Student survey: 93% intend to stay at university
93% of students intend to stay on at university, despite Covid-19 challenges
New research reveals that although 2020 has seen significant challenges, students in the UK have adjusted well and intend to continue their university courses in January 2021
· Four in five students (81%) agree that although it is not how they expected their first year at university to be, they value their time there
· Almost three quarters of students say they’ve transitioned well to life at university this year (72%) with university peers, parents and universities themselves offering the most valued support
· The results overwhelmingly show that students are happy with the choices they’ve made: not to defer (81%) and to move away from home (82%) despite coronavirus
· However, challenges remain: 54% would still like to receive more support from their university