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Wellbeing and on-time completion: the connection institutions can't afford to miss
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Wellbeing and on-time completion: the connection institutions can't afford to miss

Most institutions track on-time completion. Many invest in student wellbeing. Fewer treat them as the same problem. They should. When students struggle…

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Product Insights: Observations - Coming Soon
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Product Insights: Observations - Coming Soon
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What's Really Driving Student Wellbeing - and Why Most Institutions Are Starting in the Wrong Place
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What's Really Driving Student Wellbeing - and Why Most Institutions Are Starting in the Wrong Place
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Why a survey plus AI is not a data model
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Why a survey plus AI is not a data model
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The Students You're Missing: How to Support Commuter Students Before They Disengage
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The Students You're Missing: How to Support Commuter Students Before They Disengage
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Closing the student feedback loop: the missing step in higher education Student Feedback
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Closing the student feedback loop: the missing step in higher education Student Feedback
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Your students are your customers. When did you last hear from them?
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Your students are your customers. When did you last hear from them?
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The Best Time to Design Your Quality Baselines Is Before You Need Them
Quality & Learning
The Best Time to Design Your Quality Baselines Is Before You Need Them
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Well-being as a Strategic Advantage
Leadership & Strategy
Well-being as a Strategic Advantage
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Beyond the Login: How to Build a Culture of Honest Student Feedback
Quality & Learning
Beyond the Login: How to Build a Culture of Honest Student Feedback
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Stop the Autopsies: Why Higher Education Needs Live Evidence
Quality & Learning
Stop the Autopsies: Why Higher Education Needs Live Evidence
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From Sentiment to Strategy: How AI is Transforming Student Experience
Wellbeing & Support
From Sentiment to Strategy: How AI is Transforming Student Experience
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Product Insights: The New AI-Report With Tailored Insights for Every Role
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Product Insights: The New AI-Report With Tailored Insights for Every Role
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The Secret to Thriving Institutions in Higher Education: Continuous Feedback Done Right
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The Secret to Thriving Institutions in Higher Education: Continuous Feedback Done Right
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Quality Assurance in 2026: What Leading QA Managers Must Prepare For
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Quality Assurance in 2026: What Leading QA Managers Must Prepare For
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Redefining Student Success: 5 Breakthrough Initiatives StudentPulse Launched in 2025
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Redefining Student Success: 5 Breakthrough Initiatives StudentPulse Launched in 2025
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Beyond the Checkbox: Embracing Student-Centric Quality Assurance
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Beyond the Checkbox: Embracing Student-Centric Quality Assurance
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The ROI of Listening: Calculating the Value of Proactive Student Feedback with StudentPulse
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The ROI of Listening: Calculating the Value of Proactive Student Feedback with StudentPulse
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Why Design Matters: What an International Research Team Discovered About StudentPulse
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Why Design Matters: What an International Research Team Discovered About StudentPulse
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Real Talk, Real Impact: Listening to Students During Mental Health Awareness Month
Wellbeing & Support
Real Talk, Real Impact: Listening to Students During Mental Health Awareness Month
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Engaging the Engagers: How StudentPulse data can empower faculty to enhance teaching and learning
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Engaging the Engagers: How StudentPulse data can empower faculty to enhance teaching and learning
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Why student check-ins outperform traditional surveys in higher education
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Why student check-ins outperform traditional surveys in higher education
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What’s the Point of Asking Students If We Don’t Listen?
Quality & Learning
What’s the Point of Asking Students If We Don’t Listen?
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Overwhelmed with Data? Making Sense of Student Feedback Just Got Easier
Quality & Learning
Overwhelmed with Data? Making Sense of Student Feedback Just Got Easier
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Leveraging AI for Smarter Student Feedback: Insights from New Research
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Leveraging AI for Smarter Student Feedback: Insights from New Research
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A Roadmap to Exceeded Accreditation Standards
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A Roadmap to Exceeded Accreditation Standards
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StudentPulse and Social Impact Bonds: A Proven Model for Retention
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StudentPulse and Social Impact Bonds: A Proven Model for Retention
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Erasmus+ Call for Partners: Let’s Shape the Future of Inclusive Education Together
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Erasmus+ Call for Partners: Let’s Shape the Future of Inclusive Education Together
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StudentPulse’s 2024 wrapped
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StudentPulse’s 2024 wrapped
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Welcoming Anders Bøegh: A New Chapter for StudentPulse
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Welcoming Anders Bøegh: A New Chapter for StudentPulse
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Transforming Mental Health Support for Post-Secondary Students
Wellbeing & Support
Transforming Mental Health Support for Post-Secondary Students
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In Conversation with Dr. Jennifer Laffier: Enhancing Student Well-Being for Better Learning Outcomes
Wellbeing & Support
In Conversation with Dr. Jennifer Laffier: Enhancing Student Well-Being for Better Learning Outcomes
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In Conversation with Dr. Xiangyun Du: Innovating Education through Problem-Based Learning
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In Conversation with Dr. Xiangyun Du: Innovating Education through Problem-Based Learning
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Announcing the StudentPulse Advisory Board: Shaping the Future of Student Feedback and Engagement
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Announcing the StudentPulse Advisory Board: Shaping the Future of Student Feedback and Engagement
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How Student Well-being Drives Quality in Higher Education: Insights from Tanja Grmuša
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How Student Well-being Drives Quality in Higher Education: Insights from Tanja Grmuša
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Microsoft Forms vs. StudentPulse: Which is better for Student Feedback?
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Microsoft Forms vs. StudentPulse: Which is better for Student Feedback?
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A Partnership with Purpose: Supporting Students Every Step of the Way
Wellbeing & Support
A Partnership with Purpose: Supporting Students Every Step of the Way
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Rethinking Student Success: Why Well-being is the Key
Wellbeing & Support
Rethinking Student Success: Why Well-being is the Key
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Going Global: StudentPulse Now Powers Education Across 15 Countries
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Going Global: StudentPulse Now Powers Education Across 15 Countries
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Creating a Framework for Inclusion and Diversity in Vocational Education
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Creating a Framework for Inclusion and Diversity in Vocational Education
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5 Essential Elements Of Student Survey Design
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5 Essential Elements Of Student Survey Design
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How to get student feedback that actually works
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How to get student feedback that actually works
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Scaling Student Support on the Journey to 1 Million
Wellbeing & Support
Scaling Student Support on the Journey to 1 Million
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Students Wanted: Advisory board membership’s open now
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Students Wanted: Advisory board membership’s open now
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Meet Morten Sørdahl, StudentPulse’s new Chief Technology Officer
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Meet Morten Sørdahl, StudentPulse’s new Chief Technology Officer
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Launching our vision for inclusion: The ID-VET Project Kick-Off at Mercantec
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Launching our vision for inclusion: The ID-VET Project Kick-Off at Mercantec
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The best bits of 2023
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The best bits of 2023
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Supercharging your data analysis with AI
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Supercharging your data analysis with AI
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Enabling timely interventions for learner equity
Wellbeing & Support
Enabling timely interventions for learner equity
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Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe to Higher Education?
Wellbeing & Support
Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe to Higher Education?
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The Equality Express: Fast-Tracking Inclusion in Universities
Wellbeing & Support
The Equality Express: Fast-Tracking Inclusion in Universities
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A guide for crushing student survey participation rates
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A guide for crushing student survey participation rates
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From the War in Ukraine to the Hallowed Halls of Oxford
Wellbeing & Support
From the War in Ukraine to the Hallowed Halls of Oxford
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The Art of Letting Young People Own Their Own Journey
Wellbeing & Support
The Art of Letting Young People Own Their Own Journey
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Breaking the Silence: The Importance of Mental Health for International University Students
Wellbeing & Support
Breaking the Silence: The Importance of Mental Health for International University Students
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The red color makes feedback hard to take in
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The red color makes feedback hard to take in
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What can Universities do to include first-generation students?
Wellbeing & Support
What can Universities do to include first-generation students?
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Boost your efforts in the mental health crisis at universities
Wellbeing & Support
Boost your efforts in the mental health crisis at universities
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Mayday, Mayday, Mayday: Behind the Mental Health Crisis Plaguing our Youth
Wellbeing & Support
Mayday, Mayday, Mayday: Behind the Mental Health Crisis Plaguing our Youth
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"Health and life skills" in Norwegian schools
Wellbeing & Support
"Health and life skills" in Norwegian schools
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A Common Bias: Vocational Studies Are ‘Lesser’ Than Academic Studies
Wellbeing & Support
A Common Bias: Vocational Studies Are ‘Lesser’ Than Academic Studies
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Far From Home: What Can We Do To Help International Students Thrive
Wellbeing & Support
Far From Home: What Can We Do To Help International Students Thrive
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Gen Z Speaks: The Hidden Stress of Social Media on Our Youth
Wellbeing & Support
Gen Z Speaks: The Hidden Stress of Social Media on Our Youth
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5 ways to reduce high dropout rates and ease student transitions
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5 ways to reduce high dropout rates and ease student transitions
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Gen Z Speaks: Diversity and Inclusion is a Necessity, Not An Option
Wellbeing & Support
Gen Z Speaks: Diversity and Inclusion is a Necessity, Not An Option
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New artificial intelligence technology separates good data from the bad
Quality & Learning
New artificial intelligence technology separates good data from the bad
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How to reach students efficiently
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How to reach students efficiently
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Internship nudging with microsurveys
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Internship nudging with microsurveys
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Best ways to use students' voice as a University
Quality & Learning
Best ways to use students' voice as a University
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Microsurveys as a tool for Students' Unions
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Microsurveys as a tool for Students' Unions
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Analyzing student trends and needs is often ineffective
Quality & Learning
Analyzing student trends and needs is often ineffective
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Using data to enhance the student experience
Quality & Learning
Using data to enhance the student experience
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What is a student feedback platform?
Product and News
What is a student feedback platform?
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5 Strategies For Effective Student Surveys
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5 Strategies For Effective Student Surveys
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How to build a (micro) survey uncovering student experience?
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How to build a (micro) survey uncovering student experience?
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StudentPulse and Uni-Life Join Forces to Achieve the Best Student Experience
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StudentPulse and Uni-Life Join Forces to Achieve the Best Student Experience
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How Do You Motivate Your Students to Answer Your Student Surveys?
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How Do You Motivate Your Students to Answer Your Student Surveys?
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How Can Universities Ensure That Their Student Engagement Phase Is Successful?
Wellbeing & Support
How Can Universities Ensure That Their Student Engagement Phase Is Successful?
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Why Onboarding Your Students Matters
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Why Onboarding Your Students Matters
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From the Insights

Evidence from three million check-ins

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Scorecard Insight
Where students thrive and where they struggle: the student experience scorecard
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4 min read · insights.studentpulse.io
Outlier Insight
Students rate almost everything well. One thing stands out: academic stress
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3 min read · insights.studentpulse.io
Single-stat Insight
Students find feedback useful. They're less sure it reaches them in time
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3 min read · insights.studentpulse.io

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