THE number of students juggling their studies with a part-time job has hit a record high as the cost of living soars, new figures out today show. Nearly half of students at two of Wales’ biggest universities expect take on a part-time job in the next academic year, according to the NatWest Student Living Index, which examines cost of living for university students. At Cardiff University, 44% (13,609) will be in part-time employment when they start the new term next month, while at Swansea University, which appears in the list for the first time, 43% (3,571) claim that it is a necessity to work to pay their way through university, saying it would be too expensive without additional income.