{"id":303,"date":"2020-02-28T10:57:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T10:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/students\/?p=303"},"modified":"2024-09-17T08:56:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T07:56:47","slug":"perks-of-being-a-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/students\/2020\/02\/28\/perks-of-being-a-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Perks of being a student"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being a student does have its perks! From discounts on food to free food we\u2019ve collected them all for you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>iPad<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not a fan of hand cramps that come with writing? Or you just can\u2019t be bothered lugging your laptop to every lecture? Well, we\u2019ve got you covered, if you\u2019re a foundation year or first-year student you\u2019ll be eligible for a free iPad to help you with your studies! And better yet, you get to keep it once you\u2019ve graduated!<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll also get a keyboard to go along with the iPad to help out with all the note-taking you\u2019ll be doing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Toolkit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve got your iPad you\u2019ll have immediate access to Teesside University\u2019s Future Learning toolkit! The toolkit provides you with a collection of software that will help you throughout your studies including Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams, which will allow you to develop skills to benefit your career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a3100 credit <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We know it can be tough to find the money to afford the countless textbooks needed to help you with your studies. That\u2019s why at the start of every academic year you\u2019ll receive credit worth \u00a3100 to spend on the key course textbooks you\u2019ll need for your exams and assignments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Gym<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Making sure you have a life outside of studying is important to us. That\u2019s why our state-of-the-art gym has a membership fee of just \u00a3100.\u00a0 You\u2019ll get access to badminton and squash courts, an Astroturf pitch, a climbing wall and of course the gym! You\u2019ll also be able to swim for free at the Neptune Centre.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are dedicated to providing you with the best possible student experience, that\u2019s why you\u2019ll be able to attend a wide variety of events across campus. From careers fairs to guest speakers we\u2019ve got everything you could need for progressing your career and expanding your skillset.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Student\u2019s services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll have access to an array of services that will help you achieve the very best during your time here. Whether that\u2019s help with essay planning at the library, or you need someone from Student Futures to fine-tune your CV. You\u2019ll have everything you need to be a success here at Teesside.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Unidays\/Student Beans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While studying at Teesside you can take full advantage of services such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myunidays.com\/GB\/en-GB\/home?rd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNiDAYS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentbeans.com\/uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Beans<\/a>. If you\u2019re interested in fashion, food, drink, travel, entertainment, health, beauty &#8211; you name it, they\u2019ve got it! Discounts on all your favourite high street brands, money off on your go-to fast food outlets. Being a student has never been so rewarding.<\/p>\n<p>And who can say no to a free Greggs Sausage Roll or McDonald\u2019s Mayo Chicken!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rail Card<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Discounted train travel will be available to you when you become a student. This is ideal for those who are moving away from university. You can expect to get 1\/3 off on all passenger rail services within the UK!<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spotify\/Apple Music\/Amazon Prime <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>When you\u2019ve been stuck in the library studying all day you\u2019ll no doubt want to go home to relax and unwind. Luckily, as a student, you\u2019ll get discounts on all sorts of services like Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Prime. So you can work hard knowing you\u2019ll have a catalogue of movies and countless albums to go home to.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Freshers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Free stuff, meet new people, learn about the university, free stuff, food, drink, activities, oh and did we mention free stuff?<\/p>\n<p>Businesses and partners from all over Teesside will be on campus during Freshers Week giving away free food, t-shirts and discounts. Whether it\u2019s a free parmo from Manjaros, a free t-shirt or some discounts for Pizza Hut, Freshers is a treasure trove of free stuff and discounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being a student does have its perks! From discounts on food to free food we\u2019ve collected them all for you! iPad Not a fan of hand cramps that come with writing? Or you just can\u2019t be bothered lugging your laptop [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24446,"featured_media":304,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[10,8,6,1,7],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/students\/files\/2020\/02\/Img263995.t5ba220de.m2048.xVITKZzSw.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24446"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1493,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303\/revisions\/1493"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}