Places for People is calling for managers of student accommodation to ensure there is at least one member of staff on hand around the clock so students have somebody to talk to, after research showed the scale of student loneliness.

The landlord’s £21m-turnover student accommodations facilities management firm PfP Students has today launched a new campaign calling for providers of student halls to prioritise wellbeing and inclusion by “embedding mental health support into the very fabric of student living.”

It revealed findings from a survey of students carried out by polling firm Opinium, which revealed 70% of students say they feel lonely or isolated, with a third (33%) saying they feel this way often.