By Ryan Morrice There are few institutions better for a small town’s economy than a centuries-old world-renowned university. Businesses can expand over time, but they can also go bust. People can migrate to a town, boosting demand for local goods and services, but they can also leave, causing a slow irreversible decline. A university, on…
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A Report on the Condition of Student Housing in St Andrews
By Sam McGuire Member of EPRG Outreach Researchers for the Economic Policy & Research Group (EPRG) recently published a report on affordable accommodation for students in St Andrews. The report found some startling results including that the average rent price for students in St Andrews was £542.57, for comparison London’s average student rent was…
Student Accommodation in St Andrews: An EPRG Analysis
By members of the Economic Policy & Research Group In this report, the Economic Policy & Research Group (EPRG) investigates the nature of high costs in student accommodation in St Andrews. An initial analysis of the current housing situation shows that rents in St Andrews are abnormally expensive for a student town; overall St Andreans…
Students for Life: a Controversial Society
Dominic Nolan talks with Jack Stukel, the President of the Students for Life – St Andrews, about running a controversial society in a university environment. What does your society do? Students for Life St Andrews is all about promoting a culture of life in St Andrews University and to celebrate life from conception till natural…
The St Andrews Economist 