Finding the motivation to work on an assignment or a project can often be challenging, and you may find it even harder when your normal routine has to change. Is […]
Skills lead to success, so check out Macmillan Skills for Study
MacMillan Skills For Study offers a range of modules to help you develop all the skills you need to make your time at University a success. It’s had a complete […]
Harvard referencing and why we sometimes get it wrong
Referencing requires an attention to detail which many people find boring and time-consuming. They therefore look for short cuts to make their lives easier. In this blog post we talk about some of the things we get wrong when we reference and how we can avoid these.
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Let’s talk about the iDEA award!
iDEA is an accessible online learning programme that helps you gain employability, digital and enterprise skills, completely for free! Read second year English Literature student, Georgia Bowers’ experience, to find […]
New support for systematic reviews: Cochrane Interactive Learning
Are you tackling a systematic review but not sure where to start? Struggling to define your review question or come up with a clear search strategy? The Library now subscribes […]
A Christmas tale (library-style)
Three wise librarians came bearing gifts. They offered the students gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh…
Skills for Study is changing – download your entries now
Skills for Study has undergone a fantastic new update, which will make it easier for you to access modules, downloadable resources, handy videos and your journal submissions. For more details […]
Preparing for a take-home exam
In this blog post we are going to give you some top tips to prepare for take-home exams.