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Episode Synopsis
Accommodation Matters brings sector experts together to discuss the Higher Education sector’s key issues through the lens of student accommodation.
This month, we’re looking at the cost of living crisis: how it’s affecting students, what this means in the context of student accommodation, and what it might mean for the future.
Host Jenny Shaw is joined by an expert sector panel made up of:
Vivi Friedgut, Founder and CEO of Blackbullion
Lynne Condell, formerly Manager of Student Money Advice at Liverpool John Moores University
Michelle Etchells, Head of Corporate Shared Services at Unite Students
You can about our cost of living research here, as well as our ‘Climbing Cost of Living’ guide for parents and students – produced with Blackbullion – here.
Unite Students is the UK’s largest provider of PBSA, housing around 74,000 students in our 172 properties, which are based in 25 leading university towns and cities. We currently partner with over 60 universities across the UK.
Accommodation Matters was recorded on 22nd March 2022 and produced by Ed Palmer.
This month, we’re looking at the cost of living crisis: how it’s affecting students, what this means in the context of student accommodation, and what it might mean for the future.
Host Jenny Shaw is joined by an expert sector panel made up of:
Vivi Friedgut, Founder and CEO of Blackbullion
Lynne Condell, formerly Manager of Student Money Advice at Liverpool John Moores University
Michelle Etchells, Head of Corporate Shared Services at Unite Students
You can about our cost of living research here, as well as our ‘Climbing Cost of Living’ guide for parents and students – produced with Blackbullion – here.
Unite Students is the UK’s largest provider of PBSA, housing around 74,000 students in our 172 properties, which are based in 25 leading university towns and cities. We currently partner with over 60 universities across the UK.
Accommodation Matters was recorded on 22nd March 2022 and produced by Ed Palmer.
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