Learning Support Fund for new Health Science students

Additional non repayable funds are now available to new 1st year, full time, undergraduate, pre-registration Health Science students receiving the standard 2017 package of student support from Student Loans Company (comprising the Maintenance and Tuition Fee Loans + other supplementary grants (if applicable) assessed by SLC). The additional funds come in the form of the Learning Support Fund, which is managed by the NHSBSA (National…

Changes to Student Advice Service provision – east coast only

We have made a slight change to our service delivery on the east side as the newest Adviser on the block, Madeleine Smith, is now fully up and running. You may have already met Madeleine at Eastbourne or Hastings as although a newish face to Student Advice, some of you who have accessed support from Student Services at Trevin Towers or…

Increase to rail fares including Unizone and planned industrial action on Monday 8th January

Éole Wind via Compfight As you may already be aware, the cost of rail travel increased on Monday 2nd January. This is across the local network and further afield. This includes the Southern Unizone fares as follows: Weekly: £17.40 Monthly: £66.80 Quarterly: £200.40 – you can tweak the exact dates to suit each term As…

Bus fare increases announced for Brighton and Hove Buses

Students are amongst those affected by the fare increases announced by Brighton and Hove Bus company today. These increases will apply from next month and you can find the full table of amended fares here: http://www.buscms.com/BrightonBuses2016/uploadedfiles/Fares_Change.pdf In short, the 1day city’SAVER’ will increase from £3 to £3.20 and the 1day network’SAVER’ will rise from £3.30…

Are you waiting to hear about the outcome of a recent Student Support Fund application?

Students who submitted a complete application with all supporting documents and evidence on or before Monday 27th November should hear the outcome of their application by the end of this week, ie Friday 15th December. Applications are processed on the Moulsecoomb campus and the best way to check when your application was received is by checking your…

Stand up to Black Friday – 24th November 2017

Running out of money? Overwhelmed by nonsense junk in the inbox, adverts, billboards and media coverage pressuring you to buy stuff? Had enough of Black Friday already? You are not alone and there is an alternative – Buy Nothing Day #SHOPLESSLIVEMORE

Apply NOW for the Student Support Fund in order to be considered before Christmas

The Student Support Fund is one of the university hardship funds. Applications are open all year round, from September – June, and the fund is open to all Home undergrad, PGCE and postgrad students. EU undergrad students receiving the standard student finance package (eg migrant workers and long UK residents) can also apply. If you are…

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…

Paying your fees in full by 1st November? You could be entitled to claim a rebate

Did you know that the university offers a rebate scheme for students who pay their tuition fees in full by 1st November? What is it? An incentive called the Early Settlement Discount which is part of the university’s Tuition Fee Discount Schemes. Effectively it is a 5% reduction of your annual tuition fees which is applied retrospectively once you have cleared your fees for the year. Who…

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…