Whether you’re a first year or a finalist, ways of studying this year are completely new and, for many of us, these first few weeks have been full of teething problems and time spent adjusting to a new working style. If you’re feeling out of your depth with the new working style – you’re not […]
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Dyslexia Awareness Week -Dyslexia and Higher Education
How much do you know about the reality and the experiences of having dyslexia while navigating higher education? In this post, Rebecca shares her experience, from diagnosis to finding the positives and using it as an advantage. It is Dyslexia Awareness Week, and we would like to share Rebecca’s reflection and tips with you, in […]
Inside the Library’s Labyrinth #5 – Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket?
This week’s highlighted resource is Gale Primary Resources. It is a research environment that works across multiple collections and can be accessed via the Library catalogue here Putting all your eggs in one basket is generally considered to be a bad thing. The well-known proverb is mentioned usually when people want to warn others about […]
3 Ways to Tackle Negative Rumination
Are you an overthinker? Are these ruminations negatively affecting your mental well-being or making it harder to concentrate whilst studying? If this is the case, then you are not alone. After many years of ruminating I have developed three simple ways to tackle my negative rumination, which I would like to share with you, in […]
What Type of Learner Are You?
Many people come to university and realise that the way they used to learn new information in school just does not seem to be efficient at university. It can be a difficult transition and it can seem like you’re starting from square one again. However, knowing the different types of learner you may be can […]
Inside the Library’s Labyrinth #3 – It’s good to know your (Sage and) Onions
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 […]
The Things I Have Learnt About Work-Life Balance
Do you struggle maintaining a work life balance? Has isolation made it even harder? This blog gives you tips on how to maintain your work motivation whilst still having a social life and looking after your wellbeing. My name is Rosie Cleere and I am a graduate entry medical student. In doing a second degree […]
Software and study… at home
The Library may not be open physically, but we are certainly here digitally to support you all. Working from home can be challenging, but there is lots of support and software available to ease the transition. A ‘hold’ on print books. Whilst we can’t access the physical library, we need to be maximising the use […]
Inside the Library’s Labyrinth #2: Give me the money or open the box?
In the second instalment of Inside the Library’s Labyrinth, Stephen opens the box of Box of Broadcasts Database, available through the library catalogue, and explains its many offers. Back in the 1990s Thames Television re-introduced everyone to an old TV quiz series from the 1950s called ‘Take Your Pick’. In it, the studio audience were […]