Category Archives: higher education
Last-minute Essays: Should you REALLY be pulling an all-nighter?
In the early days of TheUniversityBlog, I wrote a popular piece about pulling all-nighters and writing essays at the last possible minute. And I wasn’t very complimentary about the process. To see my friends in a fiddle and my peers … Continue reading
Filed under coursework, dissertation, essays, higher education, procrastination, productivity, Study, time management, writing
How To Make the Most of YOUR Student Experience
Q: What is ‘the student experience’? A: It’s what you make it! This week, I held a workshop at the University of Glamorgan about ‘the student experience’. I’ve mentioned Glamorgan in the past for their brilliant Glam Insight, where students … Continue reading
99 UK Students’ Unions on Twitter
Back in 2009, I compiled a list of all the students’ unions I could find on Twitter. I found just over 60. Twitter had already made quite a mark. With the increasing popularity of Twitter, even more SUs have come … Continue reading
Filed under Freshers, higher education, student union, students' union, guild of students, societies, fresher, students
Right Revision & Perfect Preparation: 23 Pre-Exam Tips
Exams have never been that high on my list of things I love to do. But I know they need to happen from time to time. A while back, I chose to do what I could to enjoy the exam … Continue reading
Filed under academic, exams, higher education, revision, Study
10 Ways to Give Procrastination a Bypass
Forget fear. Toss out time constraints. When you put things off, it’s rarely about these things. You’re much more likely to procrastinate when your assignment isn’t interesting, when it’s limited in scope, and when you don’t have clear instructions. Even … Continue reading
Filed under academic, coursework, dissertation, essays, higher education, lifeskills, procrastination, productivity, research, Study, time management
