes

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politics.co.uk


Some 47 per cent of students have decided to back the Liberal Democrats…

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Students favour Lib Dems and Labour

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The Guardian


The Liberal Democrats will get the bulk of the student vote at the next general election with freshers most likely to vote against Labour.

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Academics and students ‘Surging behind Lib Dems’

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Times Educational Supplement


Support for the Liberal Democrats among academics and students has surged according to two new polls…

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Academics and students surging behind Lib Dems

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ic Wales


Support for the Liberal Democrats among academics and students has surged according to two new polls…

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Lib Dems invest £100,000 in student power

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The Telegraph


The Liberal Democrats have set up a £100,000 fighting fund to help to target student voters.

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