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The Student Room Group Limited
The Student Room
Company typePrivate
IndustryStudent community, pathways, study help, Higher Education marketing
PredecessorAcumen Professional Intelligence Limited and Student Media Services Ltd.
Founded1 March 2001; 23 years ago (2001-03-01)
FounderCharles Delingpole
Headquarters
Brighton
,
United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide with UK bias
BrandsThe Student Room, The Uni Guide
OwnerChris Newson, Charles Delingpole others
Number of employees
50
Websitethestudentroom.co.uk tsrmatters.com
The Uni Guide
Type of site
University choice
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersUnited Kingdom
Area servedWorldwide with UK bias
URLtheuniguide.co.uk

The Student Room website and mobile app, often abbreviated to TSR,[1][2] is a discussion based community for school and university students in the United Kingdom. It receives over 6 million visits per month[3], has had 75 million posts from 5 million members,[4] and is commonly referred to as the UK’s largest online student community.[5][6][7]

Discussion on The Student Room is typically about study help, choosing a university, careers and broader student life conversations.[8]

UK universities often have official student representatives answering questions and creating content on the forums.[9][10]

The site has a dedicated area where the Government of the United Kingdom's body for the official student loans system, Student Finance England, respond to students' questions on student finance.[11]

The Student Room is run by a number of volunteer and staff teams, and the volunteer clearing & application advisors are trained by UCAS, the United Kingdom's official undergraduate admission service.[12]

History

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The Student Room forum, and now eponymous UK limited company, was first created in around 2001 under its original name UK Learning.[13] It was founded by a student, Charles Delingpole[14] as a website where students at, or applying to university could talk to, and help each other. The UK Learning name was changed to The Student Room in late 2004.[15]

Nick Clegg, the former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and then Leader of the Liberal Democrats (UK) answered questions from students on The Student Room in the 2010 UK General Election campaign.[16]

In 2010, Lord Browne (John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley) took part in a live Q&A on The Student Room as part of the Browne Review on UK student finance, to defend the increase in the cap on student tuition fees.[17]

In 2014, The Student Room hosted a forum on apprenticeships and traineeships for the Parliament of the United Kingdom's Education Select Committee to help them understand students' views of careers guidance in schools, and students' opinions on apprenticeships.[18]

In 2016 Secretary of State for Education Justine Greening answered students’ questions on The Student Room about grammar schools, exams, tuition fees, mental health and sex education.[19]

In 2016, Mary Curnock Cook CBE, the former Chief Executive of UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service), joined The Student Room Group Board as a Non-Executive Director.[20]

Department for Education research in 2017 stated that The Student Room was “the most popular [online] source” for learners making HE decisions.[21]

In 2018, TSR published research in partnership with Revolt Sexual Assault, a national campaign against sexual violence in UK universities, showing that almost two thirds of students and graduates have experienced sexual violence at UK universities.[22][23]

In 2020, The Student Room acquired the Which? University website, from the UK consumer advocacy group Which?[24][25] and began to join it up with the main TSR website.

The Uni Guide contains articles and advice on the university application process, as well as searchable guides to UK universities and courses. These guides use data and statistics from a variety of sources[26] including the Higher Education Statistics Agency, UCAS, and the National Student Survey.

References

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  1. ^ Gardner, Steph (9 March 2020). "The Student Room: Under the microscope". University of York. University of York. Retrieved 29 October 2024. The Student Room (TSR) is an online forum
  2. ^ "77% of students do not feel confident they could access mental health support, finds The Student Room". FE News. FE News Limited. Retrieved 29 October 2024. Six months on and TSR are still seeing huge spikes in those seeking support from their peer support volunteer teams
  3. ^ "Website Performance - thestudentroom.co.uk". Similarweb. Retrieved 29 October 2024. Total visits, Sep 2024 6.207M
  4. ^ "TSR Forums". The Student Room. The Student Room Group Ltd. Retrieved 29 October 2024. Threads: 5,046,763; Posts: 75,434,057; Members: 5,252,552
  5. ^ "What students need to know about transitioning into higher education – The Education Hub". GOV.UK. UK Government. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2024. The Student Room is the UK's largest online student community
  6. ^ "Thinking of doing a PhD?". University of Westminster. University of Westminster. Retrieved 29 October 2024. The Student Room is the UK's largest online student community and is a great way to ask questions and find tips and information
  7. ^ "Sites we like". Next Steps South West. University of Plymouth. Retrieved 29 October 2024. The student Room – is the UK's largest online student community
  8. ^ "TSR Forums". The Student Room. The Student Room Group Ltd. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Do you want to become an Official Student Representative for UK's largest online student community? Applications are now open for 3 The Student Room representatives". University of Warwick. University of Warwick. Retrieved 29 October 2024. We're looking for three current students, one from each Faculty, to act as Official Student Representatives on The Student Room.
  10. ^ Gardner, Steph (9 March 2020). "The Student Room: Under the microscope". University of York. University of York. Retrieved 29 October 2024. we reopened our account with The Student Room, to make our presence known on a platform largely used by students looking to make decisions about where to attend university
  11. ^ "Useful links". SFE, Student Finance England. Student Finance England. Retrieved 29 October 2024. Our Student Finance Zone on the Student Room offers up-to-date information and regular surgeries hosted by Student Finance England experts.
  12. ^ "Who are the specialist teams and roles on The Student Room?". The Student Room. The Student Room Group Ltd. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  13. ^ Herzig, R (2017). The role of symbolic capital in digital inequality: Lessons from 'the student room's' reputation system (PhD thesis). University of East Anglia. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  14. ^ Whitwell, Joe. "The Student Room Founder Charles Delingpole Talks Building A Business At University". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  15. ^ Herzig, R (2017). The role of symbolic capital in digital inequality: Lessons from 'the student room's' reputation system (PhD thesis). University of East Anglia. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  16. ^ Jeffery, Simon (16 April 2010). "Repeal the digital economy act – Nick Clegg". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  17. ^ Gray, Steph. "Ask Lord Browne – The Student Room". The Digital Engagement Guide. Retrieved 29 October 2024. When he launched his review of student finance in England, Lord Browne took part in a live Q&A on The Student Room, the largest independent student forum in Europe
  18. ^ "Apprenticeships and traineeships forum on The Student Room". UK Parliament. UK Parliament. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2024. The Student Room is hosting a forum on behalf of the Education Committee, asking their community to provide views on apprenticeships and traineeships.
  19. ^ "The Student Room interviews the Secretary of State". Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Mary Curnock Cook". The PIE News. The PIE Partnership Ltd. Retrieved 29 October 2024. The Student Room has appointed Mary Curnock Cook to its board of directors. As a former CEO of UCAS, Mary has a full-time non-exec portfolio in education.
  21. ^ "Informed Choice:how data and tools are used to make career decisions - research report" (PDF). GOV.UK. Department for Education. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2024. The most popular source was The Student Room
  22. ^ Yilmazova, Aylin (24 March 2022). "What stops students from reporting sexual violence?". WONKHE. Wonkhe Ltd. Retrieved 29 October 2024. Revolt Sexual Assault in association with The Student Room UK carried out a national consultation into sexual assault and sexual harassment at 153 universities across the UK
  23. ^ "Research - Revolt Sexual Assault". Revolt Sexual Assault. Revolt Sexual Assault. Retrieved 29 October 2024. Almost two thirds (62%) of students and graduates have experienced sexual violence at UK universities finds Revolt Sexual Assault, in partnership with The Student Room.
  24. ^ "About - The Uni Guide". www.theuniguide.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  25. ^ "Which? University content to get a new home with The Student Room". TSR Matters. The Student Room Group Ltd. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2024. From early February, the course and university search tools and much of the independent expert advice developed by Which? to help students make informed choices will transfer to The Student Room, who will take ownership of it under a new brand: The Uni Guide.
  26. ^ "Information sources on - The Uni Guide". www.theuniguide.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
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