The Buddy Scheme is a peer-to-peer support scheme coordinated by the Students’ Union to help new students settle into life at University and Brighton. New students are matched with current students, who provide informal support. There’s also a series of events for Buddies, including afternoon tea and day trips.

“It made me so much more comfortable arriving here knowing that there was someone at the university who I’ve talked to and who could help me out. The trips have been so helpful, because they’ve gotten me off campus and given me the opportunity to do things I wouldn’t have done otherwise. Finally, I’ve met my very best friend here through the Buddy Scheme. My experience here would have been very different without her, so I appreciate that.”

In this video, Jane Trueman from the Students’ Union talks about the Buddy Scheme: