3 Wellbeing Traps (and how to upgrade your study workflows instead)
My job as a mental health professional includes telling people how to look after their mental health. But what if you just don’t feel like you […]
Archive Tag: study tips
Before You Hit the Books: A 5-Minute Mindful Study Routine
Inspired by my colleagues, me and chatGPT designed a simple five-step study ritual that helps you start with focus, stay mindful as you work, and finish […]
How music shapes our mood: the science behind the sound
Listening to tunes right now? Public Health student Fiyo explores the role that music can play in our wellbeing, with tips on how students can use […]
Kickstart Your Writing: Try a Prompt-Powered Study Group
Writing is a momentum activity and group-based writing sprints can help you build that momentum. On the 18th August and 15th September, I joined an online […]
Three ways to regain your focus for the rest of the semester
Feeling unfocused? Here are three super-practical mindfulness hacks from Counsellor Chris to get your study mojo back… and the third one is a special invitation […]
Our 6 Core Self-Help Guides
Six core guides to simplify your uni life in which we take on topics like self-care, healthy habits, study tips, support services, tackling procrastination and […]
A tip sheet on improving your attention
A fresh BetterU tip sheet offers 8 science-backed strategies to help you reclaim your focus and spend your attention more wisely in a world full of […]
It is mid-year Orientation time 2025!! Welcome new students 👋🏻
Starting uni mid-year? This is a quick welcome post from those of us at BetterU and admittedly a few additional links/resources to check out (if you […]
Like Lo-fi & Late Nights: The Perfect Study Combo
Want to actually remember what you study? Combine retrieval practice with spaced repetition for a powerful, brain-friendly learning boost. Not to get overly religious but let […]
Evidence-based study, exam preparation and writing tips
Upgrade your study practices with tips from cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and education, empowering you to balance your academic workload, personal life, and well-being. Updated 16/2/26 […]
10 Daily Practices That Support Wellbeing and Academic Success
Exploring what research tells us might be small daily habits that make a difference to student wellbeing and academic success. Over the past few months, I’ve […]
Is perfectionism impacting you?
My colleague Sam sent through a brief informative article on perfectionism for clinicians. I thought I’d extract some of the key ideas to give those of […]
Write for Better U – Share Your Insights on Wellbeing
Got insights, experiences, or events that support wellbeing? Share them through Better U and help inspire a healthier, more connected Flinders community. We want to grow […]
All of us at HCDS and Oasis are wishing you a successful path through exams
Wishing all students calm, courage, confidence, good health, self-kindness, and a bit of luck for exam season from the teams at Health, Counselling, Disability Services, and […]
Now is probably a good time to check out our 'Preparing for Exams - The Ser...
Being reminded of exams is like getting a message from your dentist that you are due an appointment. As we careen into the end of the […]
The argument for being a more 'strategic', rather than 'dedicated' student
Embracing a strategic approach to learning may be a key to balancing academic success and wellbeing. Yesterday, I attended the HERGA 2024 conference (https://herga.com.au/conference-2024/), where the […]
Swotvac tips from AI
So, I asked ChatGPT how you should spend your SWOTVAC time. Here is its response. I added a few notes along the way (in italics) to […]
Getting off to a good start guide - start your studies well
Our Getting Off To A Good Start Guide is a collection of tips and advice for new or returning students who want to start the year […]
Getting off to a good start guide - Further reading
Our Getting Off To A Good Start Guide is a collection of tips and advice for new or returning students who want to start the year […]
Watch the session that Grace and I gave on exam preparation and tackling pr...
Looking for a productive way to procrastinate? Perhaps this session on exam preparation and procrastination is the perfect option! Watch time 60 minutes. I just posted […]
A plethora of learning resources
Overview: Want to study smarter, not harder? There is an amazing collection of resources out there to help you do that. Retrieval practice just collated some […]
40+ study tips to help you get off to a good start this semester
A dude called Random Patterson (amazing name) has put together a great list of study hacks/tips over on the College Info Geek website. Some of […]
Preparing for exams - Part 3 - Common writing/study traps and how to deal w...
The Preparing for Exams series was first posted in 2017. Each year now we update the posts and repost them as exams approach. Let’s face […]
Preparing for exams - Part 1b - 4 tips to cope with exam/ test stress
The Preparing for Exams series was first posted in 2017. Each year now we update the posts and repost them as exams approach. Let’s face it, the rules […]