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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams Education editor

More than half of UK students working long hours in paid jobs

The backs of students wearing cap and black gowns with blue and orange silk
Students with part-time jobs, when combined with time spent in lectures, classes and other study, are averaging 48-hour working weeks during term time. Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA

More than half of full-time students are working long hours in jobs to support themselves at university, spending nearly two days a week in paid employment during term time, owing to the cost of living crisis.

A survey of 10,000 full-time UK undergraduates by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) found a record 56% had paid employment while they were studying, working an average of 14.5 hours each week.

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