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Energy bills are about to rocket up. Will landlords or students pay the price?

24/09/26

What the 2026 National Student Money Survey says about students’ finances and what SUs need to know

16/09/26

How SUs actually won microwaves on campus – and why “health and safety” is a category, not a reason

09/09/26

24 things that MPs won’t know about when it comes to student finance

24/07/26

What do the students coming in September want and need?

22/06/26

Deposits, instalments and hardship: the full picture for home and international students

27/05/26

Comparing the financial help that universities give to students (In England)

27/05/26

The coming cost of living crisis will hit students hardest – unless SUs act now

05/05/26

Universities are curbing free food for students

04/05/26

Here’s what SUs need to know about the annual student gambling survey

10/04/26

What Cibyl’s 2025 mental health survey means for SUs

26/02/26

Graduation costs index: 2026 edition

25/02/26

Why are medical students calling for changes to maintenance loans?

12/02/26

Financial worry is now the baseline condition of being a student

02/02/26

Nom nom nom – food and belonging on campus

22/01/26

Here’s how students are spending financial support in 2025

27/11/25

International student fees and hardship – what different universities are doing

21/10/25

Everything SUs need to know from the UK Student Accommodation Report for 2025

17/10/25

What does the national student money survey say this year – and what do SUs need to know

18/09/25

“All your loan goes on rent”: what SUs need to know about Unipol’s house hunting research

07/09/25

How much money do students actually need?

14/08/25

What SUs can learn from #exceptional financial support practice

05/08/25

The hidden impact of menstruation – what SUs need to know

25/07/25

There’s a new report about what student life is like today – here’s why it’s important to SUs in planning the year ahead

03/07/25

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