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Unite Students 2024 Applicant Index

Research reveals new optimism among university applicants for post-graduation job prospects

This year’s university applicants are more confident about their job prospects after graduating than at any other time since the pandemic, according to new research.
15/07/2024
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05/06/2025
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Disposal of Nine Properties for £212 Million

Unite Students, the UK's leading owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, today announces exchange of contracts for the disposal of a portfolio of nine properties.
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Students are staying in their university cities over the summer
04/06/2025
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University students shun summer breaks to chase careers and independence

Students are choosing to stay in their university cities over the summer, prioritising career-building opportunities and a growing sense of independence, a recent survey1 by Unite Students, the UK’s leading student accommodation provider, has revealed.
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Aerial of Unite Student's future Castle Leazes
16/05/2025
Property

Planning approval for landmark Castle Leazes redevelopment in Newcastle

Unite Students and Newcastle University have been granted planning permission for the redevelopment of the university’s Castle Leazes student accommodation.
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07/05/2025
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Unite Students submits planning application to redevelop Cambridge Halls in Manchester

Unite Students, the UK's leading owner, manager and developer of student accommodation, has submitted a full planning application to Manchester City Council to redevelop Cambridge Halls on the All Saints Campus.
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01/05/2025
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New university partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University to develop 2,300 beds

Unite Students announces that it has entered into a joint venture ('JV') framework agreement with Manchester Metropolitan University for the development of 2,300 new student beds.
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09/04/2025
Property

New PBSA Burnet Point, Edinburgh, reaches topping out milestone

A major milestone has been reached in the construction of Burnet Point, a new £59 million purpose-built student accommodation development at Abbey Lane, Edinburgh.
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04/04/2025
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Unite Students begins construction of new 934-bed property in Glasgow

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, has begun the construction phase of its new £124.5 million property in Glasgow.
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Unite Students completes extension and refurb of Rushford Court, Durham
19/03/2025
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Unite Students completes extension and refurb of Rushford Court, Durham

Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, has completed an upgrade to its property in Durham.
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