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In tandem with many antigentrification movements (see Allen, 2008), debates of the new student geographies in political, policy, and media discourses have hinged on evocative and divisive themes, such as social exclusion and increasing lack of affordable housing, the marginalisation and polarisation of low-income families, the fragmentation of community cohesion, decreasing senses of belonging, and deepening segregation and concentration of social groups. Yet, it is unclear how these emerging social relations are interwoven into wider understandings of contemporary urban restructuring. Equally important, discussions of the possible advantages of large student populations for urban environments, such as regeneration, increased spending power in the local economy, higher demand for private and public services, the revalorisation of housing, student volunteering, and enhanced cultural vibrancy …