Student newspaper The University Paper, originally distributed to Nottingham Trent University students, has signed an agreement with Simian Publishing to expand to 16 cities across the UK, effective 22 September.

Each edition features 20 pages of national content and 20 pages of local content and will be distributed on campuses as well as delivered to student houses and halls of residences. It will also be available in participating outlets and in distribution bins.

Since 22 September, The University Paper has been available in Swansea, Cardiff, Bath, Bristol, Birmingham, Coventry and Warwick, Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, Leicester, Preston, Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

There are plans to launch editions in York, Southampton, Portsmouth, Aberdeen, Plymouth, Brighton, Kent, London, Oxford, Cambridge, Middlesex and Hatfield from January.