Advice Centre Blog – 09/10/2024
Michelle Fisher – Adviser Money, money, money! Budgeting is simply making a plan for your money. Although I meet students who are keen, motivated and willing to do better with their money, there are very few who say, “Oh great, let’s track our spending each month against our student income”. I know. I understand […]
Changes you can achieve for students by running as an Academic Rep in your school
Rebecca Would – VP Education and Democracy Its Autumn Elections time and we are electing course reps in every single year of every single course, this means all students (including Freshers) can get involved by nominating themselves, suggesting a friend and voting! Nominate yourself now Having Course Reps, School and Department Presidents and Faculty Officers […]
Advice Centre Blog – 02/10/2024
Scam Awareness Students are often targeted by scammers trying to get either money or your personal details from you for illegal gain. Please see the bullet points below that could help towards keeping you and your information safe. Never give any passwords, banking or personal details to anyone you do not know or trust. Nobody […]
Advice Centre Blog – 24/09/2024
Who We Are Hello to everyone old and new! As it is Freshers this week we thought what better time to refresh you all on Who we are and what we do! So, who are the Advice Centre? Our team comprises of trained professionals ready to assist you with a range of concerns; from […]
Bunfight: Everything you need to know
We hope you’re looking forward to meeting all of our clubs and societies at Bunfight tomorrow! Below is some key information about the event, so make sure to read through it before you arrive. Where is the entrance to Bunfight? The entrance to Bunfight can be found around the back of Building 40 on Highfield […]
Freshers Fair: Everything you need to know
We hope you’re looking forward to Freshers Fair tomorrow! Below is some key information about the event, so make sure to read through it before you arrive. Where is the entrance to Freshers Fair? The entrance to Freshers Fair can be found around the back of Building 42 on Highfield campus, we call it the […]
Autumn Elections 2024
We are excited to announce that nominations for this year’s Autumn Elections is now open! This is your chance to nominate yourself for the positions of: Course Reps Senators Halls Officer Medicine Sustainability Faculty Officer Environment and Life Sciences PGR Officer Arts & Humanities Faculty Officer Department Presidents for the following Faculties: Archaeology Civil & […]
Transitioning to Uni…
Hi everyone, my name is Lottie, and I’m your Vice President of Welfare and Community this year. A couple of weeks ago, I asked students from a range of universities what advice they would give to new Freshers and what would have helped them to transition into university life. The results were varied, but in […]
Advice Centre Blog – 18/09/2024
Appeal Resits If you have taken resits, have been given the ratified result and you want to appeal you must do so within 5 working days from the date you received your results. You will need to fit under one of the 3 grounds permitted for Appeals. Please follow this link to the Appeal […]
Wellbeing Officer, Georgina, Shares Student Support Available
Everyone knows the importance of taking care of your mental health. But not everyone knows about the support available for when you are struggling. This blog post will hopefully provide some clarity on the services and support available while you are studying at Southampton University. Self-help Guides Firstly, the most straightforward resources available are self-help […]