Moving-in Day Revisited: what students are still telling us
Every September, the same scene plays out across campuses and cities: cars queue outside receptions, trolleys appear and disappear through doorways, and students carry...
Italy’s student housing opportunity: delivering certainty in a supply-constrained market
By Giuseppe Raimondo Zafferri, Head of Italy at Nido Livensa Group
Italy’s leading university cities are not short of demand. They are short of modern,...
Conflict resolution is now one of the strongest drivers of satisfaction with accommodation management
Last October, we highlighted the growing challenge of conflict in student accommodation. Students were increasingly using their free-text comments to describe disputes with flatmates...
Beyond Signposting: What students say they need from accommodation providers to support mental health
As Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 puts the spotlight on wellbeing, new data from the GSL Index offers a timely view of how students...
No Place Like Home? New report reveals the gaps in the accommodation experience for...
A new joint report published by Global Student Living and the Unite Foundation draws on data from nearly 45,000 students to examine how care-experienced...
Student Voices on the Environmental Impact of Accommodation
Over the past few years, the environmental impact of accommodation has become increasingly important to students, particularly in shaping perceptions of value for money....
Latest student accommodation data reveals shifting satisfaction and growing student wellbeing concerns
As we complete the GSL Index Autumn wave (2025 Q4), the data highlight evolving dynamics in the student accommodation sector, with notable shifts in...
German PBSA: From Full Occupancy to Institutional-Grade Performance
An operator’s perspective from Enis Bayik, Managing Director at Home & Co, on what institutional investors now expect from PBSA in Germany.
Germany’s PBSA market...
What students really think: insights from the latest GSL Index
The 2025 Q4 wave of the GSL Index is our biggest yet, and student free-text comments reveal what truly matters for students when it...
India: A rising star in the PBSA market?
India is positioning itself as an emerging force in the global international education market. The government’s primary policy think tank, NITI Aayog, recently outlined...













