Home Students Working Group Survey 2021
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1. Age
(Required.)
Under 18
18-20
21-25
26-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
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2. Year groups
(Required.)
1st Year Undergraduate
2nd Year Undergraduate
3rd Year Undergraduate
4th Year Undergraduate
5th Year Undergraduate
Postgraduate Taught (PGT)
Postgraduate Research (PGR)
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3. College
(Required.)
College of Arts
College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences
College of Science and Engineering
College of Social Sciences
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4. Gender
(Required.)
Female
Male
Non-binary
Prefer not to say
Other
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5. Reasons for staying at home
(Required.)
Efficient Home Environment
Convenience
I have no reason to leave home
I am not ready to leave home
I own/rent my own home
I can't afford to move
I like to save money
Caring responsibilities
Living in own home
COVID-19 pandemic
Other
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6. Who do stay at home students live with?
(Required.)
Parent(s)/guardian(s)
Grandparent(s)
Flatmate(s)
Spouse/partner
Children/family
Alone
Other
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7. Best things about being a stay-at-home student
(Required.)
Convenience
Finances
Work-Life balance
Existing support networks
Other
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8. Worst things about staying at home
(Required.)
Don’t feel part of a University community
Loneliness/isolation
Cost of commute/cost of public transport
Length of time of commute/public transport
Restrictions imposed by families
Can’t take part in evening activities at the University
Other
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9. Do you feel you belong to a community at the University of Glasgow?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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10. Do you think living at home makes it more difficult to make friends at University?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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11. Do you socialise with other students from the University of Glasgow?
(Required.)
Yes, less than once a week
Yes, between 1 – 5 times a week
Yes, more than 5 times a week
No, and I don’t want to
No, and I want to
12. If yes, do you tend to socialise with other students near or on a University campus?
Yes, most of the time
Yes, some of the time
No, we tend to socialise near where we live
Other (please specify)
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13. What are the top two things you see as barriers in socialising with other students?
(Required.)
Age
Social (issues related to making friends)
Financial
Family restrictions
Time
Having too many things to physically carry around
Energy levels
Lack of meeting space
Commuting/Distance
Other issues
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14. Who offered you the most support at the University of Glasgow?
(Required.)
Advisor of studies
SRC
Lecturer/teaching staff
Admin/support staff
Friends
Classmates
Student Society Members
Other
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15. Would you recommend living at home?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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16. Are you a member of any clubs or societies? If so, which clubs and societies?
(Required.)
Not members of clubs/societies
Member of clubs/societies
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17a. Is the University of Glasgow a good place to be a student living at home?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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17b. Why?
(Required.)
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18a. Have you joined the SRC Home Student Network on Facebook?
(Required.)
Yes
No
18b. If no, please give details as to why you have not joined the SRC Home Student Network on Facebook.
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19. Here is a brief list of possible initiatives the University of Glasgow might be able to offer to support students who live at home. On a scale of 1-5 (1 being something you would not use, 5 being something you would take advantage of) what do you think of these ideas?
(Required.)
1
2
3
4
5
A free trial membership at the University Gym
1
2
3
4
5
A commuter students handbook
1
2
3
4
5
A common room/social space for commuter students
1
2
3
4
5
Dedicated information webpages for commuter students
1
2
3
4
5
During Freshers’ Week: special meet up points in town where a student helper will bring new students together, giving a sense to new commuter students of who else is living in their area
1
2
3
4
5
Information on car-shares/commuting advice/safe taxi schemes
1
2
3
4
5
A buddy/mentor scheme where you’re paired with an existing student for advice/support
1
2
3
4
5
Would it matter if your buddy or mentor was also a home/commuting student? (please write 'yes' or 'no'):
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20. What else would you like to see the University put in place for students living at home?
(Required.)
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21. Consent to use of comments: GUSRC would like to use your comments to include in future reports focussed on the student experience of home students. Please let us know if you consent for us to use your comments in the above way
(Required.)
I consent to any of my comments being used
I do not consent to any of my comments being used
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22. There is a potential that in future we may wish to conduct focus groups in hope to further improve the student experience of home students. If we did conduct such research, would you be interested in taking part in such focus groups?
(Required.)
Yes
No
23. If you answered yes to Question 22, what is your student email address?
If you want to be entered for the draw but not partake in focus groups, please input your email address here.