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Clearing 2026: how to find a university place after results day

Missed your grades or changed your mind? Clearing is live right now. We walk through what UCAS handles for you, how to talk to a university on the day, and the self-release button you should not press by accident.

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Maintenance loan not arrived? Where your money is stuck

Student Finance pays nothing until your university confirms you've registered, and hardly any university will say how long that takes. We read four universities' own pages to find out.

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Maintenance loan not arrived? Where your money is stuck

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Best student laptops by course (2026): what your degree changes, and what it doesn't

Every course group chat has the same message in it by the second week of September. Someone a year above tells the...

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Best student laptops under £500 (2026): what's in stock, and what the price tiers get wrong

The laptop most students end up with is the one that happened to be on offer the week their maintenance loan cleared...

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When will your student finance be paid in 2026/27?

Maintenance loan instalment dates, why the first payment needs your registration confirmed, and what to do if it’s late.

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Best budgeting apps for students

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Loan repayment calculator

Enter your salary, see the monthly repayment and what gets written off.

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Budget calculator

Income in, expenses out, and what is left over each week.

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Bank account picker

Five questions, one recommendation, plain links to open it.

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Best student discounts 2026

TOTUM, UNiDAYS, Student Beans and the rest, compared.

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Travel cards and discounts, set up properly

Railcards, coach cards and the student travel discounts worth having.

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Best student deals right now

The live offers genuinely worth having this month.

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