This report takes as its theme ‘students as consumers’, and looks at the attitudes of those who are already students during the first half of 2006 (who will not be affected by the new tuition fee arrangements) towards what their university provides for them - academically, socially, and in terms of other services such as accommodation. It also looks at their consumption of goods and services in areas such as travel, leisure and durable goods.

The principal focus of the report is young students (aged under 25), who make up 81% of the student population; however, some of the research sources used also include students in older age groups