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| UWE Bristol students placed in halls in Newport, Wales | UWE Bristol students placed in halls in Newport, Wales |
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| Reina Sniezek is one of the 127 UWE freshers living over the border in Wales | Reina Sniezek is one of the 127 UWE freshers living over the border in Wales |
| Students at university in Bristol are being housed in accommodation across the River Severn in Wales. | Students at university in Bristol are being housed in accommodation across the River Severn in Wales. |
| More than 120 first-year students are living in Newport as the Bristol-based University of the West of England (UWE) has run out of accommodation. | More than 120 first-year students are living in Newport as the Bristol-based University of the West of England (UWE) has run out of accommodation. |
| Some of the students living in Wales say they are missing out on the full university experience. | Some of the students living in Wales say they are missing out on the full university experience. |
| UWE says it is organising social events for them and looking at how it can subsidise their travel. | UWE says it is organising social events for them and looking at how it can subsidise their travel. |
| A group of 127 students are paying between £121 and £152 a week for a room in the Newport Student Village - 27 miles from the main UWE campus. | A group of 127 students are paying between £121 and £152 a week for a room in the Newport Student Village - 27 miles from the main UWE campus. |
| Newport Student Village is normally used by students at the University of South Wales which has a campus in the city. | Newport Student Village is normally used by students at the University of South Wales which has a campus in the city. |
| Johny Hughes said being placed away from Bristol made socialising difficult | Johny Hughes said being placed away from Bristol made socialising difficult |
| Reina Sniezek said: "It's been difficult because of the prices of the trains, and because of the distance I have to wake up an hour earlier, compared to other students who can wake up 10 minutes before their lectures." | Reina Sniezek said: "It's been difficult because of the prices of the trains, and because of the distance I have to wake up an hour earlier, compared to other students who can wake up 10 minutes before their lectures." |
| The students' journeys to UWE involve a 25-minute train journey from Newport to Filton Abbey Wood station, then a bus to the Frenchay campus. | The students' journeys to UWE involve a 25-minute train journey from Newport to Filton Abbey Wood station, then a bus to the Frenchay campus. |
| 'Megabus home' | 'Megabus home' |
| Johny Hughes said he felt socialising was "really tough" for the students living in Wales. | Johny Hughes said he felt socialising was "really tough" for the students living in Wales. |
| "There are not many places to go out here in Newport, and everyone's going out in Bristol, at UWE," he said. | "There are not many places to go out here in Newport, and everyone's going out in Bristol, at UWE," he said. |
| "If we did want to go out [in Bristol] I think we'd have to get a Megabus home at one or two in the morning - it's really not ideal." | "If we did want to go out [in Bristol] I think we'd have to get a Megabus home at one or two in the morning - it's really not ideal." |
| UWE is in the process of building more student accommodation | UWE is in the process of building more student accommodation |
| Prof Steve West, vice-chancellor at UWE, said: "We're working with the students [in Newport], and student community, providing pizza nights and other fun nights to bring a sense of community there." | Prof Steve West, vice-chancellor at UWE, said: "We're working with the students [in Newport], and student community, providing pizza nights and other fun nights to bring a sense of community there." |
| He said halls representatives were being allocated to the Newport contingent, and that UWE was working out a way to pay additional funds to them to help with travel costs. | He said halls representatives were being allocated to the Newport contingent, and that UWE was working out a way to pay additional funds to them to help with travel costs. |
| There are 900 student rooms being built on the Frenchay campus, and the university plans to build enough accommodation for another 2,500 students in the next two years. | There are 900 student rooms being built on the Frenchay campus, and the university plans to build enough accommodation for another 2,500 students in the next two years. |
| Bristol's reputation as a great place to live and study is one of the reasons for the accommodation shortage, said Nick Hillman | Bristol's reputation as a great place to live and study is one of the reasons for the accommodation shortage, said Nick Hillman |
| Nick Hillman from the Higher Education Policy Institute, an independent think tank, said the issue was partly due to Bristol's popularity among undergraduates. | Nick Hillman from the Higher Education Policy Institute, an independent think tank, said the issue was partly due to Bristol's popularity among undergraduates. |
| "It's a wonderful place to live as a young student," he said. | "It's a wonderful place to live as a young student," he said. |
| "That's the biggest cause, but there are other factors, such as the fact there are more 18-year olds this year than there were last year, which is because of what happened to the birth rate a few years ago. | "That's the biggest cause, but there are other factors, such as the fact there are more 18-year olds this year than there were last year, which is because of what happened to the birth rate a few years ago. |
| "I do feel for these students because they want to live in Bristol, they want to study in Bristol and they find they're actually commuting from somewhere else." | "I do feel for these students because they want to live in Bristol, they want to study in Bristol and they find they're actually commuting from somewhere else." |
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| University of Bristol | |
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