Free megabus tickets

Budget coach travel provider Megabus is offering 50,000 ‘free’ one-way tickets on all of its routes in England, Scotland, Wales and Europe for travel between Tue 12 Jan and Fri 12 Feb. You’ll just need to pay a 50p booking fee per transaction, not per ticket. Megabus says there are ‘free’ seats on all of its services,…

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…

Be An Energy Shopper – Student Campaign

Throughout this week (19th – 23rd October) OFGEM, the government regulator for gas and electricity provision, is running a campaign to raise awareness about getting the best utilities deal be an energy shopper leaflet_english_updated10_14. This national campaign is specifically targeted at students living in the private rented sector who may not know about checking tariffs or switching…

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. …

Start planning your festive travel arrangements and save ££££££

The sun may still be shining and the clocks haven’t gone back yet, but the sooner you get organised with your Christmas travel arrangements, the cheaper the tickets will be. You may have only been back at uni for a matter of days, but the more money savvy amongst you will know…

Are you a continuing student repeating the academic year? If so, check your student finance award

Students who are repeating the academic year for the first time may still be eligible to receive full funding for the duration of the academic year even if they are repeating on a part time basis. However, this needs to be correctly recorded in order to receive the full funding. Log in to…

The Student Advice Service extends a warm welcome to all our new and returning students

If you have a money question – perhaps about your student finance award, planning a budget, entitlement to Bursaries or hardship funds, how to save on travel costs or choosing a bank account for example, just ask a Student Adviser. No question is too basic or too complicated and we recommend you seek the right answer from the experts….