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Be warned – don’t travel without a valid rail ticket

If you travel by train and you change at Brighton station you may be interested to know that there were additional inspectors in place by platform 7 this morning, checking commuters’ tickets who were changing platforms. Éole Wind via Compfight I have also noticed non uniformed staff employed by Southern to check tickets and passes…

Student Advice is open for business over the holiday

As the curtains are drawn on one term…………………………………. josullivan.59 via Compfight The Student Advice Service remains open through the holiday period If you have got any questions about the Student Support and other hardship funds, Bursary payment dates or you want some help with applying for funding for next academic year, we’re open for business. Your January instalment…

TAKE 5 with Santander

As part of national Take Five fraud awareness day last week our local Santander branch hosted an awareness raising session for students and university staff. Students took part in ‘spot the phish’, learning how to identify phishing emails and what to do if they had been phished and staff and students alike were interested to find out how to be more…

Free Fraud Awareness help and advice at Santander this Thursday 16th March

Do you know how to be safe online? Do you know someone who has been scammed, been phished or been the victim of fraud? Here are some top tips on how to avoid being a victim: Learn to recognise and ignore Phishing emails and scam postal invitations Never reveal personal or security information over the…

Students’ money saving tips from National Student Money Week

Thank you to all the lovely students who shared some top tips with us at the Money Week stalls a couple of weeks ago. 99% are sound suggestions which we want to share with you all. We’ve divided them into themes, making them easier to digest: Wellbeing Make a budget and stick to it….

Important message about hardship funds

Do you know about the university hardship funds? These are not loans or bursaries and are completely separate from any funding you may receive from Student Finance England, Wales, Northern Ireland, SAAS, NHSBSA etc Please read the guidance before making an application to one of the funds as this explains…

Got a bike? Got a bike problem? You need Dr Bike

Next week Dr Bike is free and open for business across all Brighton sites. Just turn up with your wheels See you there! Student Advice Service

Returning students – still not yet applied for next year’s funding?

Summer may be finally here but September is only just around the corner………….. artnoose via Compfight You still have time to submit your online application for funding. Just. Students need to apply for funding each year of their course, whether they are progressing to the next academic year or having to repeat the current academic…

TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK – there’s still time to apply for funding for this academic year

Have you applied for everything you’re entitled to this academic year? Are you receiving your full entitlement? Have things changed since you were assessed at the start of the academic year? You can still apply for student finance up until 31st May 2016 and/or make any changes to your application. Just go to sfe online:…

Having trouble with Southern Rail website?

Since Southern have upgraded their website, it transpires that customers looking to purchase tickets online: http://www.southernrailway.com/ need to use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox web browsers. Don’t miss out on those advance ticket bargains Student Advice Service