With a new academic year rapidly approaching, we wanted to know what new and exciting initiatives are being rolled out in Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) around the UK – so we asked you, our listeners, to submit their own contributions about what they’re doing differently for the 2023/24 academic year.

This month, we’re sharing your ideas and innovations for the year ahead to inspire our audience, including enhanced student arrival comms, new initiatives to better support Black and care-experienced students throughout the year, and using names as a tool to deliver an elevated student experience in accommodation.

Hosted by Jen Steadman, Higher Education Comms Executive at Unite Students, this episode’s guests include:

• Laura Maclean, Head of Accommodation and Customer Services at University of Kent
• Shauna Scott, Communications Manager at University College London
• Jo Blair, Head of Quality and Standards at Unite Students
• Paula Goodband, Senior Residential Experience Manager for Wellbeing at University of Nottingham
• Tobi Adeleke, Intern at Unite Students
• Nanu Viatoshir, Intern 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 throughout August 2023 and produced by Ed Palmer.

Resources

The Living Black at University research report is available to download from the Unite Students website. [February 2022]

The Unite Foundation website can be found here.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are the personal views of individual guest speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Unite Students and/or Unite Group plc.