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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...

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...

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...

Productive procrastination

The title does sound a little self-contradictory, but it really isn’t! Our general understanding of procrastination is probably lazing around, chatting to friends, scrolling through Facebook or binge watching a Netflix series. Actually...

The countdown to exams

Do you ever catch yourself mid-sentence only to realise that you have been reading the same paragraph over and over, yet nothing seems to have stuck? Exams are just around the corner and the pressure definitely feels real. Subjects with heavy...

5 study hacks for exam success

Exams are coming up so give yourself the best chance at success by following these study hacks: 1. Find what works for you Everyone is different in the way that they best learn. Some may need to write lots of notes with colour coding, while others...

The ultimate guide to referencing

To make it at university, we have to know how to reference correctly. Unnecessary marks can be lost because of simple referencing errors, so here is your ultimate guide to knowing what correct referencing is, when it should be used and how to do it...

What’s on your desk?

Many people say that your desk is your inner sanctum, as it is the place where you get the job done. Just because it’s the place where you work late into the night, doesn’t mean that it has to be completely bland and boring! Making your study space...

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A few good reasons to take a break in the park

There are few people who can work a solid eight hours a day without any breaks. It’s natural for your body to want a few minutes at a time to refresh and renew from the task at hand – breaks help revitalise your mind. If you study on...

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