Bristol University spent nearly £5,000 in one week tackling rowdy house parties, it has been revealed.
The university worked with the police at the end of the last term, when the authorities attended 26 incidents over an eight-day period, including late-night patrols in Redland.
The Russell Group institution contributed £4,600 towards 'Operation Beech' , according to student news site The Tab.
A university spokesperson said: "The university takes very seriously its responsibility to be a good neighbour and manage the impact of our students on the community.
"We acknowledge that public services are stretched, so where our students are causing distress to local residents, we should contribute to resourcing that management.
"The trial in June was designed to test systems and processes before it is rolled out in September - another time of year when there is a higher than normal number of student parties."
The spokesperson said that patrols attended a number of student houses every night.
Most issues were resolves "easily", said the spokesperson, through requests to turn down music, close doors and windows and asking people to go inside.
The spokesperson added: "There were no large-scale house parties, and, in a few cases, the police found no evidence of noise disturbance at the addresses they’d been called to attend.
"Police reported that students responded politely and apologetically when approached."
Sergeant Jon Scott, of Avon and Somerset Constabulary , said parties cannot always be shut down, as putting large numbers of students onto the street could be risky.
He said that, in some situations, the police will attempt to reduce noise disturbance by turning the music down, closing windows and doors, and keeping people inside.
In the last academic year there were 237 complaints made to the university by nearby residents, down from 258 the year before.
A total of 205 of these were noise-related and 141 resulted in either an email or a home visit.
A total of 10 households were fined up to £150 per person and 15 households were made to go on an awareness course costing £50 per person.
Meanwhile, 95 disciplinary meetings took place and 27 households had to write letters of apology.
A total of 1331 students were contacted, and although including students who were contacted more than once, this figure equates to seven per cent of the student body living outside halls.
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