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Q & A with Brandon Kaszics
This month we are talking to a valued member of our training team, Brandon. Not only does he work tirelessly to help you guys with your assistive technology, but he also spends his...

Healthy Eating on a Budget
Christmas has been and gone and now a lot of us are looking at our waistlines an and making healthy changes for the better this new year. How can you do this on a student budget? W...

Help! My exams are coming up and I am not ready
It’s exam season and you know what that means: stress! Don’t worry, though; we’re here to help you make it through this challenging time in your life and still come out on top by o...

How to spot a scam!
It’s the time of year when Christmas spirit is high and so is our spending… getting those perfect presents for the perfect person can be hard on the bank balance, so its only right...

Going home for Christmas? Here’s our essential top...
We made it to December! The first term is almost over, trees and decorations are going up, the jingle bells are out and the mulled wine is warming – well, ‘tis the season! Many wil...

Keeping Safe
With the Summer now a distant memory, Autumn is in the air and the long, cold nights are drawing in. Many students are navigating around a new, unfamiliar city. It is important to ...

Loneliness at university? Beat the solitude...
We approach the end of our first month of a new term. Many of us might be feeling pangs of homesickness and loneliness. For many of us it may be our first time away from home, our ...

Tips and tricks on how to budget and keep track of...
Commencement of the new academic year has seen many students return from a much needed summer break, along with all the freshers who, for the majority, will be away from the family...

Long Covid: What it can mean for you
We have all been dealing with a lot for the past 2 years. Covid seemed to control our lives, and with many of us getting so sick is it any wonder? Now though, as we start to see a ...

Superior assessments, no matter where you live!
You have qualified for Disabled Students’ Allowance due to a long-term disability, but where do you go from here? The next step is to book in for your DSA Needs Assessment, but wit...

Top 5 tips to manage stress at university
As the new academic year commences and students are set to embark on, or indeed, return to their university course. It is important to remember to look after our mental health, es...

Ellie's DSA experience
University of Lincoln student, Ellie Evelyn, found the help she needed through the Disabled Students Allowance's. Here, she answers some of the questions many students who are thin...

More than 50% of eligible students are missing out...
As this university year draws to a close for some, the next few months will begin the journey into higher education for many others. UCAS applications submitted, Student Finance En...

Government calls on universities to improve suppor...
The government has called for universities to increase the number of students with disabilities going into higher education, and to provide greater support to help them succeed.

How to make websites more accessible to people wit...
Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, said that it was an essential aspect of the web that it must be accessible to 'everyone regardless of disability.'

Higher Education booming in Lincoln
Less than a quarter of a century ago, Lincoln did not have a single university to its name, but it is now a bustling student city with two higher education establishments on the ri...