2022 Student Accommodation

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9 UNIVERSITIES MAKE UP HALF OF THE £7 BILLION PLANNED INVESTMENT IN FACILITIES OPENING BEYOND 2020/21 Beyond 2020/21, development is set to accelerate with massive capital expenditure programmes underway or recently constructed – with a number of institutions planning investments of £500m. The 24 Russell Group institutions make up roughly 60% of the total future academic spend and eight of the top 10 largest spenders. Such investment points towards increased capacity and the world class facilities likely to attract the most talented students.

KEY QUESTIONS ?

HOW SUSTAINABLE IS POSTGRADUATE GROWTH AT LOWER RANKED UNIVERSITIES?

WILL THE RISE OF INDIAN STUDENTS LEAD TO REQUIREMENTS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACCOMMODATION?

HOW QUICKLY WILL CHINESE GROWTH RETURN TO THE MARKET OR WILL THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 RESULT IN A LONGER TERM SLOWDOWN IN GROWTH? IS SLOWER GROWTH A SIGN OF THE MATURITY OF THIS DEMOGRAPHIC AT UK UNIVERSITIES?

HAVE THE IMPACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MASKED A HUGE GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR ACCOMMODATION AS THE MARKET RETURNS TO “NORMALITY”?

IF THE GLOBALLY MOBILE STUDENT POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW AT ITS CURRENT RATE, SUCH STUDENTS COULD DOUBLE FROM THE CURRENT LEVEL OF 6.5M - ARE UNIVERSITIES ABLE TO COPE WITH INCREASED LEVELS OF INTERNATIONAL DEMAND?

WILL THE RETURN TO A NORMAL SYSTEM OF EXAMS RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO OFFERS AND ENTRY ACROSS DIFFERENT TARIFF GROUPS?

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WILL CAMPUS INVESTMENT SPEND TRANSLATE INTO AN INCREASE IN STUDENT NUMBERS?