Media
Our spokespeople
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Chris Morling Co-Founder & CEO
Chris Morling is one of the UK's leading digital entrepreneurs and has won numerous awards including an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. He is the Co-Founder & CEO of Studee - the simple way for international students to find and apply to universities abroad. Previously Chris was the Founder & CEO of Money.co.uk, which was acquired for £140million in 2017. Chris is a director for a number of innovative digital start-ups and has been dubbed in the global media as “Britain’s Best Boss” for his generosity and philanthropy.
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Jihna Gavilanes President
Jihna Gavilanes is one of the world’s leading international education advocates and has won numerous awards for her work in recruiting international students from around the world to study in Ecuador. She is the President of University Services & Student Advice Center at Studee. Previously Jihna was the Director of International Relations at Universidad Ecotec and is celebrating 20 years of working in the international education sector this year.
Press releases
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How much UK students could have saved by living with parents this year
Studee reveal how much university could have saved financially if they lived at home rather than at university.
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The university towns and cities that have lost the most money because of Covid-19
Studee reveal how much university towns and cities across the UK could have lost financially due to the pandemic.
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15 of the best virtual educational tours for kids learning from home
Here are some of the best virtual online tours to keep children learning at home.
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MPs and their degrees: here's where and what our UK politicians studied
We reveal the undergraduate education of the new government, and how it compares to the one that came before.
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Britain’s best boss, Chris Morling launches next disruptive digital venture
Serial digital entrepreneur, Chris Morling, has launched his latest start up venture, Studee.com.
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9 of the best online educational resources to keep kids learning from home
Take a look at some of the best online resources to keep children learning at home.
Our press team
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Laura Rettie
Vice President of Global Communications & BrandEmail: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0)1285 898069 -
Press coverage
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Cambridge city lost £25.8m whilst students were away during lockdown
20th October 2020: The Tab shared how much Cambridge lost because students were kept away due to the pandemic.
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Cambridge loses out on £25.8m after pandemic kept students away
20th October 2020: Cambridge Live shared how much Cambridge lost because students were kept away due to the pandemic.
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Cambridge loses out on £25.8m after pandemic kept students away
20th October 2020: Cambridge Live shared how much Cambridge lost because students were kept away due to the pandemic.
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Winchester loses millions due to students not at uni
18th October 2020: Hampshire Chronicle covered how much Winchester lost due to the pandemic.
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Winchester loses millions due to students not at uni
18th October 2020: The Southern Daily Echo covered how much Winchester lost due to the pandemic.
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Chichester economy loses £10.5 million as pandemic 'keeps students away', study suggests
12th October 2020: The Chichester Observer shared how much Chichester's economy lost due to students being kept away.
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Covid-19: Reading loses £29m as students leave town'
12th October 2020: Reading Chronicle covered the story that Reading lost £29 million as a students didn't stay in town.
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UK SUFFERS £3.5BN LOSS DUE TO PANDEMIC KEEPING STUDENTS AWAY FROM CITY CENTRES'
12th October 2020: Business leader cover Studee's research about the UK losing £3.5 billion from students staying away due to the pandemic.
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Welsh University Regions Lose £203 Million During Past 6 Months'
12th October 2020: Business News Wales covered how much Welsh university towns lost furing the past 6 months.
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£3.5 billon loss for university towns following pandemic'
10th October 2020: The Courier Online used Studee's research bout how much university towns lost due to the Pandemic.
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WALES SUFFERED £203 MILLION LOSSES DUE TO PANDEMIC KEEPING STUDENTS AWAY OVER PAST 6 MONTHS'
9th October 2020: West Wales Chronicle ahred how much Wales suffered due to students staying away because of Coronavirus.
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Worcester loses £12.5 million in student spend due to pandemic'
9th October 2020: Worcester News shared how much Worcester lost due to students not spending due to the pandemic.
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Studee finds true cost of students staying away from Bradford'
9th October 2020: The Telegraph and Argus shared how much Bradford lost due to students staying away
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York lost £42m due to coronavirus pandemic keeping students away, research claims'
8th October 2020: The York Press covered how much York lost when students stayed away due to the pandemic.
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Yorkshire cities lose hundreds of millions as students stay away'
8th October 2020: Leeds Live shared how much Yorkshire citied lost due to students staying away because of the pandemic
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Ormskirk suffers £15.5 million losses due to pandemic keeping students away'
8th October 2020: Ormskirk Local covered how much Ormskirk suffered due to the pandemic keeping students away.
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South West university cities take £170m hit as students stay home'
8th October 2020: Business Live shared how much the South West university cities lost due to the pandemic
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Lincoln loses out on £19m due to COVID-19 keeping students away'
8th October 2020: The Lincolnite shared Studee's research on how much money Lincoln lost.
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Plymouth lost £25m due to coronavirus pandemic keeping students away'
8th October 2020: Plymouth Live used Studee's reasearch to write a piece about how much Plymouth lost due to the Pandemic.
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Falmouth loses £8.8m after students kept away during lockdown'
8th October 2020: Cornwall Live used Studee's reasearch to write a piece about how much Falmouth town lost due to the Coronavirus.
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Yorkshire cities lose hundreds of millions as students stay away'
8th October 2020: Studee's research into how much Yorkshire cities lost during lockdown due to students not being there was used by Yorkshire Live.
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Exeter hit by £37M loss after students kept away during lockdown'
7th October 2020: Devon live shared that Exeter was hit by £37 million losses after students stayed away in lockdown
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Durham city economy losses £17m in six months after students leave for lockdown, research reveals'
3rd October 2020: Chronicle live shared how much Durham cities economy lost after lockdown
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Hertfordshire coronavirus: Hatfield loses £75 million after university students moved away from campus during lockdown'
24th September 2020: Hertfordshire Mercury used Studee's research about Hatfield losing £75 million when students stayed away due to lockdown.
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Students could be banned from having Christmas at home'
24th September 2020: Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie, shared her thoughts with London Loves Business abot students possibly not being able to return home for Christmas.
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Coronavirus: Jason Leitch urges students to think 'very carefully about weekends at home'
24th September 2020: Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie, talked to the Herald Scotland about the prospect of students not being able to return home for Christmas.
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Coronavirus: Jason Leitch urges students to think 'very carefully about weekends at home'
24th September 2020: Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie, talked to the Herald Scotland about the prospect of students not being able to return home for Christmas.
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Is it still worth studying at a US university as an international student?
23rd August 2020: President of student services, Jihna Gavilanes, talked to QZ about whether it is still worth studying abroad.
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GCSE results day: all the grades, reactions and pictures from county schools and colleges
20th August 2020: Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie, shared her thoughts about GCSE results day with Gloucestershire Live.
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GCSE results - live: Protesters to call for Gavin Williamson to resign as Scottish Tory leader refuses to back him
20th August 2020: Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie, shared her thoughts with The Independent about all the U-turns the goverment had made over the last few weeks and how this could affect young people.
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GRADE-A FIASCO GCSE results day LIVE: Grades hit record highs as Pearson pulls BTEC scores hours before release
19th August 2020: Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie, shared her thoughts with The Sun about the impact changing grades could have on a young persons confidence.
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GCSE results: Students could face ‘scramble’ for places as better results expected than usual
19th August 2020: Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie, spoke to The Independent about the impact of changing GCSE results and how there would likely be a scrabble for college places.
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As it happened: U-turn after UK exam results chaos
17th August 2020: Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie, spoke to The BBC around the impact that changing students A level results woul dhave on universities.
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A-level students in limbo over appeals chaos - what to do today if you’re stuck
14th August 2020: Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie, spoke to The Mirror about what to do if you were stuck in libmo after receiving Alevel results.
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A Level results 2020 branded 'shambolic mess' as thousands of students downgraded
13th August 2020: Vice President of global communications,Laura Rettie, spoke to Birmingham Live about the "shambolic mess" results period has turned into this year.
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A-level results day: Boris Johnson insists results are ‘robust’ despite nearly 40% of marks downgraded with biggest reductions among disadvantaged students
13th August 2020: Laura Rettie, Vice President of global communications, spoke to the Independent about the confusion students were likely to feel over how their grades had been calculated.
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A-level results day: Boris Johnson insists results are ‘robust’ despite nearly 40% of marks downgraded with biggest reductions among disadvantaged students
13th August 2020: Laura Rettie, Vice President of global communications, spoke to the Independent about the confusion students were likely to feel over how their grades had been calculated.
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A Level results day Yorkshire: Live updates as thousands of students find out grades
13th August 2020: Laura Rettie, Vice President of global communications, shared her top tips about what to do if you need to go through clearing.
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A Level results day 2020 at Cheshire schools
13th August 2020: Laura Rettie, Vice President of global communications, spoke about how angry students and parents were likely to be about how exam results were being calculated.
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Artist who had his dreams rubbed out
7th August 2020: Our Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie shared her thoughts with the Scottish Daily Mail about how she felt about the marking system in Scotland.
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Top student given F after exam is marked ‘based on school’s poor history’
4th August 2020: Our Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie spoke to the Metro about SQA results and the impact it would have on students trying to get into universtity.
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JUDGEMENT DAY SQA results: Official figures show 125,000 results downgraded but overall increase in passing grades for Scots pupils
4th August 2020: Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie spoke to the Scottish Sun about SQA results.
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GAGGED AND TIED Chinese students tricked into ‘virtual’ kidnap scam forcing desperate families to pay £1million ransoms in Australia
27th July 2020: Jihna Gavilanes, president of student services at Studee spoke to the sun about international students being target by fraudsters what they can do about it.
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Most MPs studied for university degrees now classed as 'low value' by UK Government
23rd July 2020: Wales online shared Studee's research into where MPs went to university and the value of their courses.
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‘It feels like an ultimatum’: Backlash over emergency loan scheme’s conditions for struggling universities
17th July 2020: Our Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie comments on the governments restructring regime for universities to stop them going bust.
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Where do international students who have always called America home go now?
9th July 2020: Our Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie shares her opinions about the news that the US plan to change visa rules for international students.
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'None of us are powerless': how to be an antiracist student
3rd July 2020: Our President of Student services, Jihna Gavilanes shares her tips on how to be an antiracist student with The Guardian.
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UK Universities reveal plans to accommodate for international students that will need to self-isolate
28th June 2020: Our Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie shares her thoughts on the impact coronavirus could have on international students.
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Extend UK post-study work visa says ex-universities minister
18th June 2020: Our Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie comments on the help universities will need from the government to stay afloat.
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Football and Brewing among 16 online degree courses
18th June 2020: The Telegraph and Argus shared our research on the top online degrees.
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UK should double duration of PSW visa to recover HE sector – former minister
16th June 2020: Our Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie comments on the help universities will need from the government to stay afloat.
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UK, US drop in latest QS World University Rankings, Asia gains ground
11th June 2020: Our Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie comments on the fact UK universities were slipping down the rankings.
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International students are torn on whether to study in Britain as universities contemplate virtual classrooms
27th May 2020: Our Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie shares her views on universities choosing to take classes online.
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Irish universities likely to have ‘hybrid’ of online and on-campus classes in September
25th May 2020: Our Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie shares her views on Irish universities choosing their teaching model.
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Live: Reactions as University of Cambridge cancels all 'face-to-face' lectures until summer 2021
25th May 2020: Our Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie shares her opinions on Cambridge University taking its classes online.
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Google searches in Northern Ireland during lockdown
9th May 2020: Belfast Live shared our research on what people were searching for in lockdown
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Disney Plus and Houseparty among popular lockdown searches
6th May 2020: The Telegraph and Argus shared our research about the top how to searches from lockdown.
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UK: new guidance on refunds applies to students, says CMA
5th May 2020: Our Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie shares her thoughts on the CMA guidance on online courses.
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The science of student recruitment
14th April 2020: Our Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie talks about Studee's Trees for Degrees program.
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Coronavirus: 9 online educational resources perfect for homeschooling your kids
25th March 2020: Somerset live shared our list of resources for homeschooling kids during coronavirus.
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Meet the former BLM cover star who is looking to disrupt the edtechindustry
24th March 2020: Business Leader interview our founder Chris Morling about disrupting the edtech industry.
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9 of the best online educational resources to keep kids learning from home
20th March 2020: Rossshire Journal shares our list of top eductional resources for kids learning from home.
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Summer A-level and GCSE exams cancelled: what happens now?
20th March 2020: Our Vice President of global communications, Laura Rettie shares her thoughts on what students who have exams coming up should do in lockdown.
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Coronavirus Live
12th March 2020: We shared our top tips for studying from home with the Sun.
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Vice Chancellor reflects, as Cambridge marks Brexit Day
31st January 2020: Our President of Student services, Jihna Gavilanes shares her thoughts around what the UK government should do to help EU students looking to study in the UK.
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Studying overseas made easier with Studee
27th January 2020: Education Today shares the news of Studee's launch and how we are making studying overseas easier.
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Chris Morling launches next disruptive EdTech venture
21st January 2020: London Loves Business shares the news of Chris Morling's new disruptive EdTech venture.
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“Britain's best boss” and successful fintech entrepreneur launches new ed-tech project
21st January 2020: Business and Innovation magazine cover the news that "britain's best boss" has started a new project.
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Most MPs attended Oxford University
20th December 2019: Oxford Mail shared our research on where MPs went to university.
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Revealed: Where our MPs went to university – Manchester 4th most popular
16th December 2019: Abot Manchester shared our research on where MPs went to university.