10-year report finds UK students socialise less in accommodation
For insights like this into national student accommodation trends, download the Shifting Foundations report here.
Students have become more private and less interested in socialising...
Students protesting new halls targeted by Turkish police
Students at Ankara's Middle East Technical University campus (known as ODTU) have been targeted by local police with violence and pepper spray, following their...
A Mexican mystery: when 43 students ‘disappeared’
Mexico, September 2014. Over 100 rural college students are on a bus trip to the city of Iguala - but on their trip, 43...
73% of Maltese students live with parents, according to report
Nearly three-quarters of students in Malta live with their parents, according to a EUROSTUDENT report into students' lives and experiences across 30 European countries....
US students want PBSA that improves their job prospects
Students in the US want their purpose-built student accommodation to help them achieve success after university, according to a New York Times feature on...
France’s affordable housing solution – intergenerational homeshares
Facing issues in supply of both eldercare and affordable housing for students, France has sought to tackle both problems simultaneously by encouraging intergenerational homeshares.
The...
Housing shortage pushes German students to create their own affordable accommodation
Students in the German town of Heidelberg are building their own affordable student accommodation, in response to rising rents caused by a local housing...
Eight ways students can better integrate with the local community
We all know that human beings are social animals, and with that comes a basic need to belong. The benefits of social connectedness are...
A global perspective: the impact of accommodation on student wellbeing
From the Global Student Living Conference 2018. Head here to register your interest for future GSL conferences, and learn more about the GSL...
Egyptian students receive ‘love lessons’ from their government
Egypt's government has introduced marriage lessons for university students, as part of an initiative to cut spiralling divorce rates. The scheme is called 'Mawadda',...