Is your time-management effective?
It is not difficult to see why students struggle with time management. There is a lot to do – reading all of the books and papers assigned by lecturers, meeting …
Making the most of PALS
What is PALS about? In PALS, students in the later years of their degrees facilitate sessions for students transitioning to university-level learning. PALS is not a space for teaching, but …
Imposter syndrome: what can be done about it?
A study by Dr Carina Sonnack and Dr Tony Towell found that as many as 43% of second- and third-year undergraduate students at Westminster University suffered from impostor syndrome in …
Being an Undergraduate at 25 years old
It occurred late to me that I ought to go to university. I’d left formal education in my mid-teens, but I’d always been interested in the world and learning. So, …
Language barrier: how to succeed in your studies if English is your second (or beyond) language?
What support does ELE provide students? Edinburgh is a very international, very large university and ELE [English Language Education] has been established to address that. A good place to start …
Making notes in class
Before: Think about why you are making notes in the first place. Are they to remind you of what was said in a lecture? Will they form the basis of …
