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Living with friends during your uni years sounds like a dream, right? Built-in study partners, people who understand the highs and lows of university life, someone else to send out for the milk when you’re already in your pyjamas… Perfection. You might be wondering,...
You’re making it to all your tutorials on time, taking pages of notes in every lecture and already have your exam revision timetable scheduled in your calendar, but something’s missing. Your study space is a tired old university-issued desk pushed up against a blank...
This article is sponsored by Planning to study in Canberra? Great choice! If you’re ready to take the leap, you might be wondering how to go about sorting your accommodation. Luckily, Canberra is home to plenty of excellent student accommodation, so you’ll have no...
When you imagine your future university campus, what do you see? Is it like a scene from an American movie, with everything you need in one place, your accommodation is steps away from your classes, sprawling lawns and students studying outside in the sun? Or, is it a...
A recent article from the ABC revealed that international students living and studying in Australia are not to blame for the rising cost of rent, a theory sensationalised in recent years. Research conducted at the University of South Australia and supported by the...
As Australia faces a serious housing shortage, a proposed solution lies in homes across the country. Did you know there are about 13 million spare bedrooms sitting unused in Australian homes? This finding comes from the QUT Centre for Justice, which suggests that...
Think of student housing and you might picture cramped shared rooms and long communal bathroom queues. But hold that thought – my recent stay at Campus Melbourne proved all those stereotypes wrong. From the moment I checked in (their flexible booking dates let...
What if where you live could actually improve your mental health? According to a recent study, this might be the case for those living in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA). The 2024 Gen Z Wellbeing Index, conducted by Year13 in partnership with Scape,...
Finding a home as an international student is an important step when moving to Australia and a residential college is one option you may not have considered. Residential colleges are typically all-inclusive accommodation with affiliations to specific universities....