Student finance payments begin, and the Student Loans Company warns about scams
Maintenance loan payments for 2026/27 start now, and the Student Loans Company is telling students to stop and think before clicking: the fraud pattern every September is an email or text about a delayed or increased payment, leading to a fake login page that harvests the details needed to redirect the real payment. The SLC never asks for your password or bank details by email. Student finance explained covers how payments actually arrive.
Student Loans Company, 1 September
Surviving the week itself
A survival guide to freshers week written from the other side of it: sharing a flat with strangers, in a city you do not know, on no sleep. The practical advice is to pace the week, keep one day clear, and treat the people you meet on day one as a starting point rather than a final answer. Freshers week covers what to expect.