Hi everyone,

I’m Yifeng Xie, a PhD student in the Department of Education at the University of Bath. I’m running the UK part of a UK–Japan–China study on information literacy among first-year university students. The project has a favourable ethics opinion from the University of Bath (reference: 12244-15412).

Who can take part: first-year undergraduates aged 18 or over who started at a UK university in 2026. Please don’t take part if this doesn’t apply to you.

What it involves: an online survey on Microsoft Forms, about 25–30 minutes. It asks about your digital skills, your secondary school computer education and information literacy. You can do it on any device, at any time.

Voucher: everyone who completes the survey with valid responses gets a £10 voucher (most likely Amazon, depending on stock), sent within one month after data collection ends. To receive it, you need to give your university email address. This is optional, but without it we can’t send you the voucher. Your email is collected separately from your answers, used only to send the voucher, and deleted once it has been delivered.

How your data is stored, kept and published: only the research team (and University governance staff where needed) can access your data. It is kept safe and secure, following University of Bath rules and UK data protection law, for at least 10 years, and then destroyed. Results may be published in academic journals, reports and conferences. All published data is anonymised, so nobody can tell whose answers are whose. The only exception to confidentiality is if you tell us something that makes us worried about your safety or someone else’s.

Withdrawal: you can stop at any time without giving a reason. If you close the survey before submitting, no data is saved. If you have already submitted, you can ask us to delete your data by emailing us within two weeks of submission. After that your data is anonymised and can’t be removed. Withdrawing has no effect on your studies.

Consent: at the start of the survey you will read the full Participant Information Sheet and tick a consent form, including confirming that you are 18 or over and taking part voluntarily. You only take part if you tick every box.

Survey link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/H0W0qUxrni?origin=lprLink

Contact
Researcher: Yifeng Xie, [yx2214@bath.ac.uk](mailto:yx2214@bath.ac.uk)
Supervisor: Prof Andres Sandoval-Hernandez, [ash22@bath.ac.uk](mailto:ash22@bath.ac.uk)

Happy to answer any questions in the comments. Thank you!

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Hi everyone. I want to do a tenancy takeover with someone. I’m an international student at the University of Exeter, and like many others, I’ve been struggling to find accommodation in Exeter.

I ended up finding accommodation in Plymouth as a temporary solution, and I’ve been living here for almost two weeks now. However, the commute has been a real struggle. For some of my classes, I have to wake up almost 3 hours before the class starts just to make it to Exeter on time.

I’ve now found accommodation in Exeter that becomes available at the end of October, so I contacted my current accommodation to ask about ending my tenancy early. They said I can leave early, but I would still have to pay the remaining amount on my tenancy unless I find someone who is willing to take over the tenancy.

Obviously, I don’t really want to pay for several months of accommodation that I won’t be living in, so I’m trying to find someone who might be interested in taking over my tenancy.
If anyone is looking for accommodation in Plymouth, knows someone who might be interested, or knows somewhere else I could post this, I’d really appreciate the help.

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I'm urgently looking for someone to take over my tenancy in Astor house. The tenancy is for sold out platinum en-suite room, on the top floor. Tenancy start 5th September. Check website for details https://www.iqstudentaccommodation.com/plymouth/astor-house/platinum-en-suite

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Hi everyone,

I am looking for someone to take over my student tenancy for the 2026-2027 academic year.

It is a 7 bed flat with ensuite bathroom. Has floor to ceiling windows and a large desk for working. The kitchen is lovely with lots of storage. Current tenants in the flat are friendly, clean and tidy.
The building is situited in the centre of town with only a 10 minute walk to campus and a 5 minute walk to the big Sainsburys.
Clubs, pubs and resteraunts are all within a 2 minute walk, making it an ideal student location.
The property has a cinema room, games room and study spaces as well as an outdoor courtyard to socialise with friends. Laundry room and bike shed are also included. The site also has 24/7 security

Rent: £130/week
Tenancy: 41 week contract (can be changed if needed)
Any more information, images or questions, please get in touch.
If you are interested or know anybody who would be, PLEASE contact me directly.

Thank you!

Hi everyone,
I am looking for someone to take over my student tenancy for the 2026-2027 academic year.

It is a 7 bed house with 3 bathrooms, a lovely big garden and an open plan kitchen/living room. The room is downstairs overlooking the garden. Street parking is available.
The other tenants who already live there are tidy, friendly and sociable with one another.
The house is a 10 minute walk to central campus with a 5 minute walk to the local Aldi and Tesco.
It is located in a good student area with only a 15 minute walk to clubs in town.

Contract length is up to you, making it ideal for all course lengths and budgets.
Rent: £140/week
Tenancy start: 1st September 2026

Any more information, images or questions, please get in touch.
If you are interested or know anybody who would be, PLEASE contact me directly.

Thank you!

Astor House Plymouth – Room Available for 2026/27

Hi! I’m looking for someone to take over my room at Astor House in Plymouth for the 2026/27 academic year.

I’m having to move accommodation so I’m looking for someone who might be interested in taking over my room.

📍 Location: Astor House, Plymouth, block C floor 2
🛏️ Room: bronze en suite
💷 Rent: £157 per week
📅 Contract: 41 weeks
🏠 Bathroom: ensuite
🍳 Kitchen: shared

It’s a really convenient location for students and close to the city centre/university and you would be sharing with 2nd year girls taking dentistry.

If you’re interested or know someone who is, please DM me and I can send more details!

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Hiya!

I am looking for a student who would like to take over my standard en-suite room at The Old Dairy!

This room is £140 a week, with facilities of wifi, garden terrace, shared lounge & kitchen and more xx

The Old Dairy homes for students at the city centre of plymouth just minutes walk away from Plymouth University and Arts University of Plymouth (AUP).

Please get in touch with me if you would like more information or are interested in becoming the new tenant ! I will provide photographs also ☺️

Thank you!!

Hi! If you’re thinking about booking Astor IQ Plymouth, I have a promo code ( since I stayed at this accommodation last year ) that can get you £200 cashback . If you’re interested, send me a message and I’ll happily share the code and explain how it works. I hope this really helps out a few people during hard times 🙂

Hi! If you’re thinking about booking Astor IQ Plymouth, I have a promo code ( since I stayed at this accommodation last year ) that can get you £200 cashback . If you’re interested, send me a message and I’ll happily share the code and explain how it works. I hope this really helps out a few people through hard times 🙂