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How to Study During a Sweltering Heatwave

Summer might be rounding out for 2020 but that doesn’t mean that the odd heatwave won’t come about. And with semester 1 coming up in just a week or so, here are a few ways to study successfully whilst staying cool no matter where you are...

Cultivating Creativity

by Mary Appleby Creativity is not something that usually comes to mind when you think of study or university. However, it can be the key to maintaining motivation and being successful in your studies. We all begin each session the same; setting...

Keep your brain ticking over summer

After a busy and tiresome year at uni, the thought of completing another session in summer school can be somewhat daunting. It’s important to remember you are not alone and simply think of completing a subject as one step closer to reaching your...

Trouble starting assignments? Here’s a helping hand

Whether you’re studying online or on campus, you need to stay on top of your assessments as they can easily sneak up on you. You may be up-to-date with discussion posts, homework tasks and your readings, but wait… you check your course...

Tips for full time work while studying

Handling a full-time job while studying can be quite difficult and this is the situation that most of us are in right now. So, here are a few tips to tackle the difficulties of the employee/student life that we are all in! Calendars and reminders:...

How to get back into study after the holidays

You’re back from the holidays and you’re starting to feel a little stressed by all the study that needs to be done around you. Luckily, we’ve got a simple guide to get you back on track and acing your studies! Get a good night’s sleep. Everyone...

Setting up the perfect study space

Some people can study in mall, bar, anywhere at all! Choosing a place that works for you is crucial to a productive study session, so here’s my how-to: Choose a spot. The first step to setting up your perfect study space is to choose the spot...

Tech tips to streamline your study

It is time to get back into the habit of studying. You may have bought yourself a shiny new gadget to ditch the pen-and-paper note-taking method of lectures past. If you’re looking to streamline your study sessions with tech, these somewhat secret...

Beat procrastination

This study session, leave procrastination behind once and for all and eat the proverbial elephant in the room that is your degree. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Studying is no different, especially when it comes to assignments...

How to balance work and uni

Everyone knows that a uni degree can bring you a whole new world of opportunities. However, it can be a big challenge to take on a full study workload on top of a full-time job. To combat this, I’ve started implementing a few simple strategies to...

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