If LGBT rooms make gay students feel safe, let’s roll out the rainbow carpet
Brian Moylan
The University of Sheffield’s LGBT-only housing will give queer students a space to be themselves, not create a ghetto as feared, says pop culture writer Brian Moylan
May 2018
Swansea to Newcastle: the offshore ownership of student blocks
Revealed: the developers cashing in on privatisation of student housing
April 2018
Tips for students
Top tips for student tenants: spot the red flags before you move in
From legal questions about the tenancy to budgeting for bills, here’s how to find the right student property
March 2018
‘We're sitting on a timebomb': tower block residents on life after Grenfell
In hundreds of buildings that still have Grenfell-style cladding, people are haunted by fear
January 2018
Commuter students: locked out, left out and growing in number
More than 17,000 UK students face university rent arrears
December 2017
Your problems, with Anna Tims
I’m being chased for rent arrears, but the student block was unfit for purpose
Mezzino, the management company for Jubilee Court in Preston, has offered paltry compensation despite major issues with the accommodation
October 2017
Chandeliers, cinema and 24/7 gym – student digs at up to £19k a year
Fancy apartment blocks are springing up in university cities. How much do the lucky student tenants mingle with their peers?
September 2017
A new urban eyesore: Britain's shamefully shoddy student housing
Free to ignore building standards for dwellings, student housing isn’t just ruining British cities – it’s damaging student life. As universities start back, we reveal how developers get away with it
August 2017
My freshers' story
'It's easier if you're middle class': first-generation students on going to uni
What are the challenges of being the first in your family to go to university – and how does it shape your experience? Four students speak out
July 2017
Housing benefit cuts spark row as Emmanuel Macron's poll ratings fall
From rent rises to luxury flats: share your experiences of student housing
Students to sue LSE over 'mouldy and mice-infested flats'
Guardian Students
Students win £1.5m pledge from UCL after five-month rent strike
May 2017
Student housing tempts wealthy investors
Demand for investment grows despite worries that Brexit might cut number of high-spending foreign students coming to UK
It’s time to give London students more money
Nick Hillman
A new official ranking of universities will soon reveal how badly off London students are. They need more help with rent and travel
University guide 2018
Applying to university: top tips from today's students to tomorrow's
As the Guardian reveals its 2018 university league table, five undergraduates share the things they wish they’d known
April 2017
Shortcuts
Super-parties: the hot, new youth craze that never was
According to Newcastle city council and the national press, the student house party has spiralled into an extra-strength cocktail of dangerous drugs, overcrowding and injury. So, what do the partymakers say?
March 2017
Tips for students
Digs you deserve: how to find a student house in Britain
Choose your flatmates well, chat with current tenants and don’t let landlords pressure you into signing anything too soon
