GfK Financial
The true cost of University
A GfK NOP survey, carried out on behalf of the NUS and HSBC, has found that prospective students tend to underestimate their spending (when compared to current students) by just shy of £20 a week - a sizeable amount for a student on a budget. A total of 3,135 current students and 250 prospective students were interviewed. This survey is part of the larger NUS Student Experience Research, also based on research by GfK NOP, due to be released in November 2008.
For the full press release, please visit the NUS website.
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On the Horizon
‘On the Horizon’ is a service we introduced in 2006 to share with you the major trends we see in financial services, and to offer our views on where those trends are taking us.
These pieces cover a variety of subjects and draw on our knowledge of the financial services market and wider consumer trends, together with our own research and analysis of information from the public domain.
We hope you find these interesting, informative and challenging, and welcome your feedback.
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1st Place – a 32-inch flat screen TV: Mrs J Watson, West Midlands
2ND Place – A cheque for £200: Mr David Tarttelin, Scotland
3rd Place – A cheque for £100: Mrs Christine Rees, Wales
Latest edition:
The Credit Crunch
The ‘Credit Crunch’ is now a commonplace feature of the media and every day conversation, but just how bad is the current situation for the typical UK consumer? This edition of ‘on the horizon’ draws on our recent financial report ‘The Credit Crunch’ and looks at some of the issues from a consumer perspective.