Procrastination – no, you aren’t being lazy
Research has shown that as many as 40% of students face problems due to procrastination, with 50% systematically procrastinating. But contrary to popular belief, the reason is not laziness. Not …
Pearls from Beryl: proofreading and editing
Writer Beryl Bainbridge lived in a terraced house in Camden Town, London. She liked to start roughing out ideas in her kitchen, moving to her sitting room to write out …
There’s no need to suffer in silence: how university Mental Health Mentors can help you develop your emotional wellbeing
In this post, Edgar Rodriguez-Dorans discusses the support provided for students by Mental Health Mentors at the University of Edinburgh. A narrative of struggling with depression “Jerome has a long …
Multitasking – are you juggling too many tasks at once?
It is often documented that students are serial multitaskers. Multitasking harms productivity and assignment performance. What can be done about this? A study carried out by Professor James Kraushaar and …
Staying motivated for your studies
In this post, Professor Velda McCune, Head of the Learning and Teaching Team in the Institute for Academic Development, discusses how to stay motivated for your studies. Having interviewed many …
Literature review: the process
You may have to write a literature review as part of a research project or as a standalone assignment. There is a lot involved in writing a literature review. So …
