Royal baby fever – Kate and Wills baby is most anticipated event in 2013

kate and wills

2013 is well on its way, but what are we looking forward to this year and do we think this will be a good year?  OnePoll surveyed 1000 UK adults to find out. Of the major events in the calendar over the UK this year, the most popular one by far is the arrival of [...]

‘Essential’ Cash – 50% of students depend on part-time work

waitress

This year has been the first year of student fees rising to a maximum of £9,000 a year, a huge jump from the previous £3000 charged.  With this in mind, it might be reasonable to think that because of this, money is tighter than ever for students.  OnePoll conducted a study on more than 1000 [...]

Student Woes – 1 in 10 have eaten uncooked food

Experience of University

With students nearing the end of their first semester of the year at University, OnePoll surveyed over 1300 of them to find out about their worries, their spending habits and being a first year student. With student fees going up in 2012, many students may have been worried about being in charge of their own [...]

Big Ambition – Brits top aim is to travel the world

Travel

Most people have ambitions which they would like to accomplish. So, we decided to survey 1000 UK to adults to find out about their ambitions for the future. We asked whether they thought they would achieve them and how long they thought it would take. The number one ambition that people would like to achieve [...]

Grading of Non-academic Activities – UK Students are unsure

Students

With debate about whether students should be graded on their non-academic activities while at University, we asked students their opinions, with 35% saying they would be happy for this to happen and 35% being unsure. This debate follows a recent article, which reported that Universities are expected to adopt changes meaning that students’ non-academic achievements [...]

Three quarters of Brits predict sport surge after Olympics

sports runners

A study of 1000 UK adults by OnePoll has shown that three quarters think that the Olympics being held in Britain will increase sport activity in the UK over the next 10 years.  One of the main aims of the Olympics being held in the UK was to increase participation in sport for the next [...]

Think Local – over half of Brits concerned over closing High Street

High Street

As many of us will have seen, there are a rising number of shops closing on the high street, with many consumers shopping online, but a recent survey has shown that 4 in 10 think we should support high street clothing shops. OnePoll conducted a survey of 1000 UK adults and found that although 14% [...]

Male grooming on the rise

Male massage

A recent article suggested that due to a huge increase in male demand for beauty treatments, up to 11,000 jobs are expected to be created over the next 12 months.  The article showed that there are huge regional differences in the number and types of treatments men are getting.  It reported that the region with [...]

Parents feel unable to protect children from inappropriate images

Pussycat Dolls

Following a recent government-commissioned report regarding the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood (Letting Children be Children), politicians are now looking to discuss restrictions for music DVDs and videos.  They will look at whether music DVD’s should have ratings like those of films and if online music videos should have warnings of explicit content. Head of [...]

4 in 10 support ban on unhealthy snacks near tills

Supermarket Sweets

A recent survey report, Checkouts Checked Out, has found that, despite pledging more than ten years ago to reduce or remove unhealthy snacks near tills, supermarkets are displaying these items at eye level for children.  Although some had opted to position healthier snacks near tills, the majority had not lived up to their promise. The report [...]