Category: Lifestyle

Top tips for food shopping on a student budget

Sick of cheap cardboard pizza yet? Still convincing yourself that microwave chips count as part of your daily vegetable allowance (well, they’re made of potatoes, aren’t they)? When you’re ay...

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Smart student savings for the January slump

The Christmas break is over and it’s the start of an exciting new year for university students. However, after the period of celebrations and costs such as parties, gifts, Christmas dinner,...

Festive holidays on a budget

How to enjoy Christmas on a budget

Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, winter is a great time to get together with friends and family and enjoy yourselves. It can also be an expensive time of year,...

Taste Test: 6 classic British dishes

British cuisine is a strange and mysterious thing to many international students. Why do Brits eat Yorkshire “pudding” as part of a main course? What’s a “banger”? And is there...

5 dream study spaces

Why can you never find the perfect place to study? Your room is too distracting, the café is too noisy, the library is too quiet. But what is the perfect...

5 essential student money saving tips

Now that your study abroad year is in full swing, you may find that your bank balance is starting to suffer! Money management can be a tough learning curve, but...

INTO Infographic: 10 signs that you’re an international student

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How to feel at home in your new home

You’re an international student. You’ve arrived at your Study Centre. You’ve found the library and the canteen. Now how about the business of turning your student accommodation into a new...

How to open a UK bank account

You’ve unpacked, you’ve hung out with your new classmates, you’ve had a jam-packed induction week…what now? Well, you should probably open a UK bank account (best to get the practical...