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By the time Jane Tian had completed her undergraduate and master’s degrees at Shandong University in Jinan, China, she was ready for a change. “I was bored with the teaching style in mainland China,” she says.

The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) published a report in June titled “Mass Immigration Induced Housing Shortage”, which predicted that Australia would face a net housing shortage of 252,800 dwellings by 2028, due to a projected 1.

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands (LDS) has completed One Pool Street, one of two buildings comprising the first phase of UCL’s new East campus in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

The Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) said yesterday it was planning to build multi-million dollar hostels at Lupane State University under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement to alleviate accommodation shortage for students.

Global Student Housing has landed a $28 million construction loan for Global Student Housing College Station, a 339-bed student housing property in College Station, Texas. Arriba Capital provided the development financing for the project.

Developer, operator and asset manager of UK and Irish PBSA Generation Estates has undergone a full rebrand of corporate and visual identity to align with its vision for the future. the company has also unveiled its new PBSA venture – Now Student Living.

The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (Aug. 4) gave approval to plan, finance, construct and award construction contracts for a new residence hall immediately south of Hillenbrand Residence Hall on the West Lafayette campus.

Kadans, McLaren, Property Alliance Group, and Moda Living have submitted proposals for the redevelopment of 7.5 acres off Upper Brook Street featuring 700,000 sq ft of lab space and almost 2,000 student bedrooms.

Bristol-based construction and development company Real has started work on the Hollis Building for developer Alumno Group. The £12.6 million project will see the creation of 120 rooms of Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) across four storeys, with bespoke commercial space on the ground floor.

Manchester City Council gave its approval to the revised iQ Student Accommodation-backed scheme last week (27 July) for a 38,350m2 development on Echo Street, Manchester, providing 1,224 student rooms. The 0.49ha site will be made up of three 16, 21 and 27-storey towers with 11 and 15-storey linked buildings close to Manchester Piccadilly station and the North Campus of the University of Manchester.