Category: Arts

The university experience is full of change, with every new academic year requiring students to mediate a transition into the next stage of their degree. The year abroad, however, often presents a unique challenge for students, which can seem daunting in the beginning.  While preparing to embark on the year abroad, students frequently find themselves […]

This week’s highlighted resource is Sage Research Methods.  It contains information and advice on qualitative and quantitative research methods and how you can use them in your research/writing projects. There is a story about the well-known English idiom ‘to know your onions’ meaning to be knowledgeable about a particular subject.  It postulates that the phrase […]

Do you struggle to switch off at the end of the day? Are you left with those niggling thoughts telling you that you could have done more? If you are then here are four tips which may help you unwind and enjoy your downtime guilt free. Downtime starts when you close your laptop for the […]

Are you considering applying to do a PhD? Katie shares her warts-and-all experience of writing a proposal and enjoying it…By Katie Hall When I started to think that doing a PhD might be a realistic goal, a friend said to me, with irony, “If you don’t hate your PhD, you haven’t finished it yet”. Writing […]

University – exams, assignments, lectures and socialising. Quite often this is the life of a typical undergrad student. However, what about the staff who set the work? What do they do? Well, they research! Read on to see how you can get a taste of their work for yourselves… By Kayvon Taee Preparation I decided […]

More often enough, students are so engrossed into our studies that we forget to appreciate the world around us. Continuing from part 1, more suggestions are provided here to make the summer the best it can be!… Consider travelling   You may recall from my learning beyond your degree blog post that I studied Persian […]

Have you got a dissertation or assignment coming up? Ever felt unsure how to reference a particular source, or whether you need to reference it at all? If the answer is yes, then read on… Most of us have been there at some point – you finish writing up your essay or assignment, and then […]

Deadlines and exams are approaching as the second term will soon come to an end. With all your dissertations, essays and group projects, how do you manage to find time for everything? Most students cram everything up on a few hours before the deadline meaning they have to stay up all night (or several nights) […]

With the fresh start of the New Year, you might feel the need to transform your studying routine to maximize productivity. However, a long to-do list might often overwhelm you. This post will tell you how to deal with your studying resolutions efficiently… It’s the same old story. The clock strikes midnight and you think […]

Lectures can be a struggle when first starting university, especially frantically making scribbles just trying to keep up! However, it is easy to become a seasoned veteran in note-taking whether you are in lectures or at the University of Warwick Library. This blog is aimed at all who are currently studying an academic subject, regardless […]