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Belonging is built in the hours nobody owns

Belonging is the one factor in student success with no owner attached to it. Our data puts institutions nearly three points apart on the same question, which makes it a management problem rather than a student trait.

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The first meeting is the strongest signal of the year
Quality & Learning
The first meeting is the strongest signal of the year
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The three-point gap at arrival
Leadership & Strategy
The three-point gap at arrival
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Wellbeing and on-time completion: the connection institutions can't afford to miss
Leadership & Strategy
Wellbeing and on-time completion: the connection institutions can't afford to miss
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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
Quality & Learning
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?
Leadership & Strategy
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
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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
Product and News
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
Leadership & Strategy
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
Quality & Learning
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
Quality & Learning
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
Leadership & Strategy
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
Quality & Learning
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
Product and News
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
Quality & Learning
Leveraging AI for Smarter Student Feedback: Insights from New Research
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A Roadmap to Exceeded Accreditation Standards
Quality & Learning
A Roadmap to Exceeded Accreditation Standards
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StudentPulse and Social Impact Bonds: A Proven Model for Retention
Leadership & Strategy
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
Product and News
StudentPulse’s 2024 wrapped
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Welcoming Anders Bøegh: A New Chapter for StudentPulse
Product and News
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
Quality & Learning
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
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Rethinking Student Success: Why Well-being is the Key
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Going Global: StudentPulse Now Powers Education Across 15 Countries
Product and News
Going Global: StudentPulse Now Powers Education Across 15 Countries
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Creating a Framework for Inclusion and Diversity in Vocational Education
Wellbeing & Support
Creating a Framework for Inclusion and Diversity in Vocational Education
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5 Essential Elements Of Student Survey Design
Product and News
5 Essential Elements Of Student Survey Design
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How to get student feedback that actually works
Product and News
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
Product and News
Students Wanted: Advisory board membership’s open now
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Meet Morten Sørdahl, StudentPulse’s new Chief Technology Officer
Product and News
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
Product and News
Launching our vision for inclusion: The ID-VET Project Kick-Off at Mercantec
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The best bits of 2023
Product and News
The best bits of 2023
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Supercharging your data analysis with AI
Quality & Learning
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
Product and News
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
Leadership & Strategy
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
Product and News
How to reach students efficiently
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Internship nudging with microsurveys
Product and News
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
Product and News
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
Product and News
5 Strategies For Effective Student Surveys
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How to build a (micro) survey uncovering student experience?
Product and News
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
Product and News
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?
Product and News
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
Wellbeing & Support
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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