Reading Effectively #4 - Reading Strategies
One of the most important parts of reading at university is figuring out how to read well. And it’s not as easy as it seems. […]
Strategies
Reading Effectively #2 - What are Academic Texts?
As I said in the previous blog, ‘What is a Good Reader?’, reading at university is really different to reading at home, say for pleasure […]
Welcome back to Semester Two!
Welcome back! It’s the start of the new semester – welcome back everyone, and to those of you who are here for the first time, […]
Reading Effectively #1 - What is a Good Reader?
Reading at University Reading is one of the most important and time intensive things you have to do at university. I don’t think there’s a […]
Time Management Resources
Hi there! It’s the winter break (hurrah!) so you probably aren’t thinking too much about time management just yet. But, the new semester will be […]
Exam Tips
Exam season is upon us! It’s an incredibly stressful time, but there are lots of things you can do to help get through it! In […]
Essay Writing #5 - What to Avoid
So you’ve planned your essay, narrowed your argument and structured it perfectly, but your work writing a great essay isn’t quite over yet! If we […]
Essay Writing #4 - Essay Structure
If you’ve made the time to do some planning and developed an outline for your argument, you should have a good idea about how it […]
Essay Writing #3 - Writing an Argument
What is an Academic Argument? We all know what an argument is, right? You probably grew up arguing with your siblings about which television shows […]