Win £500 during National Student Money Week
Posted on 29 February 2024
The theme for this year's National Student Money Week (4-8 March) is 'Less risk, more reward'. Find out how you can make positive steps to secure your financial and mental wellbeing through budgeting and understanding the risks associated with different financial decisions. Risky behaviours such as gambling or scams can be promoted as an easy solution to increasing your income - but they often come with a heavy cost.
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To celebrate National Student Money Week, our partners Blackbullion are running a competition to help you learn how to recognise and respond to financial risk.
Simply complete the Blackbullion Risk Pathways Training between 4-15 March and collect your NSMW 2024 badge to be entered into a prize draw to win £500 to help kickstart your emergency savings fund!
National Student Money Week events
Mon 4 March: Housing and budgeting advice
FREE noodles & drop-in session in the Library
11.30am -1pm
Grab some free noodles and have a chat with the Student Support and Advice team, including our new Housing Advisor, Jessica Earnshaw. Pick up some budgeting resources and find out how you can book a referral with Lucy den Braber, our Student Money Adviser, for more personalised support.
Tues 5 March: Know the facts about risky behaviours
FREE noodles & drop-in session in the Library
1-3pm
Grab some free noodles and have a chat with the Student Support and Advice team. Pick up some budgeting resources and learn the facts about risky behaviours such as gambling and money laundering.
Wed 6 March: Be scam aware
Online event: Less Risk, More Reward: An interview with Tony Sales, formerly Britain's Greatest Fraudster
11.15am-12pm
Designed especially for students, this live interview will look specifically at the tactics fraudsters will use to scam students or use you to launder their dirty money. Find out:
- how criminals might approach you
- what you can do to stay safe
- what you should do if you are approached or think you have been a victim of fraud
Financial support and advice drop-in for disabled students
3-4.30pm, Business Lounge, Church Lane Building
Financial support and money advice drop-in for disabled students. Come along and speak to specialist advisers about Personal Independence Payments, Disabled Students Allowance as well as good money management and University assistance funding.
Thurs 7 March: Financial wellbeing
FREE noodles & drop-in session in the Library
11am-1pm
Grab some free noodles and meet Lucy den Braber, our Student Money Advisor, and Jo Hardy, Student Wellbeing Programme Manager, to find out about the support that’s available and how it relates to your financial wellbeing. Find out what is available on campus, how to link up with other students for activities and friendship without the pressure of spending. Come and see our ideas for reducing everyday costs, cultivate good habits and join the discussion on 'buy now pay later' schemes and their pitfalls.
Fri 8 March: University support for students
FREE noodles & drop-in session in the Library
11am-1pm
Grab some free noodles and meet Lucy den Braber, our Student Money Advisor, to chat about budgeting and support available so that money worries don’t become overwhelming.