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University can be overwhelming, whether your juggling your studies, social life, finances and everything in between. Knowing how to prioritise and manage your wellbeing is essential. We've put together eight of our top tips on how you can improve your wellbeing.
Read our 8 top tips to improve your wellbeing
For many students, moving away to university will be the first time living without their families, which can be an incredibly daunting prospect. It’s natural to feel homesick, and we’ve compiled some of our top tips on how to deal with homesickness at university to help ease any anxiety you might be experiencing.
Read our tips on how to stop feeling homesick
While moving away to a new city for university can be exciting and offers you a whole new level of independence, there are still plenty of reasons why staying locally to study is also a fantastic option. Let us persuade you why staying local for university could be a good idea.
Read why you should stay in Sunderland for university
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UNILIFE: UNLOCKEDIn 2023, Sunderland City Council confirmed that over £400 million would be invested in the city over the next four years. We’ve highlighted some of the top developments you can look forward to if you choose to join us as a student at the University of Sunderland.
Read about the developments in Sunderland
University is often considered the time of your life – the place you make memories that will last forever. Those memories will be all the more special if you’ve made them with new-found friends for life, so sharing your uni experience with others and meeting new people should be pretty high on your to-do list when you arrive.
Discover top tips for making friends at university
Moving to a new city can be a daunting experience, so to help you settle into your new home away from home, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best things to do in Sunderland when you want to take a break from your studying.
Discover things to do in Sunderland
Managing your money at university can be a challenge, and with the current cost of living crisis, we know it’s more difficult than ever. Here, we share some of our student money saving tips to help you try and keep on top of your finances.
Explore ways in which you can save money
Worrying about your workload can bring on stress and anxiety so it’s important to know how to manage it. Everyone does it differently; here we give you our advice on how to deal with your university workload.
Read our advice on dealing with your university workload
If you’re new to the North East, you might be surprised to learn that Sunderland is home to a few regional delicacies that you’re unlikely to find anywhere else in the country. You might not have heard of some of them, and you may even struggle to spell a couple. But you can’t consider your time as a student here complete until you’ve tried these dishes and indulged in some local Sunderland food.
Watch as our students go on a Wearside culinary journey
We already know that a postgraduate qualification enhances your employability and increases your career opportunities and earning potential. But did you know that postgraduate study is also an excellent way to start a brand new career? There are plenty of opportunities to start a masters degree in a completely new subject by studying a conversion course.
Explore conversion courses and how they could help you change career
Following the recent good news that the University of Sunderland has been named University of the Year for Social Inclusion (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021), we caught up with Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Justine Gillespie, to discuss our strengths in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and what that means for our students.
Read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.