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Student Finance award not adding up? We’re here to help

Are you still waiting to be assessed for your funding? Are you trying to work out your entitlement for this year? Do you need help balancing your income and expenses? Do you want to find out if there is anything else you can apply for? Whether you want to know if you’re eligible for a…

Free seasonal cooking and crafting workshop at Eastbourne – Thursday 26th November

Look no further for a great opportunity to learn new skills, meet new people and have some festive fun. Activities will include making Christmas tree and other decorations and gift tags from a range of materials. At the end of the afternoon you can try out some of the gingerbread biscuits over a cup of tea. This is an afternoon event taking place on the…

FREE LUNCH ALERT – Brighton, 29th October 11am – 3pm

Head down to The Level, Brighton, this Thursday 29th October any time between 11.00 and 15.00, for a tasty hot lunch made entirely out of food which would otherwise have gone to waste. As part of the c-change sustainability campaign, the University is co-organising ‘Feeding the 5000’, with the Brighton and Hove Food Partnership, Fareshare, and…

Have you heard of the UoB Food Co-op at Moulsecoomb campus?

The Co-op supplies its members with weekly locally-sourced fruit & veg boxes, providing a low-carbon, community-aware way for people to support and eat good food. Veg boxes cost £4 each and the contents vary every week according to availability and seasonality. As in previous years, veg boxes will be available for pickup every Thursday during…

Do you pay your own tuition fees? You could be entitled to a discount…….

Students who are liable to pay their own tuition fees may be eligible for a 5% rebate if they pay their fees in full before 1st November. This applies whether you are studying as an undergraduate or postgraduate but is only available to students who are self-funding and not in receipt of tuition fee loans or sponsorship. …

University bus service changes

The (bus) times, they are a-changin…..for the better The free Uni bus, run by the Big Lemon Bus Company is back up and running from September 28th and will be operating a new timetable. Services have been increased at peak times and will now call at all Brighton campuses. All services will now be…

New to uni in 2015? Have you got a question about getting your SFE funding?

If you are due to start in a couple of weeks and you have been assessed by Student Finance England, you must return your loan declaration form before your funds are released. Even if your assessment is showing as ‘approved’ and the payments have been scheduled, you won’t receive any funds until your loan…

Calling all 2nd and 3rd years – UoB Marketing department wants your input

Have you seen the Student Advice Service ‘What I wish I knew’ short film? Have you got some tips or good advice you want to share with new students? Want to pass on your experiences to help others? Now is your chance to join the dizzy heights of UoB video stardom….. Our Marketing department is looking for…

St Peters House visitors – use up your photocopy credits before 31st July

allispossible.org.uk via Compfight If you have any outstanding credits on a photocopy card, you need to use up your credits before 31st July as new machines are being installed which will only operate on unicards: Student Advice Service

Continuing with your studies next year? Apply now for next year’s finance package

Continuing students must apply for their funding each academic year. The sooner you apply, the sooner you can put it to the back of your mind. The quickest, safest and easiest way to apply is online https://www.gov.uk/apply-online-for-student-finance and there are resources to help you here: sfe_continuing_ft_guide_1516_d The deadline to guarantee your funding will be…