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Winter Solstice COVER
Community
Celebrating Winter Solstice in your student accommodation
Winter Solstice (冬至, or Dongzhi Festival) falls in December each year.
4 min read
Happy Diwali COVER
Community
A student's guide to Diwali: ways to celebrate at university
Diwali, also known as the ‘Festival of Lights’, is one of the most significant and widely celebrated festivals in India.
8 min read
Content Insurance COVER
Health & Wellbeing
How to protect your belongings in student accommodation
Regardless if you arrive at uni with minimal luggage or you basically decamp your entire bedroom to your new student accommodation, you’ll likely want the assurance that your items are as protected as possible.
6 min read
Learn to budget COVER
Finance
Looking after your financial health in student accommodation
Want to make your student loan go further? Hoping to graduate with as little debt as possible?
6 min read
Student saving money COVER
Finance
Top money-saving hacks for students
Between tuition fees and textbooks, room rent and R&R, student life can be expensive. We’ve compiled a shortlist of the top 10 tips for students to save money, so you can avoid unnecessary costs and enjoy (guilt-free!) time off from studying.
6 min read
Blog Results day What if
Student Life
Results day: What if I don't get the grades for uni?
Panicking about exam results day? You're not alone.
10 min read
The ultimate guide to clearing
Student Life
The ultimate guide to university clearing
Clearing can be a headache. From confusing acronyms to a seemingly never-ending parade of deadlines, dates, and cut-offs, it’s enough to scramble your brain.
15 min read
Budapest
Travel
A guide to cheap summer getaways for students
After months of lectures, exams and coursework deadlines, you really deserve a holiday.
6 min read
Student with anxiety COVER
Health & Wellbeing
How to support a friend with anxiety
Chances are that you know someone experiencing anxiety. Nearly a third of young people aged 16-24 in the UK have reported experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depression.
5 min read
Refer a friend 150 COVER
Community
How to make the most out of our referral scheme
Looking for an easy way to make some extra cash while at uni? Our Student Roost referral scheme means you can refer friends, family, peers, followers, any student and get rewarded £££ in the process.
5 min read
What to do if you havent secured your housemates for next year
Accommodation
What to do if you haven't secured your housemates for next year
Finding housemates at university isn't always a straightforward process, especially if you haven't made friends within your first year student accommodation, or maybe you have met people but you can't imagine living with them.
5 min read
On campus jobs
Finance
The perfect part-time jobs for university students
Getting a part-time job at university is a great way to earn some extra money while you're studying, whether it's on evenings, weekends, or one-off jobs.
4 min read