800 new student flats planned by Plymouth University
Plymouth University plans to create an additional 800 student bedrooms on campus to be available from September 2014.
The university said these new facilities will meet a significant shortfall in demand for approved, allocated accommodation for first year students and will also serve to free up much-needed city housing stock for the private market.
Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Professor Wendy Purcell, said: “A recent national student satisfaction survey showed that on campus student accommodation was one of the key factors in choosing a university. We enjoyed excellent recruitment figures this year, however of those who wanted to join us but were unable to do so, the key reason was because we could not guarantee accommodation …