Students working harder than ever
The stereotype of the lazy student, playing all night and sleeping all day, has been shattered by research showing students are working harder than ever.
The number of students who are balancing their studies with part-time work has risen sharply, according to research by the NatWest Student Living Index, meaning nearly half of students will be working when the next term begins.
The hardest-working students are those in Belfast, where 64% have part time jobs. However, students living in Portsmouth work an average of more than 18 hours a week, the most in the country.
Brighton students are paid the most, with an average weekly term-time income of £120, but Swansea students earn the least, at just £63 a week.
However, the students living most cost-effectively are those in Plymouth, who are on average £3290 better off than students in Exeter. Plymouth students spend £217 a week, but earn £115. Exeter students will shell out £294 a week, but make just £67.
The NatWest research also showed that UK students spend a massive £10billion on housing and living costs, and will earn more than £2billion.
| 1 | Plymouth |
| 2 | Liverpool |
| 3 | Dundee |
| 4 | Portsmouth |
| 5 | Belfast |
| 6 | Brighton |
| 7 | Cambridge |
| 8 | Bristol |
| 9 | Leeds |
| 10 | Aberdeen |
| 11 | Leicester |
| 12 | Nottingham |
| 13 | Newcastle |
| 14 | Lancaster |
| 15 | Sheffield |
| 16 | Glasgow |
| 17 | Cardiff |
| 18 | London |
| 19 | Birmingham |
| 20 | Edinburgh |
| 21 | Oxford |
| 22 | York |
| 23 | Swansea |
| 24 | Manchester |
| 25 | Southampton |
| 26 | Exeter |
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