Wonkhe SUs · Weekly webinars · 1 June 2026
Students at work – the research in depth
An extended tour of Wonkhe's research (with Cibyl) into students who work – the data and stories behind the headlines. (Recorded in a previous year.)
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What we cover
- Wonkhe and Cibyl's Belong research into students who work
- Why students work – paying essentials, not pocket money
- Travel time to work and its impact on belonging
- Which jobs leave students most mentally and physically drained
- Students' rights at work and how they are treated
- Timetabling, more on-campus jobs and what would help
Things to read
- Long hours and poor working conditions hit students' outcomes hard
- Students have priced in bad jobs. They haven't priced in bad managers
- Students at work (Belong by Cibyl & Wonkhe, December 2024) – report PDF
- Get involved in our national student experience research (Belong by Cibyl & Wonkhe)
- Good work, great job – a renewed agenda for student employment
- Students and part time work: here's what SUs need to know
- Student part-time work is on the rise. Here's what universities can do next
- How can universities support students working part-time?
- Students need jobs – but what sort?
- Does paid work boost students' confidence?
- Timetabling is stopping students from getting a job
- Working, studying and "first in family" students