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News from the Student Advice Service at the University of Brighton

It’s National Sandwich Day – What do Student Advisers munch for lunch?

Home-made delights such as tortilla flatbreads and pizza Leftovers all wrapped up – chicken or falafel Goodness in a box Sandwiches galore, spiced up with frozen sweetcorn, extra hot West Indian pepper…

How safe is your information?

If you access the internet on the move via wifi, connect with people via social media, use internet banking, buy anything on Amazon, sell on Ebay especially using a mobile device…..and so much more, you could do a lot worse than invest a few minutes of your time to make sure you are carrying out your transactions and activities safely. The…

Time is running out for the old pound coin so shake out your coin stashes

Say hello to the new…………………….. Wave goodbye to the old……………………. The round one pound coin will no longer be legal tender from midnight this Sunday 15th October, so shops, bars, cafes, restaurants etc will be able to refuse them should you try to pay for something with one. However, some retailers may well continue to accept…

Do you need to contact Student Finance? Just Ask Us

If you need to speak to your funding to ask them a question or provide them with some additional information, you may find this useful: Student Finance England – 0300 100 0607 Phone lines are open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm and on the weekend 9am to 4pm It is usually…

Funding message for new Midwifery students

Have you recently enrolled on a new Midwifery programme? Have you been assessed for funding by Student Finance England? It is really important to check your entitlement notification letter, which should appear in your online Student Finance England account under the heading ‘letters and emails’. This will show you…

Part time undergraduate students can apply now for 2017/18 student finance

Part time undergraduate students starting a course in 2017, or continuing with their course, can now apply for funding for academic year 2017/18 Student Finance England has produced a helpful video which should explain the process: watch this The quickest and safest way to apply for funding is online…

Are you a Northern Ireland student interested in postgraduate funding?

If you are looking at funding opportunities for a postgraduate course here at Brighton and you’re from Northern Ireland, you may be interested in the new postgraduate loan scheme for Northern Irish students. Student Finance Northern Ireland has created a couple of really useful resources…

Have you applied to the Summer Fund?

If you have applied to the Summer Hardship Fund and the Assessors have asked for additional information, we need to receive this by Monday 10th July. This is because all applications need to be considered, assessed, checked, authorised and paid by the end of July, which is the close of the…

Student Advice Service supports Mental Health Awareness Week

Hey Paul Studios via Compfight There are lots of activities happening this week in support of Mental Health Awareness, both locally and nationally. Mental health seems to be on everyone’s agenda. Last year, as part of National Student Money Week, Student Advice promoted a national survey specifically directed at students which looked at the relationship…

Old £5 notes will be withdrawn from today

If you have any old paper £5 notes tucked away, they will no longer be recognised as legal tender in most businesses from today 5th May 2017. These are the notes that…

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