University of Brighton Student blog & AMA
Hello! I'm Blue.
I will be on TSR every Wednesday!
I am a final year computer science student at the Uni of Brighton.
I am queer, trans and have both a physical and learning disability and would be happy to talk about my experiences studying.
I have also lived in both university halls and private accommodation.
Feel free to ask me any questions about student life!
Entries in this thread
Applicant days:what are they like?
Brighton is a top 50 city of the world!
Brighton Unibuddy Community Is now open!
University advice : What I wish I knew before uni
Budgeting and Finance: National Student Money Week
Mental Health support at Brighton:University Mental Health Day
Disabled Students Allowance : How it works
Lectures, Labs, Tutorials and Seminars:What are they?
I will be on TSR every Wednesday!
I am a final year computer science student at the Uni of Brighton.
I am queer, trans and have both a physical and learning disability and would be happy to talk about my experiences studying.
I have also lived in both university halls and private accommodation.
Feel free to ask me any questions about student life!
Entries in this thread
Applicant days:what are they like?
Brighton is a top 50 city of the world!
Brighton Unibuddy Community Is now open!
University advice : What I wish I knew before uni
Budgeting and Finance: National Student Money Week
Mental Health support at Brighton:University Mental Health Day
Disabled Students Allowance : How it works
Lectures, Labs, Tutorials and Seminars:What are they?
(edited 9 months ago)
Reply 1
What are applicant days like?
Hi! My name is Blue and im a Final year Computer Science student at the University of Brighton. As application deadlines are nearing, universities may be advertising their applicant days soon.
When i was applying I had no idea what and applicant day even was!
After I had applied to brighton I got invited to join an applicant day. It took place around March. This gave me a second chance to ask question to the lecturers and current students and more seriously compare it to other universities I was considering.
I'd thought i could give y'all some advice and things I wish I knew when attending applicant days
Some of the events that I did at my applicant day were:
Tips for a successful applicant day
Before the day,think about what is important for you in a university. For example;
Think about what questions you may want to ask the lecturers and the students. Below are a few that I asked that helped me make a decision.
How is the course structured- how many hours are you timetalbed in per week, how is this split up each day, how much of that time is lectures, labs/tutorials or any other teaching styles
How is the course taught - what do the lectures look like? is there required readings before (some unis do what is called flipped learning where you learn the material at home and then it is recaped in lectures.)
How is the course assessed- think about what works better for you exams or coursework, what do the exams and coursework look like e.g. multiple choice exams, reports etc.
What support systems are in place- for both struggling in work and mental health support. Its better to know and not need them thanneed them and or not need.
Disability & dyslexia support- If you need this its a good idea to ask at this point. Ask about their Learning support plan system and what supports they offer.
Career prospects and support finding jobs- for most people the goal of going to uni is to get a good job so this is kinda important 🤣 Career/employment teams are helpful for both in uni, where they can help find part time jobs and placements, as well as for help finding a job after graduation.
What other things are offered, talk to the students union, not only are they your voice if you choose to study there they also organise a lot of interesting events and societies. Brighton has give-it-a-go events at the beginning of each semester and has tons of societies
Finally think about any course specific questions you may have, for example for me that was what coding languages and softwares the university used.
Applicant days give you another opportunity to look at accomodations more seriously. Take this time to actually consider if you could see yourself living there for 9-10 months as well as if you could afford it. The nicest brand new ensuite flat may be nice but if it means only eating pot noodles every day it may not be worth it.🤣
Another good thing is that you have the opportunity to look round the city you'd be studying in. One of the bigger things i considered when choosing a uni was how much i liked the city and could see myself living.I would be living here for 3 years minimum and want permanently move there so this was very important. Think about things that are important to you in a place for example;
Even if you don't have the opportunity to look round the city there are tons of youtube videos showing the best of the best in the cities and these are a great resource! (For example the video below from brighton)
I hope this helped anyone!
If you've applied for Brighton our applicant days are now open! You can find which day it is for your course and book here.
Good luck to everyone!
Blue- TSR Student Ambassador
Hi! My name is Blue and im a Final year Computer Science student at the University of Brighton. As application deadlines are nearing, universities may be advertising their applicant days soon.
When i was applying I had no idea what and applicant day even was!
After I had applied to brighton I got invited to join an applicant day. It took place around March. This gave me a second chance to ask question to the lecturers and current students and more seriously compare it to other universities I was considering.
I'd thought i could give y'all some advice and things I wish I knew when attending applicant days
Some of the events that I did at my applicant day were:
•
Subjects sessions- this is a talk from a lecturer about the course and gave me the chance to talk to lecturers and current students and ask them all of my questions, sometimes you get to see final yr students dissertation work which was helpful to see what the end results of my education could be!
•
Campus tour- You get to see all of the facilities the uni offers normally from the perspective of a student themselves. These are also great for learning where things are a bit (which helped me not feel so lost once i started at the uni)
•
Talk to different teams- a lot of other teams attend these open days such as the fees and finance team and the accommodation teams.
Tips for a successful applicant day
Before the day,think about what is important for you in a university. For example;
•
Student life- do you want a uni that has a big clubbing and drinking culture or not
•
Grad outcomes- how many students go on to be employed after they graduate?
•
Value add- The difference between students degree results and their entry qualifications. This shows how effectively the university teaches. (Brighton is in the top 20 of universities for value added!)
How is the course structured- how many hours are you timetalbed in per week, how is this split up each day, how much of that time is lectures, labs/tutorials or any other teaching styles
How is the course taught - what do the lectures look like? is there required readings before (some unis do what is called flipped learning where you learn the material at home and then it is recaped in lectures.)
How is the course assessed- think about what works better for you exams or coursework, what do the exams and coursework look like e.g. multiple choice exams, reports etc.
What support systems are in place- for both struggling in work and mental health support. Its better to know and not need them thanneed them and or not need.
Disability & dyslexia support- If you need this its a good idea to ask at this point. Ask about their Learning support plan system and what supports they offer.
Career prospects and support finding jobs- for most people the goal of going to uni is to get a good job so this is kinda important 🤣 Career/employment teams are helpful for both in uni, where they can help find part time jobs and placements, as well as for help finding a job after graduation.
What other things are offered, talk to the students union, not only are they your voice if you choose to study there they also organise a lot of interesting events and societies. Brighton has give-it-a-go events at the beginning of each semester and has tons of societies
Finally think about any course specific questions you may have, for example for me that was what coding languages and softwares the university used.
Applicant days give you another opportunity to look at accomodations more seriously. Take this time to actually consider if you could see yourself living there for 9-10 months as well as if you could afford it. The nicest brand new ensuite flat may be nice but if it means only eating pot noodles every day it may not be worth it.🤣
Another good thing is that you have the opportunity to look round the city you'd be studying in. One of the bigger things i considered when choosing a uni was how much i liked the city and could see myself living.I would be living here for 3 years minimum and want permanently move there so this was very important. Think about things that are important to you in a place for example;
•
if you like sports, where are the closest gyms/swimming pools/other sports places
•
if you like music,shows, comedy,theatre etc what are the venues like nearby what are the prices like, what events does the city have (not to boast but the brighton fringe is pretty good if i say so myself)
•
if you like nature/hiking/outdoorsy stuff how far away would this be from you? you don't want to love the sea and move somewhere landlocked or love the concrete jungle and move to the middle of nowhere.
I hope this helped anyone!
If you've applied for Brighton our applicant days are now open! You can find which day it is for your course and book here.
Good luck to everyone!
Blue- TSR Student Ambassador
Reply 2
Brighton is in the top 50 cities of the world!
The definitive annual list is published every year, based on feedback from 18k city-dwellers across the globe on key aspects of city life such as food, nightlife, culture, affordability, happiness, and overall atmosphere.
Brighton is ranked 34th and was the third highest ranking uk city! It is also the second-most walkable city! (and our buses are pretty good in my opinion)
Time Out stated that “Brighton has essentially plucked all the important parts of a sprawling cosmopolitan metropolis (connections to London in under an hour, an array of properly excellent restaurants, energetic late-night spots) and paired it with the easy-breezy beachy attitude to life that makes you feel welcome in an instant.”
The beach was praised for its ‘standout restaurants’, ‘buzzy bars’ and ‘new active venues’, meanwhile the food scene was lauded as being one ‘where diners can also enjoy DJs, dancefloors and cocktails, all in one place.’
North Laine was also praised for its ‘hippy-esque beating heart’ and ‘city-wide passion for sustainability, emphasised through everything from vegetarian eateries such as Iydea to homeware shops like Dowse.’
In my opinion, Brighton is the perfect mix of busy and quiet. The city centre always has some even going on, We have the lanes which are very popular (as mentioned above ) which is one of my favourite parts of the city. In the summer as well as holidays brighton becomes quite a tourist spot however, If you go a bit out of the centre were surrounded by a lot of nature and fields. I enjoy photography and my favourite spot is along the seafront, you get a bit of everything from the sea, to modern and traditional buildings as well as a bit of wildlife in the form of seagulls. Places like the south downs are amazing for nature photography.
We also have the amex stadium a short bus or train journey away which is home to the Brighton and Hove Albion! A lot of pubs show the league games, including our student union bar.
What values for the city you want to study in are important to you? I can almost guarantee that brighton meets it!
Blue- TSR Student Ambassador
The definitive annual list is published every year, based on feedback from 18k city-dwellers across the globe on key aspects of city life such as food, nightlife, culture, affordability, happiness, and overall atmosphere.
Brighton is ranked 34th and was the third highest ranking uk city! It is also the second-most walkable city! (and our buses are pretty good in my opinion)
Time Out stated that “Brighton has essentially plucked all the important parts of a sprawling cosmopolitan metropolis (connections to London in under an hour, an array of properly excellent restaurants, energetic late-night spots) and paired it with the easy-breezy beachy attitude to life that makes you feel welcome in an instant.”
The beach was praised for its ‘standout restaurants’, ‘buzzy bars’ and ‘new active venues’, meanwhile the food scene was lauded as being one ‘where diners can also enjoy DJs, dancefloors and cocktails, all in one place.’
North Laine was also praised for its ‘hippy-esque beating heart’ and ‘city-wide passion for sustainability, emphasised through everything from vegetarian eateries such as Iydea to homeware shops like Dowse.’
In my opinion, Brighton is the perfect mix of busy and quiet. The city centre always has some even going on, We have the lanes which are very popular (as mentioned above ) which is one of my favourite parts of the city. In the summer as well as holidays brighton becomes quite a tourist spot however, If you go a bit out of the centre were surrounded by a lot of nature and fields. I enjoy photography and my favourite spot is along the seafront, you get a bit of everything from the sea, to modern and traditional buildings as well as a bit of wildlife in the form of seagulls. Places like the south downs are amazing for nature photography.
We also have the amex stadium a short bus or train journey away which is home to the Brighton and Hove Albion! A lot of pubs show the league games, including our student union bar.
What values for the city you want to study in are important to you? I can almost guarantee that brighton meets it!
Blue- TSR Student Ambassador
Reply 3
Original post
by UniOfBrightonRepWhat are applicant days like?
Hi! My name is Blue and im a Final year Computer Science student at the University of Brighton. As application deadlines are nearing, universities may be advertising their applicant days soon.
When i was applying I had no idea what and applicant day even was!
After I had applied to brighton I got invited to join an applicant day. It took place around March. This gave me a second chance to ask question to the lecturers and current students and more seriously compare it to other universities I was considering.
I'd thought i could give y'all some advice and things I wish I knew when attending applicant days
Some of the events that I did at my applicant day were:Tips for a successful applicant day
Before the day,think about what is important for you in a university. For example;Think about what questions you may want to ask the lecturers and the students. Below are a few that I asked that helped me make a decision.
How is the course structured- how many hours are you timetalbed in per week, how is this split up each day, how much of that time is lectures, labs/tutorials or any other teaching styles
How is the course taught - what do the lectures look like? is there required readings before (some unis do what is called flipped learning where you learn the material at home and then it is recaped in lectures.)
How is the course assessed- think about what works better for you exams or coursework, what do the exams and coursework look like e.g. multiple choice exams, reports etc.
What support systems are in place- for both struggling in work and mental health support. Its better to know and not need them thanneed them and or not need.
Disability & dyslexia support- If you need this its a good idea to ask at this point. Ask about their Learning support plan system and what supports they offer.
Career prospects and support finding jobs- for most people the goal of going to uni is to get a good job so this is kinda important 🤣 Career/employment teams are helpful for both in uni, where they can help find part time jobs and placements, as well as for help finding a job after graduation.
What other things are offered, talk to the students union, not only are they your voice if you choose to study there they also organise a lot of interesting events and societies. Brighton has give-it-a-go events at the beginning of each semester and has tons of societies
Finally think about any course specific questions you may have, for example for me that was what coding languages and softwares the university used.
Applicant days give you another opportunity to look at accomodations more seriously. Take this time to actually consider if you could see yourself living there for 9-10 months as well as if you could afford it. The nicest brand new ensuite flat may be nice but if it means only eating pot noodles every day it may not be worth it.🤣
Another good thing is that you have the opportunity to look round the city you'd be studying in. One of the bigger things i considered when choosing a uni was how much i liked the city and could see myself living.I would be living here for 3 years minimum and want permanently move there so this was very important. Think about things that are important to you in a place for example; Even if you don't have the opportunity to look round the city there are tons of youtube videos showing the best of the best in the cities and these are a great resource! (For example the video below from brighton)I hope this helped anyone!
If you've applied for Brighton our applicant days are now open! You can find which day it is for your course and book here.
Good luck to everyone!
Blue- TSR Student Ambassador
Hi! My name is Blue and im a Final year Computer Science student at the University of Brighton. As application deadlines are nearing, universities may be advertising their applicant days soon.
When i was applying I had no idea what and applicant day even was!
After I had applied to brighton I got invited to join an applicant day. It took place around March. This gave me a second chance to ask question to the lecturers and current students and more seriously compare it to other universities I was considering.
I'd thought i could give y'all some advice and things I wish I knew when attending applicant days
Some of the events that I did at my applicant day were:
•
Subjects sessions- this is a talk from a lecturer about the course and gave me the chance to talk to lecturers and current students and ask them all of my questions, sometimes you get to see final yr students dissertation work which was helpful to see what the end results of my education could be!
•
Campus tour- You get to see all of the facilities the uni offers normally from the perspective of a student themselves. These are also great for learning where things are a bit (which helped me not feel so lost once i started at the uni)
•
Talk to different teams- a lot of other teams attend these open days such as the fees and finance team and the accommodation teams.
Before the day,think about what is important for you in a university. For example;
•
Student life- do you want a uni that has a big clubbing and drinking culture or not
•
Grad outcomes- how many students go on to be employed after they graduate?
•
Value add- The difference between students degree results and their entry qualifications. This shows how effectively the university teaches. (Brighton is in the top 20 of universities for value added!)
How is the course structured- how many hours are you timetalbed in per week, how is this split up each day, how much of that time is lectures, labs/tutorials or any other teaching styles
How is the course taught - what do the lectures look like? is there required readings before (some unis do what is called flipped learning where you learn the material at home and then it is recaped in lectures.)
How is the course assessed- think about what works better for you exams or coursework, what do the exams and coursework look like e.g. multiple choice exams, reports etc.
What support systems are in place- for both struggling in work and mental health support. Its better to know and not need them thanneed them and or not need.
Disability & dyslexia support- If you need this its a good idea to ask at this point. Ask about their Learning support plan system and what supports they offer.
Career prospects and support finding jobs- for most people the goal of going to uni is to get a good job so this is kinda important 🤣 Career/employment teams are helpful for both in uni, where they can help find part time jobs and placements, as well as for help finding a job after graduation.
What other things are offered, talk to the students union, not only are they your voice if you choose to study there they also organise a lot of interesting events and societies. Brighton has give-it-a-go events at the beginning of each semester and has tons of societies
Finally think about any course specific questions you may have, for example for me that was what coding languages and softwares the university used.
Applicant days give you another opportunity to look at accomodations more seriously. Take this time to actually consider if you could see yourself living there for 9-10 months as well as if you could afford it. The nicest brand new ensuite flat may be nice but if it means only eating pot noodles every day it may not be worth it.🤣
Another good thing is that you have the opportunity to look round the city you'd be studying in. One of the bigger things i considered when choosing a uni was how much i liked the city and could see myself living.I would be living here for 3 years minimum and want permanently move there so this was very important. Think about things that are important to you in a place for example;
•
if you like sports, where are the closest gyms/swimming pools/other sports places
•
if you like music,shows, comedy,theatre etc what are the venues like nearby what are the prices like, what events does the city have (not to boast but the brighton fringe is pretty good if i say so myself)
•
if you like nature/hiking/outdoorsy stuff how far away would this be from you? you don't want to love the sea and move somewhere landlocked or love the concrete jungle and move to the middle of nowhere.
If you've applied for Brighton our applicant days are now open! You can find which day it is for your course and book here.
Good luck to everyone!
Blue- TSR Student Ambassador
Great news for people who can't make it to brighton for an in-person applicant day. We also have online events!
We have 2 days for our subject QnAs.
Wednesday 26 February 2025, 4–5pm
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School of Business and Law
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School of Applied Sciences
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School of Education, Sport and Health Sciences
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School of Art and Media
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School of Humanities and Social Sciences
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School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering
And we have a student support QnA on Wednesday 5 March 2025, 4–5pm
The advertised topics of discussion are:
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admissions
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accommodation
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careers
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employability and volunteering
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disability and learning support
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international student support
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student money advice
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student life, Sport Brighton and Brighton Students’ Union
If you are considering travelling to one of our in person applicant days, you may be eligible for financial support for travel to applicant days which may help you!
I hope this helps anyone and good luck on all of your applications!
Blue - TSR student ambassador
Reply 4
Hiya! as i'm in my final semester now i've thought it might be a good idea to start using this also as a blog/GYG/way to keep me accountable 🤣 I also think that for prospective or new sutudents seeing what its like at the end of a degree is a good idea. When i applied i didn't even think about what it would be like at the end of my first year nevertheless at the end of my final year!
I'm planning on writing these on wednesdays so its gonna be a weird structure of thur-wed instead of mon-sun.
Just a bit of context I'm studying comp sci 🥸 with a sort of not official specialisation in software eng (i did not realise brighton had a software eng course until second year 🤦 so i've just been choosing my modules as if i was doing this course)
This week:
Lessons have started for the final semester and things are starting to set in! I have 2 modules + my final yr project (sometimes called dissertation).
All of my modules are coursework which is great for me! i do a lot better on coursework than exams. in my first year there were 2 or 3 exams and last year i had one so i'm very happy.
One of my modules is to develop a mobile app + write a report about the development and the other is to write a report/essay mix. The develop + report coursework is very typical of this course so i'm very confident in doing them at this point. i'm not as confident in the essays, as i've only done a few of them. I met up with my course mates in my lectures and labs as well! one of them i haven't seen since the end of last semester so it was nice to see her again.
My final year project has lectures every so often so i havent had one of them yet. I need to organise a meeting with my supervisor as the sem has started now but i want to get a little bit more done of my project first. I got feedback on my interim report which basically said I need to redo the analysis of my references so I want to have at least one reference redone to check with him.
I spent the weekend applying to part time jobs for now and to maybe continue once i graduate until i either do a masters or get a grad job.
I didn't really do much monday apart from cleaning my flat. oh! I also bought a second hand CD player so i decided to burn some cds of albums that dont have cd versions as well as my top 50 from spotify's wrapped for each year i've had spotify which i really enjoyed doing, i felt quite nostalgic having all these cds again!
My mobile dev app lecture this week was about deciding what to do for my coursework and my lecturer said my idea had a lot of potential which is super good! This module also has the lectures uploaded before the actual lecture so i want to start watching them beforehand to help me understand what is going on more.
All my mates got their marks back for a module that i didn't do so now i'm just waiting patiently for my lecturer to get back, i wasn't too confident on that module as its a topic i don't enjoy because i've always found it hard but fingers crossed!
My plan for the next 7 days is to do some work on my Final year project and book a meeting with my supervisor as well as keeping on top of my other modules.
I'm planning on writing these on wednesdays so its gonna be a weird structure of thur-wed instead of mon-sun.
Just a bit of context I'm studying comp sci 🥸 with a sort of not official specialisation in software eng (i did not realise brighton had a software eng course until second year 🤦 so i've just been choosing my modules as if i was doing this course)
This week:
Lessons have started for the final semester and things are starting to set in! I have 2 modules + my final yr project (sometimes called dissertation).
All of my modules are coursework which is great for me! i do a lot better on coursework than exams. in my first year there were 2 or 3 exams and last year i had one so i'm very happy.
One of my modules is to develop a mobile app + write a report about the development and the other is to write a report/essay mix. The develop + report coursework is very typical of this course so i'm very confident in doing them at this point. i'm not as confident in the essays, as i've only done a few of them. I met up with my course mates in my lectures and labs as well! one of them i haven't seen since the end of last semester so it was nice to see her again.
My final year project has lectures every so often so i havent had one of them yet. I need to organise a meeting with my supervisor as the sem has started now but i want to get a little bit more done of my project first. I got feedback on my interim report which basically said I need to redo the analysis of my references so I want to have at least one reference redone to check with him.
I spent the weekend applying to part time jobs for now and to maybe continue once i graduate until i either do a masters or get a grad job.
I didn't really do much monday apart from cleaning my flat. oh! I also bought a second hand CD player so i decided to burn some cds of albums that dont have cd versions as well as my top 50 from spotify's wrapped for each year i've had spotify which i really enjoyed doing, i felt quite nostalgic having all these cds again!
My mobile dev app lecture this week was about deciding what to do for my coursework and my lecturer said my idea had a lot of potential which is super good! This module also has the lectures uploaded before the actual lecture so i want to start watching them beforehand to help me understand what is going on more.
All my mates got their marks back for a module that i didn't do so now i'm just waiting patiently for my lecturer to get back, i wasn't too confident on that module as its a topic i don't enjoy because i've always found it hard but fingers crossed!
My plan for the next 7 days is to do some work on my Final year project and book a meeting with my supervisor as well as keeping on top of my other modules.
Reply 5
Great News!
The University of Brighton's 2025 Unibuddy Community is opening today!
If you are an offer holder over the next few weeks you should receive an email letting you know you can join our offer holder community and the link to join!
This is a great place to meet fellow students that will starting here at Brighton in 2025. We have group chats for each 'school' of study to find people on the same or similar course to you as well as chats for hobbies and identities such as Music,Gym or reading or LGBTQ+ , African or Neurodiverse!
You can also set up your own chats for other interests and hobbies. Last year I saw a chat for swifties and harries!
The platform is moderated by staff and student ambassadors to ensure your safety and can answer any questions that fellow students may not know. You may even see me on there!
Make sure to keep and eye out on the Updates page on the unibuddy community. Its a great place to get the most recent information in the run up to the start of term including things like events taking place.
I cant wait to see all you offer holders over on the unibuddy community!
Blue- TSR Student Ambassador
The University of Brighton's 2025 Unibuddy Community is opening today!
If you are an offer holder over the next few weeks you should receive an email letting you know you can join our offer holder community and the link to join!
This is a great place to meet fellow students that will starting here at Brighton in 2025. We have group chats for each 'school' of study to find people on the same or similar course to you as well as chats for hobbies and identities such as Music,Gym or reading or LGBTQ+ , African or Neurodiverse!
You can also set up your own chats for other interests and hobbies. Last year I saw a chat for swifties and harries!
The platform is moderated by staff and student ambassadors to ensure your safety and can answer any questions that fellow students may not know. You may even see me on there!
Make sure to keep and eye out on the Updates page on the unibuddy community. Its a great place to get the most recent information in the run up to the start of term including things like events taking place.
I cant wait to see all you offer holders over on the unibuddy community!
Blue- TSR Student Ambassador
Reply 6
5 things I wish I knew before I started uni
Hi guys! I thought today i would share 5 things that i wish i knew before i started uni.
1) How to cook my fav meals
To be honest learning how to cook full stop. I learnt how to cook meals that i enjoyed and knew were easy to make and could be frozen /meal prepped. For me that was a base sauce that could have items added to it to make it fit lots of different meals, ciabatta pizza, and a soup. I also learnt how to cook various vegetables eg steaming and boiling. This helped me so much not only save money as i could cook at home but also i knew the basics of cooking and if i wanted to try a new recipe i knew how to do most of the things. even just learning the basics of how the cook pasta is a lifesaver, i've heard the stories of people setting fire to pasta as they didnt know it needed water to boil!🤣
2) Consider your note taking setup and set it up
Uni is a lot more information and lecture based learning than at sixth form or college and i needed to actually make notes, especially for exam based modules. I didn't really consider how i was going to keep track of and make my notes at all. Its also a good idea to try and set up they system before lectures start so your not stressing about it.
Most students use laptops or tablets in lectures what app and system they use depends on a lot of things.
Personally i do think one note is the best all-purpose option. you can set it up to do loads of different styles of note taking and can be used on laptops and tablets so major bonus!!
I had tried obsidian as well which is really cool especially if your doing a subject where the topics refer to each other a lot as their linking system is really interesting.
Google docs with their new tabs system i imagine would be really helpful in organising notes by lectures in one big doc
3) Start your work when you get it- little and often is better than pulling all nighters.
Too many a time i have not started my coursework or revising until im staying up all night to get it done before the deadline. Little and often if for sure the way to go. i know tis said a lot but it really is important to make sure your not stressing all the time.
4) Create a realistic schedule.
You cant really choose your uni timetable but you can create a schedule around i that works best for you. its important to include household tasks like cleaning laundry cooking food. What i would do is the day i did my laundry i would also do my meal prep as whilst i'm waiting and once a week , onr every other week during exam season i would try and do a bigger clean of my room that way it is easier to keep on top of. choosing a day to go food shopping as well is a good idea!when you add that with meal prepping, you can choose what your going to eat for the week/next 2 weeks and go into the shop with a list which stops you buying unnecessary stuff!
5) Unibuddy community!
Technically this wasn't an option for me but now that it is i wish i did!
The unibuddy community is a uni moderated platform to meet other offer holders that will be in your cohort. Depending on the uni it may be set up differently but it generally has channels to ask questions to staff and students or to meet students with similar hobbies, interest or those on your course!
The University of Brighton's 2025 Unibuddy Community is open!
If you are an offer holder over the next few weeks you should receive an email letting you know you can join our offer holder community and the link to join!
I wish i had this before I joined, I found it quite difficult to meet people before I joined especially people who i was similar to.
I hope this helps anyone! If anybody has any questions, feel free to ask!
Blue - TSR Student Ambassador
Hi guys! I thought today i would share 5 things that i wish i knew before i started uni.
1) How to cook my fav meals
To be honest learning how to cook full stop. I learnt how to cook meals that i enjoyed and knew were easy to make and could be frozen /meal prepped. For me that was a base sauce that could have items added to it to make it fit lots of different meals, ciabatta pizza, and a soup. I also learnt how to cook various vegetables eg steaming and boiling. This helped me so much not only save money as i could cook at home but also i knew the basics of cooking and if i wanted to try a new recipe i knew how to do most of the things. even just learning the basics of how the cook pasta is a lifesaver, i've heard the stories of people setting fire to pasta as they didnt know it needed water to boil!🤣
2) Consider your note taking setup and set it up
Uni is a lot more information and lecture based learning than at sixth form or college and i needed to actually make notes, especially for exam based modules. I didn't really consider how i was going to keep track of and make my notes at all. Its also a good idea to try and set up they system before lectures start so your not stressing about it.
Most students use laptops or tablets in lectures what app and system they use depends on a lot of things.
Personally i do think one note is the best all-purpose option. you can set it up to do loads of different styles of note taking and can be used on laptops and tablets so major bonus!!
I had tried obsidian as well which is really cool especially if your doing a subject where the topics refer to each other a lot as their linking system is really interesting.
Google docs with their new tabs system i imagine would be really helpful in organising notes by lectures in one big doc
3) Start your work when you get it- little and often is better than pulling all nighters.
Too many a time i have not started my coursework or revising until im staying up all night to get it done before the deadline. Little and often if for sure the way to go. i know tis said a lot but it really is important to make sure your not stressing all the time.
4) Create a realistic schedule.
You cant really choose your uni timetable but you can create a schedule around i that works best for you. its important to include household tasks like cleaning laundry cooking food. What i would do is the day i did my laundry i would also do my meal prep as whilst i'm waiting and once a week , onr every other week during exam season i would try and do a bigger clean of my room that way it is easier to keep on top of. choosing a day to go food shopping as well is a good idea!when you add that with meal prepping, you can choose what your going to eat for the week/next 2 weeks and go into the shop with a list which stops you buying unnecessary stuff!
5) Unibuddy community!
Technically this wasn't an option for me but now that it is i wish i did!
The unibuddy community is a uni moderated platform to meet other offer holders that will be in your cohort. Depending on the uni it may be set up differently but it generally has channels to ask questions to staff and students or to meet students with similar hobbies, interest or those on your course!
The University of Brighton's 2025 Unibuddy Community is open!
If you are an offer holder over the next few weeks you should receive an email letting you know you can join our offer holder community and the link to join!
I wish i had this before I joined, I found it quite difficult to meet people before I joined especially people who i was similar to.
I hope this helps anyone! If anybody has any questions, feel free to ask!
Blue - TSR Student Ambassador
Reply 7
Budgeting and Finance: National Student Money Week
Hi Guys! As its National Student Money Week I thought i could share some info about finance and budgeting at uni!
Student finance comes in 2 parts: tuition and maintenance
tution you don't see at all. It goes straight to the uni.
Maintenance you get 3 times a year around september,january and april
The maintenance loan is based on your household income you can calculate how much you may receive per year here
Most of the time this will not fully cover your living expenses such as accommodation, food, travel etc. Therefore most students have to supplement their income in some way
Brighton offers financial support for first years through Brighton Boost
Eligibility is based on your postcode you can check this at the link above.
You could get up to £1750 towards accom or £750 towards travel in your first year!
You can also get student bus tickets, which save some money as well as week , month and 3 month tickets to save even more money if you are travelling by bus most days of a week.
For rail travel, getting the 16-25 railcard saves 33% on tickets. I got mine through Santander's student bank account for free which was a bonus. I've saved so much more than its worth even if i bought it and ii will 100% be buying it once mine expires. Booking in advance is also a great way to save money.
Southern rail also offers a unizone ticket, though you can only get this through physical tickets and buying them at the station.
The non financial aspect of Brighton Boost is open to all students! this includes the careers hub/careers connect.
Careers connect is a collection of jobs including internships, placements grad jobs as well as part time jobs both in and out of uni.
Another great idea for jobs is to work as a student ambassador. Brightons student ambassador pays really well, better than a lot of part time jobs, though consistent weekly jobs are not very common. You could also work in the cafes, or shops in the campus. These are a great option as the staff are aware and accommodating of when you might need less hours due to uni
Budgeting Tips
To calculate your budget
If whats going out is more than what's going in look at what stuff you can reduce in your budget (eg spend less for nights out or no ordering takeout)
My big tip is to meal plan. Plan enough meals for the next week or 2 then write a shopping list based on that, buy as much as you can from the savers options at grocery stores. going a step further bring your own lunches to uni instead of buying food here (that being said our food is really good and pretty affordable!)
I hope this information helps anyone! Feel free to ask any questions
Blue- TSR Student Ambassador
Hi Guys! As its National Student Money Week I thought i could share some info about finance and budgeting at uni!
Student finance comes in 2 parts: tuition and maintenance
tution you don't see at all. It goes straight to the uni.
Maintenance you get 3 times a year around september,january and april
The maintenance loan is based on your household income you can calculate how much you may receive per year here
Most of the time this will not fully cover your living expenses such as accommodation, food, travel etc. Therefore most students have to supplement their income in some way
Brighton offers financial support for first years through Brighton Boost
Eligibility is based on your postcode you can check this at the link above.
You could get up to £1750 towards accom or £750 towards travel in your first year!
You can also get student bus tickets, which save some money as well as week , month and 3 month tickets to save even more money if you are travelling by bus most days of a week.
For rail travel, getting the 16-25 railcard saves 33% on tickets. I got mine through Santander's student bank account for free which was a bonus. I've saved so much more than its worth even if i bought it and ii will 100% be buying it once mine expires. Booking in advance is also a great way to save money.
Southern rail also offers a unizone ticket, though you can only get this through physical tickets and buying them at the station.
The non financial aspect of Brighton Boost is open to all students! this includes the careers hub/careers connect.
Careers connect is a collection of jobs including internships, placements grad jobs as well as part time jobs both in and out of uni.
Another great idea for jobs is to work as a student ambassador. Brightons student ambassador pays really well, better than a lot of part time jobs, though consistent weekly jobs are not very common. You could also work in the cafes, or shops in the campus. These are a great option as the staff are aware and accommodating of when you might need less hours due to uni
Budgeting Tips
To calculate your budget
1.
calculate your income (maintenance loan, job, money from family)
2.
calculate your essential outgoings that don't change ie rent and bills
3.
look at how much currently spending on other essential outgoings ie food travel laundry
4.
calculate how much you spend on leisure eg entertainment and nights out.
My big tip is to meal plan. Plan enough meals for the next week or 2 then write a shopping list based on that, buy as much as you can from the savers options at grocery stores. going a step further bring your own lunches to uni instead of buying food here (that being said our food is really good and pretty affordable!)
I hope this information helps anyone! Feel free to ask any questions
Blue- TSR Student Ambassador
Reply 8
Hi guys!
Tomorrow is Student minds University Mental health day!
I thought id talk about what the uni of brighton is doing to celebrate as well as what supports we offer year round!
This year we are hosting dog walks for each campus helping our students enhance their physical and mental wellbeing. Its proven that going on walks helps your wellbeing so much and adding cute dogs to the mix doesn't make anything worse!
We are also hosting Happy cafe's where students can relax, partake in some crafts, chat, write and even get a free gift on each campus.
The design and Architecture Student Society are hosting a University Mental health day collaging event!
We are also hosting some free training events for our students on how to support friends experiencing mental health difficulties.
The student support and guidance tutors have created an outreach stand to bridge the gap between students and asking for help when needed. SSGTs are dedicated to supporting you with any issues that might be impacting your studies, your wellbeing, and your experience with us. SSGTs will listen to your concerns, talk through your options and may direct you to specialist services across the university. SSGTs are one of our students first points of contact for pretty much any concern a student may have. Such as:
Year round, we have the SSGTs as well as the disability and learning support team who are here to support our students with a wide range of disabilities, including mental health conditions. There are many ways different types of support available, including specialist equipment, mentoring, and help with costs arising from their disabilities. We also have counselling services for students if needs be.
Tomorrow is Student minds University Mental health day!
I thought id talk about what the uni of brighton is doing to celebrate as well as what supports we offer year round!
This year we are hosting dog walks for each campus helping our students enhance their physical and mental wellbeing. Its proven that going on walks helps your wellbeing so much and adding cute dogs to the mix doesn't make anything worse!
We are also hosting Happy cafe's where students can relax, partake in some crafts, chat, write and even get a free gift on each campus.
The design and Architecture Student Society are hosting a University Mental health day collaging event!
We are also hosting some free training events for our students on how to support friends experiencing mental health difficulties.
The student support and guidance tutors have created an outreach stand to bridge the gap between students and asking for help when needed. SSGTs are dedicated to supporting you with any issues that might be impacting your studies, your wellbeing, and your experience with us. SSGTs will listen to your concerns, talk through your options and may direct you to specialist services across the university. SSGTs are one of our students first points of contact for pretty much any concern a student may have. Such as:
•
health, wellbeing and self-care
•
anxiety and stress-related issues
•
Additional Considerations applications and processes
•
motivation, procrastination and time-management
•
isolation, loneliness and homesickness
•
accommodation issues
•
difficulties with your course – guidance on intermission, transfers and withdrawal
•
discrimination, bullying and harassment - reporting and support.
Year round, we have the SSGTs as well as the disability and learning support team who are here to support our students with a wide range of disabilities, including mental health conditions. There are many ways different types of support available, including specialist equipment, mentoring, and help with costs arising from their disabilities. We also have counselling services for students if needs be.
Reply 9
Hi everyone!
Student finance (SFE) is now open to applications! You can apply without receiving all your offers or deciding which uni you want to attend. You can always edit your SFE application at a later date.
An important part of finance for students with disabilities is the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA). This is a non-repayable allowance to help cover the cost of study related accommodations.
It can help pay for a lot of things such as interpreters study supports, travel reimbursement as well as specialist equipment and a laptop.
To be eligible you must be classified as disabled under the 2010 equality act. This includes learning difficulties, mental health and long term health conditions.
The first step to applying is to gather your evidence. For disabilities, long term health conditions or mental health conditions you will need to get a medical professional (e.g. your gp) to fill in the disability evidence form found on the government's website. This can cost some money to get your gp to fill this out unfortunately. For learning disabilities, a copy of your diagnostic assessment will suffice.
As I have both a physical and learning disability i provided both my dyspraxia diagnosis letter and the form from the gp. You can either post, email or upload to your student finance account this evidence.
You will then have a study needs assessment, this is where an assessor will discuss with you what supports they can offer you. This is a very low stakes assessment, you will have already provided the evidence these people want to help you as much as they can.
By 6 weeks you will get confirmation of whether your application was successful but it can take up to 14 weeks to get your support in place.
If you are offered a laptop, there will be a required payment of £200 towards it, but these laptops are worth a lot more than that and are made sure that they are suitable for your course. If you come from a low income household after you are enrolled at brighton you can claim back this cost.
One of the things I was offered was a study support tutor. She was really helpful in helping me gain the skills I needed and keeping me motivated as well as helping me start tasks i was struggling to start. I had a meeting with her once a week. I was also offered specialist software like Glean for notetaking and Global Tasks for helping me stay organised.
What you get will be personalised to you and your needs and struggles, so no two students DSA results will be the same.
Once you have enrolled at uni you can also apply for a Learning Support Plan, where a member of the disability and learning support team will have an informal chat with you and work out what supports we offer such as extensions on coursework, accommodations in exams, the right to record lectures etc. The LSP team will try and give you the most support possible.
I hope this helps anyone! if you have more questions about the DSA feel free to ask here or contact [email protected] for more support.
Student finance (SFE) is now open to applications! You can apply without receiving all your offers or deciding which uni you want to attend. You can always edit your SFE application at a later date.
An important part of finance for students with disabilities is the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA). This is a non-repayable allowance to help cover the cost of study related accommodations.
It can help pay for a lot of things such as interpreters study supports, travel reimbursement as well as specialist equipment and a laptop.
To be eligible you must be classified as disabled under the 2010 equality act. This includes learning difficulties, mental health and long term health conditions.
The first step to applying is to gather your evidence. For disabilities, long term health conditions or mental health conditions you will need to get a medical professional (e.g. your gp) to fill in the disability evidence form found on the government's website. This can cost some money to get your gp to fill this out unfortunately. For learning disabilities, a copy of your diagnostic assessment will suffice.
As I have both a physical and learning disability i provided both my dyspraxia diagnosis letter and the form from the gp. You can either post, email or upload to your student finance account this evidence.
You will then have a study needs assessment, this is where an assessor will discuss with you what supports they can offer you. This is a very low stakes assessment, you will have already provided the evidence these people want to help you as much as they can.
By 6 weeks you will get confirmation of whether your application was successful but it can take up to 14 weeks to get your support in place.
If you are offered a laptop, there will be a required payment of £200 towards it, but these laptops are worth a lot more than that and are made sure that they are suitable for your course. If you come from a low income household after you are enrolled at brighton you can claim back this cost.
One of the things I was offered was a study support tutor. She was really helpful in helping me gain the skills I needed and keeping me motivated as well as helping me start tasks i was struggling to start. I had a meeting with her once a week. I was also offered specialist software like Glean for notetaking and Global Tasks for helping me stay organised.
What you get will be personalised to you and your needs and struggles, so no two students DSA results will be the same.
Once you have enrolled at uni you can also apply for a Learning Support Plan, where a member of the disability and learning support team will have an informal chat with you and work out what supports we offer such as extensions on coursework, accommodations in exams, the right to record lectures etc. The LSP team will try and give you the most support possible.
I hope this helps anyone! if you have more questions about the DSA feel free to ask here or contact [email protected] for more support.
Reply 10
Lectures, Tutorials, Seminars and Labs. What are they?
Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing great! I've been thinking about things i wish i knew before i started uni and one thing i remembered was having no idea what all these lesson types were. So I thought I would share what I've learnt in hopes to help anyone out there!
Lectures- Biggest ratio of students to teacher. normally one teacher and the entirety of a course / module depending on the module. They will usually cover one topic per lecture.and you are expected to take notes during this lecture.
Labs and tutorials can be very similar sometimes, these are the most dependent on what degree you are doing, a chemistry lab will look incredibly different to one for computer science! I tend to use these interchangeably
Labs- for more practical degrees, this is where you complete tasks/experiments with a teacher there to provide support if needed.
Tutorials- more of a class session where students complete assignments, practice problems, exercises with support from a lecturer or a graduate assistant based on a previous lecture
Seminars- a small class that is a focused on a subject, either a group discussion or presentations. These are a lot more collaborative and are generally used in subjects such and english or humanities.
I hope this helps anyone! Feel free to ask any questions about what these lessons are like or anything about student life below!
Blue - TSR student ambassador
Hi everyone! Hope you all are doing great! I've been thinking about things i wish i knew before i started uni and one thing i remembered was having no idea what all these lesson types were. So I thought I would share what I've learnt in hopes to help anyone out there!
Lectures- Biggest ratio of students to teacher. normally one teacher and the entirety of a course / module depending on the module. They will usually cover one topic per lecture.and you are expected to take notes during this lecture.
Labs and tutorials can be very similar sometimes, these are the most dependent on what degree you are doing, a chemistry lab will look incredibly different to one for computer science! I tend to use these interchangeably
Labs- for more practical degrees, this is where you complete tasks/experiments with a teacher there to provide support if needed.
Tutorials- more of a class session where students complete assignments, practice problems, exercises with support from a lecturer or a graduate assistant based on a previous lecture
Seminars- a small class that is a focused on a subject, either a group discussion or presentations. These are a lot more collaborative and are generally used in subjects such and english or humanities.
I hope this helps anyone! Feel free to ask any questions about what these lessons are like or anything about student life below!
Blue - TSR student ambassador
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