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The idea of an academic who cannot get enough of their students and wants to see them over the breakfast table might be expected to provoke laughter or set the alarm bells ringing.
But under a scheme publicised last week, staff at Aberystwyth University are being asked to consider just such a start to their day.
The university's Rent a Room programme is based on so-called Homestay schemes, which encourage local families to take in students.
The aim is to increase the accommodation pool and...