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But the watchdog warns campus closures "can disproportionately impact more deprived students who often travel further and rely on public transport to attend classes".

"It tends to be in those areas that are already deprived, that there is already pressure," he told The State of Us podcast.

The areas are among the most deprived in the country.

"As a sleep deprived mother, it's definitely made a difference."

But being deprived of "relief after venting these sentiments", he says, "might make it even worse for their collective mental status".