University software - student engagement, experience, employability

Every action has an equal and opposite Reaction.

— Sir Isaac Newton, 1687

A university platform that connects students on and off campus.

When a student chooses your university, they're taking positive action towards their future - make sure you give them the best Reaction possible.

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The mission

Our platform is a Reaction to pressing student issues.

01

Student loneliness

53% of students feel uncomfortable seeking help for loneliness

02

Drinking culture

77% of students agree that they drink alcohol primarily to fit in with their peers

03

Career crisis

56% of students aren't confident of finding employment after graduation

What it does

One platform for everything around a university degree.

01 · ON CAMPUS

Find your people

From study groups to societies, board games to basketball matches; Reaction provides an easy, responsive way of making social connections on campus. No photo sharing, no follower counts, no toxic lifestyle comparisons - just new people trying new things, together.

02 · OFF CAMPUS

Get involved

A place for your students to give their energy to a cause that matters to them, with listings from local charities and community groups looking for a helping hand

03 · WHAT'S NEXT

Set yourself up

Part-time work, summer internships, graduate schemes — and the people, employers and partners that turn three years of study into a head start.

For universities

Data your student experience team can't currently capture.

01

Peer connection data, ready for TEF

Evidence of belonging, peer-led learning, and sense of community — formatted for Teaching Excellence Framework narrative submissions and ready when you need it.

02

Engagement gaps, visible

Real-time data on which cohorts are connecting — broken down by demographic so your Access & Participation Plan has the proof points it needs.

03

Belonging to outcomes

Integrate with your student records to track which peer-connection patterns actually improve second-year continuation rates.

04

Career engagement to graduate outcomes

Track which cohorts are engaging with internships, part-time roles, and graduate schemes through Reaction. Direct evidence for the TEF Student Outcomes pillar, and useful context for your Graduate Outcomes survey results.

Who builds it

Reaction is built in tandem.

Good software starts with understanding the problem. We work with developers who take that seriously.

Craft over code volume

The team behind Reaction's engineering treats every feature as something universities will rely on. Considered architecture, polished interfaces, production-grade code.

Built for the real world

Tandem's work spans the Department for Education, Skills England, University of Warwick, and Gatsby Foundation. Public-facing platforms that have to work, for people who depend on them.

Two developers, end to end

From discovery through deployment, the people you'd brief are the people building Reaction. No handoffs, no diluted vision, no third-party drift between scope and ship.

Engineering partner
Tandem
Creative development · London
For employers

The talent pipeline already lives on campus.

01

Reach the universities you choose

Internships, placement years, graduate schemes, part-time roles, all shared directly to our student opportunity boards - advertise to one university, or many, with our tailored posting feature

02

Applications, your way

Local businesses can review applications inside Reaction, with each applicant's cover letter and CV in one place. Large employer? link your own application portal directly to posts — students get routed to your existing application flow, no migration needed.

03

Local business? local discounts

If you're a local business, you'll receive a discount when advertising opportunities at local universities. Visibility metrics on every post: views, applicants, response rates. See which posts are live, and which are still waiting for the right Reaction.

04

Craft a presence with the next cohort

Every post is an impression with engaged, employment-curious students at the universities you care about. Build employer brand recognition years before students start job-hunting.

Bring Reaction to your students.

We're working with universities and students' unions to put Reaction in the hands of the students who need it. If you'd like to see how it works in practice — get in touch.

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