Saving urban communities - Build a new student town

One of our great achievements is that third-level education is the norm rather than the exception.

We have the highest rate of third-level participation in Europe and even if you qualify that with caveat after caveat it is a game-changing advance to be celebrated.

This success, like many others, provokes unintended consequences, one of which is the radical change in character imposed on communities living near third-level institutions.