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UK: Kent student forms greenhouse society to combat cost of living crisis

A university student in Kent has begun harvesting his vegetables in response to the cost of living crisis. Archie Molt, a third-year student at Canterbury Christ Church University, has formed a greenhouse society on campus to provide fellow finance-conscious students with food.

The average student debt is estimated to be about £40,000 in England, with more than three quarters (78%) of students naming money worries as a source of stress, according to a survey by Experian.

The university said: "We understand how the current cost of living crisis is affecting everyone, and we are working in partnership with our students' union to help support students in several ways."

Universities in England say annual tuition fees, which are currently about £9,000, need to rise in line with inflation, which could mean an increase as high as £13,000.

Read more on the BBC.

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