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Christmas travel on public transport

Looking to travel further afield over the festive break? Don’t get caught up in the panic, plan your journey and try to get your tickets in advance. Make sure you get the most up to date travel information as there are limited rail, bus and coach services nationally and locally. Here are a couple…

Springboard Grants – applications open until 14th January 2015

Photo Credit: Kristin Wolff via Compfight The Springboard funding programme offers grants of up to £1,000 to current students and staff at the university to support unique activities that will enrich and enhance the student and staff experience. These activities may be academic or extra-curricular and can be undertaken by individuals or groups, for example,…

Fantastic opportunity for ‘A Closer Europe’ innovator

Photo Credit: danorbit. via Compfight The University of Brighton is now a participant of the GoEuro Scholarship Programme The University of Brighton has been registered and is eligible to participate in the GoEuro Scholarship Programme. The winning student will receive a scholarship of €2000 and the chance to complete a 1-3 month paid internship at…

New student day bus ticket £3

Congratulations to the Students’ Unions of Brighton and Sussex who have negotiated a new £3 daily bus ticket for students using Brighton and Hove buses. The ticket covers the CitySAVER area and will be valid on buses from TODAY. Brighton & Hove Bus Company have also promised to freeze this new price until at least…

Brighton rents in the news

A new study undertaken by the National Housing Federation has named Brighton as being one of the most expensive places to live in the UK, even beating certain areas of London. Find the full article here: http://www.housing.org.uk/media/press-releases/oxford-brighton-and-bath-overtake-areas-of-london-as-the-most-unaffordable-places-to-rent/ You can also follow the Living Rent campaign http://livingrent.org.uk/ Student Advice Service

Chance to win an iPhone 6 with the new Santander Smartbank app

Santander has recently launched a new money app available on iPhone and Android devices which is primarily aimed at students managing their money for the first time. As Brighton is a Santander university, staff within the Student Advice Service were involved in the consultation process during the development of this app. For more information about the app and details about…

Are you having money problems? You may be eligible for additional funds

Photo Credit: Ken Teegardin via Compfight If you are experiencing money problems, and you’re worried how your funds are going to last until your next instalment of student finance, you may be eligible for the Student Support Fund: http://www.brighton.ac.uk/current-students/my-finances/hardship-funding/index.aspx The Student Advice Service manages the fund, it is awarded to students in most financial need…

Join the campaign to extend the unizone to Hastings

The Students’ Union is currently campaigning to extend the Unizone rail ticket to include students travelling to and from Hastings. They may be local students living in Hastings travelling to other University of Brighton campuses, or travelling to Hastings for study or placement. We know that travel costs are a big expense for students and…

BBC Radio Sussex seeking a payday loan user

If you have had experience of using payday loans as a student, BBC Radio Sussex want to hear from you. They are looking to talk to someone at 7.05 tomorrow morning (Friday 14th November) either in the BBC studio on Queens Road, Brighton or over the phone. Ideally they’d like to talk to someone willing…

Action on payday lenders

With effect from January next year, the Financial Conduct Authority will be enforcing tighter checks and lower interest rates on payday loans. Read more here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-3000047 We know that some lenders actively seek out students as potential customers, with often reported questionable tactics, and this decision has been welcomed by welfare rights campaigners. Student Advice…