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The Hub is Chapter’s intelligent home screen that evolves with students from prospective applicant to enrolled student. It provides a personalized dashboard with customizable widgets, contextual carousels, and quick access to essential tools.

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Overview

The Hub system dynamically adapts its layout and content based on user status:
  • Prospects: Course discovery, career exploration, and application tools
  • Offer Holders: Decision support, accommodation finder, and countdown widgets
  • Enrolled Students: Timetables, societies, campus events, and university life

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Customizable Widgets

Students can personalize their Hub with drag-and-drop widgets tailored to their needs.

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Widget Management

1

Add Widgets

Tap the plus (+) button in the Widgets section to browse available widgets. Each widget shows a preview of its functionality.
2

Rearrange Widgets

Long press any widget to enter edit mode. Drag widgets to reorder them based on your priorities.
3

Remove Widgets

In edit mode, tap the remove (x) button on any widget to delete it from your Hub.

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Prospect Widgets

For students exploring university options:

Course Match

AI-powered course recommendations based on your grades, interests, and career goals

Leaderboards

Compare courses and universities across rankings, graduate prospects, and student satisfaction

Compare

Side-by-side comparison tool for courses, universities, and apprenticeships

Course Shortlist

Quick access to your saved courses with swipeable carousel view

Career Paths

Explore career options aligned with your course interests

Cost Estimator

Calculate total university costs including tuition, accommodation, and living expenses

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Student Widgets

For enrolled university students:

My Lectures

View your class schedule and upcoming lectures

My Modules

Access course materials and module information

Browse Societies

Discover student societies matching your interests

Browse Sports Clubs

Find sports teams and clubs at your university

University Confessions

Anonymous student community board (verified students only)

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Dynamic Carousels

The Hub features smart carousels that surface relevant content based on user behavior and preferences.

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Recently Viewed Courses

Automatically tracks courses you’ve explored, making it easy to revisit options. Shows:
  • Course name and university
  • Key stats (UCAS points, tuition fees)
  • Match percentage (if using Course Match)
Intelligent career suggestions based on:
  • Course shortlist selections
  • Course Match quiz responses
  • Viewing history patterns

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Job Listings & Apprenticeships

Curated opportunities matching your:
  • Subject interests
  • Geographic preferences
  • Career aspirations

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Upcoming Open Days

Personalized open day recommendations for:
  • Universities on your shortlist
  • Similar institutions you might like
  • Courses you’ve viewed recently
Open day dates are pulled in real-time, with options to filter by in-person or virtual attendance.

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What’s Next Widget

Provides intelligent next-step guidance throughout your journey:
  • Take Course Match quiz
  • Explore subject categories
  • Build your shortlist
  • Research career paths

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Course Preview

For users actively considering specific courses, the Hub displays a featured course preview showing:
  • Course title and university
  • Entry requirements
  • Key statistics
  • Quick action buttons (shortlist, compare, view details)
The Hub header provides quick access to:

Profile

Account settings, preferences, and personal information

Notifications

Application updates, deadline reminders, and personalized alerts

Search

Universal search across courses, universities, and content

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Stage Transitions

The Hub automatically adapts when users progress through their journey:
  1. Prospect → Offer Holder: Widgets shift to focus on decision-making and preparation
  2. Offer Holder → Enrolled: Hub transforms to show campus life, timetables, and student resources
Widget configurations are saved separately for each stage, so switching between stages (e.g., for testing) won’t lose your customizations.

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Technical Implementation

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Widget System Architecture

Widgets are managed through ChapterWidgetManager which:
  • Maintains separate widget lists for prospects and students
  • Persists widget order and customizations to UserDefaults
  • Caches widget data to prevent unnecessary re-rendering during scroll
  • Supports drag-and-drop reordering with haptic feedback

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Data Sources

  • Recently Viewed: Tracked via RecentlyViewedCoursesManager with Supabase sync
  • Recommendations: Generated server-side using collaborative filtering and content-based algorithms
  • Open Days: Real-time data from OpenDayManager with university and course filters
  • Carousels: Lazy-loaded with pagination support

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Best Practices

  • Place most-used widgets at the top
  • Remove widgets you don’t use to reduce clutter
  • Use Course Match results to discover personalized content
  • Check What’s Next widget daily for timely actions
  • Enable notifications for deadline reminders
  • Review recommended courses weekly
  • Tap university logos in Course Preview to view full profiles
  • Long-press widgets for quick actions
  • Swipe horizontally on carousels to browse efficiently

Course Discovery

Explore 28,000+ UK university courses

What's On

Map-based discovery for events, open days, and more

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