Found this on a UK newspaper Travel section. For those that travel on a budget and want to be in the heart of some of the oldest parts of the UK without having to pay hefty costs.
www.universityrooms.co.uk
It lists seven university towns, Oxford, Cambridge, Nottingham, Newcastle, Leicester, Canterbury and Durham.
Looks very handy and from the travel article the prices are very good [one reporter paid 25 pounds for a room with ensuite in the heard of Oxford]
Maybe this will help people with their planning this year
Pete