UCAS is projecting that by 2030, there could be up to one million applicants for Higher Education in the United Kingdom – throwing up countless considerations across the sector. The UCAS essay series Journey To A Million is exploring some of these issues and how they might play out through the rest of the decade.

Ahead of the release of Unite Students’ essay, co-authored with Knight Frank, we’re looking at what the Journey To A Million means for student accommodation - covering supply and demand, research into the student experience, and what accommodation for the next generation of students looks like.

The expert guests in this episode, hosted by Jenny Shaw, include:

• Ben Jordan, Head of Policy at UCAS
• Katie O’Neill, Associate at Knight Frank
• Deenie Lee, Co-Founder at The Property Marketing Strategists
• James Ballard, Innovation Manager at Unite Students

Accommodation Matters brings together sector experts to discuss the Higher Education sector’s key issues through the lens of student accommodation. This episode was recorded on 17th and 19th April 2023 and produced by Ed Palmer.

Resources

The UCAS Journey To A Million essay collection, sponsored by Unite Students and Knight Frank, can be found at the UCAS website. Further essays will be added to the site in the coming months.

The 2023 UCAS and Knight Frank student sentiment survey report is now available from the Knight Frank website.

You can read the Property Marketing Strategists’ research at their website.