First to Second Year Transitions Project

This project ran from October 2023-January 2026.

We sought to understand and better support students in their transition from their first to their second year. This focused, but was not limited to- the different aspects that affect students' experience, what (if any) pain points exist, and how/where the University could provide increased support.

The purpose of the project was to help design solutions to students transition needs, ideally helping to reduce incidences of students experiencing stress, isolation, hardship or other negative impacts that may result in decreased satisfaction with the University, disengagement from studies or withdrawal.

Our approach

Discover our methodology, and get a peak behind the curtain as to how it all came together!

Our timeline

Find out what we did and how we made it work!

Our Results

Find out who took part and what the strongest themes were!

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You Said, We Did

What we did with our results!

Meet our student co-creators

Our co-creators ran the workshops using a peer-to-peer model, where students were invited to share their experiences of moving from first to second year. They then worked creatively to build proposals for solutions. Which directly influenced what steps we took next!

You Said, We Didn't

We want to be honest with what we could, but also couldn't do. We recognise that not everyone is aware of the different constraints that face teams, departments, or even Universities. We hope this gives you some insight and understanding!

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