What is the Best Way to Take Notes at Uni?
September 1, 2023
You might have found yourself wondering what the best way is to take notes during your lectures. Should you keep the same methods that you had in high school and sixth form? Is an iPad better? What app should you use? This blog post is going to detail all of the ways that you may …
Writing Diversely with Lauren James
February 25, 2020
Happy LGBT history month! This week, I had the pleasure of attending a ‘Writing Diversely’ workshop led by a University of Nottingham alumnus and author Lauren James. As a young bisexual woman, I have struggled to find well-written characters which represent me in fiction throughout my entire life. So, although I don’t consider myself much …
Thesis Writing 101
August 8, 2017
If you’re currently writing up a thesis of some descript, the chances are you’ve found yourself doing some serious staring into the abyss, hoping for some prophetic wisdom to emerge out of thin air and manifest itself as a discussion chapter on your laptop. After extensive and rigorous scientific testing and academic scrutiny (aka …
A Revision Survival Guide: How to Beat the Panic and Stress of Exams This Summer
April 24, 2017
Yeah, you guessed it, it’s another ‘revision top tips’ blog. I’m sure you’ve stumbled across far too many of these, but whether you want some genuine exams advice, or are looking to procrastinate some more, then I suggest you keep reading… An exam survival guide: how to beat the stress The summer time: the months …
Stages of Writing an Essay
April 29, 2016
I have been in complete essay mode over the last month, writing an accumulative total of 18,000 words. Now that I’ve emerged on the other side, I think it’s safe to say I’ve become relatively well-versed in the stages of writing an essay… First of all, there’s the Planning stage. A teacher once told …
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