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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
,
England, U.K.
Area served
Global
Key people
  • Chris Newson (Chair & CEO)
  • Mary Curnock Cook (Non Executive Director)
  • Amii Lanham (Chief Operating Officer)
  • Paul Cernicharo-Terol (Commercial Director)
  • Louise King (Director of Product)
  • Lewis Adams (Financial Controller)
BrandsThe Student Room, The Uni Guide
OwnerChris Newson, Charles Delingpole + others
Number of employees
55
Websitethestudentroom.co.uk
The Uni Guide
Type of site
University choice
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersUnited Kingdom
Area servedWorldwide with UK bias
OwnerThe Student Room Group Ltd.
URLtheuniguide.co.uk
RegistrationViewable as a guest.

The Student Room Group (often referred to as TSR) is a UK-based privately held student community company. The company owns two student websites thestudentroom.co.uk and theuniguide.co.uk.

TheStudentRoom.co.uk

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The Student Room (often abbreviated to TSR[1][2]), established in 1999, is a United Kingdom based community and social learning website for school and university students. It is generally known as the UK’s largest online student community.[3][4][5]

It connects students with other students so that they can make more informed education choices, get help with their studies and get support with student life.

Discussion on The Student Room covers study help, choosing a university, careers and broader student life conversations.[6] Many UK universities have official student representatives answering questions on TSR.[7][8][9]

The Student Room contains a student finance zone in partnership with the official student loan organisation, Student Finance England.[10] The Student Room's volunteer clearing & application advisors are trained by UCAS, the UK’s official undergraduate admission service).[11]

TheUniGuide.co.uk

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The Uni Guide provides advice on the university application process, as well as guides to UK universities and courses. These guides include statistics from a variety of sources[12] including the Higher Education Statistics Agency, the National Student Survey and Longitudinal Education Outcomes. The Uni Guide was formerly Which? University and was acquired by The Student Room Group, from the UK consumer advocacy group Which?, in February 2020.[13][14]

History

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The Student Room forum was created in around 2001 under its original name UK Learning.[15] . Launched by Charles Delingpole[16] as a site where students at university could talk to each other, the forum has since developed into a site for all young people. The UK Learning name was changed to The Student Room in late 2004.[17]

In 2014, The Student Room hosted a forum on apprenticeships and traineeships on behalf of the UK Parliament’s House of Commons Education Select Committee.[18] In 2016 Education Secretary Justine Greening answered students’ questions on The Student Room.[19] Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Caroline Lucas answered questions from students on The Student Room in the 2010 UK General Election campaign.[20] Lord Browne took part in a live Q&A on The Student Room as part of The Browne Review on UK student finance.[21]

In 2016, Mary Curnock Cook OBE, the former Chief Executive of UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service), joined The Student Room Group Board as a Non-Executive Director.[22] At that time, Mary Curnock Cook was also on the Board of the Open University and the Student Loans Company.[23]

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. ^ "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
  4. ^ "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
  5. ^ "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
  6. ^ "TSR Forums". The Student Room. The Student Room Group Ltd. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "The Student Room : Study With Us , Aberystwyth University". Aberystwyth University. Aberystwyth University. Retrieved 29 October 2024. Connect with our current students so that they can support you! From helping you make more informed education choices, to assistance with your studies, advice about student life, landing a job, and everything else life decides to throw at you. Visit the Student Room to chat with an ambassador today!
  9. ^ 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
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Who are the specialist teams and roles on The Student Room?". The Student Room. The Student Room Group Ltd. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Information sources on - The Uni Guide". www.theuniguide.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  13. ^ "About - The Uni Guide". www.theuniguide.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  14. ^ "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.
  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. ^ Whitwell, Joe. "The Student Room Founder Charles Delingpole Talks Building A Business At University". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  17. ^ 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.
  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. ^ Jeffery, Simon (16 April 2010). "Repeal the digital economy act – Nick Clegg". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  21. ^ 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
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "Mary Curnock Cook CBE". University of Leicester. University of Leicester. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
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