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Lucy Skoulding

Lucy Skoulding specialised in student news reporting while writing for Save the Student, sharing the latest data and top stories affecting our readers.

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easiest way to save money 1p challenge

easiest way to save money 1p challenge

1p Challenge – save over £670 in 2024

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graduate hat with words choose me hire me

Best UK universities for graduate employment

Britain's biggest student house

Britain's biggest student house

Take a look inside Britain’s biggest student house

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graduate holding piggy bank and woman with ipad

Highest-paid graduate jobs in the UK 2024

best universities in the uk

best universities in the uk

Top 10 UK universities 2024

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graduate hats in the air with pound signs

Universities with the highest graduate salaries

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oxford university and woman thinking

This is what your tuition fees actually get spent on

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become a tinder bumble grindr coach

How to earn money as a dating app coach

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long term degree earning salary

This is how much your degree will earn you in 10 years

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avoid paying for tv licence

Cost of TV Licence increases again – but here’s how to avoid paying

weird university fines for students

weird university fines for students

Universities make over HALF A MILLION in fines – some for ridiculous ...

fire at the cube in bolton

fire at the cube in bolton

Fundraiser for victims of Bolton halls fire passes £15,000

train station toilet charges

train station toilet charges

Toilet fees have been WIPED at loads of major train stations

get paid to find white creme eggs

get paid to find white creme eggs

New career goal: you can now get paid £45/hour to hunt for white Creme Eggs...

tenants sue landlords for damp cold mould

tenants sue landlords for damp cold mould

You’ll soon be able to SUE your landlord if your house is too damp or...

university dog walking stress students

university dog walking stress students

Uni helps stressed students unwind by introducing dog walking sessions

free tuition for poorer students

free tuition for poorer students

Tuition fees should be scrapped for poorer students, report suggests

lil wayne student gold necklace

lil wayne student gold necklace

Here’s how Lil Wayne helped one student raise the funds to stay at un...

graduates not getting value for money

graduates not getting value for money

University students aren’t getting value for money, say MPs

student HMRC email scam tax refund

student HMRC email scam tax refund

Students targeted by massive HMRC email scam

tuition fee changes affect poor students

tuition fee changes affect poor students

Experts say cutting tuition fees may hit poorest students hardest – h...

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paddington bear 50p coin

There’s a new coin on the block and Paddington Bear lovers will be pleased...

snowman 50p coin released

snowman 50p coin released

This childhood legend is on a new Christmas coin and we’re so here fo...

Government tells students to be frugal

Government tells students to be frugal

Government tells students to live more frugally

waiters to get all tips

waiters to get all tips

Waiters and waitresses are about to get a huge boost to their wages

best uk universities in the world

best uk universities in the world

UK universities top the world rankings again – here’s how yours did

which degrees are good value for money

which degrees are good value for money

Students reveal the degrees that are the best (and worst) value for money

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get paid to be a wingman

Get paid £30/hour to be a professional wingman or wingwoman

how to avoid overpaying on energy bills

how to avoid overpaying on energy bills

UK households owed £928m energy bill refund, but here’s how to avoid ...

students receiving money from parents

students receiving money from parents

Parents cough up £138.50 every month to plug Student Finance gap

credit and debit card fees to be banned

credit and debit card fees to be banned

Credit and debit card surcharges are now illegal, but you might still have ...

best and worst university for student experience

best and worst university for student experience

Survey reveals best and worst universities for student experience

Pok Wong Anglia Ruskin University

Pok Wong Anglia Ruskin University

Student suing Anglia Ruskin Uni over her ‘Mickey Mouse’ degree

student loan scam

student loan scam

Over £100,000 stolen from students in phishing crisis – here’s ...

student refund lecturer strike

student refund lecturer strike

Universities Minister says students should be compensated for lecturer stri...

tesco late card charges

tesco late card charges

Tesco are taking payments MONTHS after people have shopped

universities giving huge library fines

universities giving huge library fines

UK universities charge MILLIONS in library fines every year

lecturer strike compensation students

lecturer strike compensation students

Students demanding £1,000s in compensation for lecturer strikes

is a degree worth it

is a degree worth it

Graduates getting “paltry returns” for degrees, says leading co...

become a chicken nugget taster

become a chicken nugget taster

You can now become a professional chicken nugget taster – and here’s ...

which degrees are the best value for money

which degrees are the best value for money

Survey reveals degrees that students feel are worst value for money

worst energy wasting habits revealed

worst energy wasting habits revealed

Most common energy wasting habits

proposed tuition fees to £3,000

proposed tuition fees to £3,000

Parliament debates petition to lower tuition fees to £3,000

bank text scam how to avoid

bank text scam how to avoid

Student scammed out of £5,400 by a TEXT, but here’s how to avoid gett...

avoid paying for Tv licence

avoid paying for Tv licence

33,000 young people caught without TV Licence, but here’s how to avoid payi...

what to do with old pound coins

what to do with old pound coins

The new £1 coin is here – but here’s why you shouldn’t tr...

Students take payday loans for accommodation

Students take payday loans for accommodation

Students turn to payday loans to avoid substandard accommodation

Best universities for graduate employability

Best universities for graduate employability

Revealed: world’s best universities for graduate prospects

THE world rankings

THE world rankings

UK universities top the world rankings

what you need to know about debt

what you need to know about debt

Students graduate with an average debt of £50,000

Highest Graduate Earners

Highest Graduate Earners

The highest earning degrees a year after graduating revealed

Under 25s offered free parliament tours ahead of the general election

best value unis

best value unis

Report: The UK universities offering best value for money