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Podcasts, Websites and Guides to Uni Life

Don't just listen to us – check out the following podcasts and websites for information, advice and guidance relating to University life and making the transition to being a student as smooth as possible!

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Podcasts Websites

Podcasts

Understanding University Podcast
Hosted with current students, this series tackles stress management, choosing courses, accommodation, and career tips.

The Better Uni Choices Podcast
Offers practical insights on student loans, budgeting, building academic super-skills, and making your final UCAS choices.

Let's Talk About Uni
Created as part of OpenLearn's University Ready collection, current students share honest advice on budgeting, making friends, accommodation, and adjusting to academic study.

The Uni Guide Podcast
Produced by UniTasterDays, this series breaks down university choices, application tips, costs, and student life in plain English without the jargon.

The UCAS International Podcast
A series of discussions about the international student experience in the UK. Find out why current students chose the UK, how to budget effectively, and essential information on student life, future opportunities, and post-graduation options.

Successful Student Transitions – A Time to Thrive
Successful Student Transitions is for you if you are about to change schools/college, leave home for university, take a gap year, embark on a placement year or step out into the world of work. The weekly episodes will support you through the high and lows of this important time of transition, all with the aim of helping you succeed and thrive - whatever comes next.

Websites

Save the Student is the ultimate UK blueprint for managing student finances. It features hyper-practical guides on budgeting, finding cheap student recipes, avoiding rental pitfalls, and making the most of your student loans.

Student Beans is an absolute necessity for daily life, providing instant access to massive student discounts on groceries, clothing, food, and tech.

Student Space is run by the UK's leading student mental health charity, Student Minds. This site is explicitly designed to help new students handle the uncertainty of university life. It features expert articles, phone/text support lines, and real student stories covering homesickness, social anxiety, and settling into campus.

The Student Room is the largest online student forum in the UK. It is an incredible space to connect with thousands of other first-years who are experiencing the exact same daily adjustments. You can find dedicated sub-forums for specific UK universities, course advice, accommodation chatter, and Freshers' Week tips.

Whatuni is widely known for course comparisons, but its student life blog section offers brilliant insight on how to balance study with your social life, coping with stress, and navigating your first term.

Discover Uni is an official, government-backed resource providing objective, practical information on living costs, student finance, and university resources.

Prepare for Success is an excellent interactive web tool designed primarily for international students coming to the UK. It helps you adapt quickly to the style of academic life and study skills expected at UK universities.

UKCISA – The UK Council for International Student Affairs has lots of information, blogs and guidance for life in the UK.

Know Your Student Rights - WonkHE have created an online guidance tool to support students with understanding their rights and what to do if things aren't going to plan.