Whether students feel like they belong at their chosen higher education institution is a key topic in both the academic literature and the policymaking landscape. While student loneliness has been a more long-standing feature of research to date, belonging is increasingly taking centre-stage. This Policy Note explores students' thoughts about belonging in general, in higher education specifically and how different aspects of university or college can nurture students' sense of belonging. It demonstrates how discussions about student belonging might become more expansive in scope, in line with the Student Futures Manifesto. To that end, six students at a Russell Group residential university participated in three discussion workshops exploring different dimensions of belonging, including two first-year undergraduates, one third-year undergraduate, one international MA student and two PhD students (including one part-time, mature, distance learner).