‘You’ll meet so many people’: how to choose where to live at uni
Choices range from often cramped but fun halls of residence to shared, potentially messy flats in town
University Guide 2025
I chose to live at home as a university student. Here’s why I’d recommend it
If you can commute simply to classes, why make life harder with crippling rent payments? Just remember, your social life is what you make it
Rats, mould, damp: UK’s biggest student homes provider faces legal action over poor accommodation
A tenants’ rights group is fighting for justice for residents of university halls who claim health affected by conditions
August 2024
Have laptop, can travel: the rise and rise of the commuter student
Male UK university students are ‘less macho’ when sharing flats with women
June 2024
Council tax: final-year students warned they could get surprise bills
Students are exempt during their course but as soon as they finish their final year they are liable to pay
November 2023
Wick Park; Thames Christian school and Battersea Chapel review – heft and high ideals
London practice Henley Halebrown’s bold new student housing and calm, airy secondary school and chapel typify its belief in making every detail sing – a battle it sometimes doesn’t win
October 2023
‘It takes a mental toll’: students in England priced out of university towns
Housing costs forcing undergraduates and master’s students to work long hours or commute
September 2023
Fairy lights and family photos: how to decorate your student room on a budget
From starter packs to fake plants, here’s how to turn your uni accommodation into a stylish and functional living space
University Guide 2024
How to afford university: loans, scholarships, budgeting and more
Paying your way through uni, or even just earning some beer money, is essential. Just don’t let it get in the way of your studies
University Guide 2024
Picnics to potluck suppers: building friendships through food at university
University Guide 2024
Is it worth going to university? We ask the experts
UK students: have you secured university accommodation?
December 2022
‘It was chaos’: students on being priced out of the rental market
UK student housing reaching ‘crisis point’ as bad as 1970s, charity warns
September 2022
UK universities call for maintenance loan uplift amid students’ financial woes
Student budgeting: make your money go further as cost of living crisis bites
Energy bills: students should beware surprise charges
‘Devastated’ UK students forced to live in neighbouring cities in university accommodation crisis
July 2022
Homeless students on rise in UK amid cost of living crisis
Universities must do more, says thinktank, noting need for support for those from poorer backgrounds
