Session 6: More than a bed: Improving the experience of LJMU students in halls

Abstract

Session overview:

LJMU has collaborated with private partners in order to offer hall accommodation to our new students for more than two decades. We have traditionally contracted with these firms for one academic year at a time. However agreement was recently reached with a group of providers for a period of up to five academic years, commencing in 2025/26.

This longer term planning horizon gives us an opportunity to further strengthen relationships with our partners, to the benefit of our students. This is timely given regulatory demands on the sector plus the work required in order to achieve Mental Health Charter status.

This session will summarise progress made to date and highlight initiatives undertaken by the Accommodation and Student Living team. It will also (hopefully) inspire ideas from colleagues across LJMU about ways in which these partnerships could be developed.

Key learning points from this session:

Attendees will gain an understanding of how we work with our accommodation partners plus a summary of how we plan to develop those relationships further in the next 5 academic years. They will also hopefully be inspired to contribute their own suggestions for taking this agenda forward.

More than a bed: Improving the experience of LJMU students in halls PowerPoint. Only LJMU staff and students have access to this resource.