Studentification is a neologism, coined to describe the effects that a large student population can have on an area. Possibly the first university researcher to use the term studentification was Dr. Darren Smith of the School of Environment at the University of Brighton, who in 2002 published the first of his research[1] on the topic. As of 2005, the term is gaining in popularity within its field, particularly amongst permanent residents who live in 'studentified' areas.