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Letter to you: Finding your way forward

Best for: making friends, advice for the future, encouragement and tips for success
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Letter to you: Be scared and then be brave

Best for: wellbeing advice, uni memories, encouragement and tips for the future
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Letter to you: Big nights out and baked bean lasagne

Best for: uni memories, making the most of student life and general advice for settling in
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Letter to you: Top tips for commuters

Best for: mature students, feeling worried and advice for commuters
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Letter to you: Discover a new side of yourself

Best for: finding balance, encouragement and advice for success
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Letter to you: Find your tribe and thrive

Best for: disabled students, LGBTQIA+ community, wellbeing advice and general tips for success
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Letter to you: Keep calm and drink tea

Best for: uni memories, making friends and encouragement
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Letter to you: Take the leap

Best for: making friends, encouragement and general tips for success
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Letter to you: Cherish the journey

Best for: top tips for growth, making the most of student life and wellbeing advice
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Letter to you: Go the extra mile

Best for: general tips for settling in, encouragement and wellbeing advice
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Letter to you: Explore at your own pace

Best for: general tips for success, feeling overwhelmed and wellbeing advice
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Letter to you: Juggling uni, parenting and part-time work

Best for: over-21s, parents and tips for settling in
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Letter to you: Being my international self

Best for: international students, feeling anxious and wellbeing advice
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Letter to you: Reflecting on my time at uni

Best for: moving away from home, feeling worried and making friends
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Letter to you: Advice for this new, exciting stage

Best for: on-campus students, first in the family to go to university, making friends and general tips for success
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Unlocking northern slang

Like anywhere else in the world, here in the UK, we speak quite differently to what you hear on TV, […]
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Your postgrad bucket list

Congratulations, you made it to uni! This is a really exciting time but – take our word for it – […]
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Student Spaces on campus

Spending a bit of time at uni but your accommodation is a little far away to go home for a […]
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Disability support at university

At Salford we want to help all our students as best we can. We recognise that students with a disability, […]
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Ways to keep safe on and around campus

Whilst Salford is a safe place to live and study, there can be times – as there are in all […]
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Hacks for living away from home

So, you’ve moved into your glossy new accommodation and waved goodbye (temporarily) to your loved ones. This could be the […]
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Your guide to starting at Salford

We hope you’re as excited as we are about you joining us at Salford! We’ve written a series of blogs […]

Different ways to look after your mental health

Your mental health is important. Sometimes your experience at university isn’t always what you might have expected, or you might […]
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Top tips to manage your money

For many students, heading to university is your first taste of financial independence, which can make managing your money feel […]
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Expectations vs reality as an international student

We asked Logan, an international student from the United States, to let us know what she found helpful when she […]

Five ways to improve your study skills

Turning up to your lectures and seminars isn’t where the studying stops. Improving your study skills is the key to […]
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Your glossary for starting uni

Starting somewhere new can be hard, especially when you’re introduced to new words, terms and phrases that other people (we […]