A third of UK university students would rather ask their parents for money rather than forego night out, a new study from Nationwide Flex Student has revealed. 

University can be an extremely expensive time for both parents and students. Accommodation, travel and utility bills all add up meaning it is essential for students to keep control of their finances. 

A new study of 500 UK undergraduates was conducted to find out if students are aware how to budget before they begin living independently at university. Almost seven in ten (69 percent) said they were taught insufficiently about finance and were ill prep...