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
March 2022
I saved cash by quitting a student room to become a petsitter
Accommodation is free in exchange for caring for pets, which can save as much as £5,000 a year
February 2022
Report condemns racism in UK’s ‘racially segregated’ student housing
More than half of Black students said they had been victims of racism while living in halls of residence
November 2021
Notebook
A student hall from hell hath no windows to distract from study and sleep
Rowan Moore
‘A torture experiment’: plan for almost windowless student megadorm raises alarm
September 2021
University Guide 2022
Should you go private or choose a uni hall?
The private halls sector has boomed, thanks to swish facilities. But the price difference compared to uni halls can be staggering
