How you can stretch your weekly food budget even further The average student spends around £20-28 a week on food. It is likely that this will make up a large part of your weekly budget. Therefore, it is important that you spend this money wisely, to get the most out of it. Follow our top … Read more
Find out about keeping pace at University Studying for a degree or an equivalent qualification is something which requires pace. Many students don’t feel as though they achieve their full potential at University, and this happens for a number of reasons. These five tips will help you make the best of studying for your degree, … Read more
When teachers set assignments, sometimes they make it very easy for students to plagiarise. This is down to tasks being poorly designed, in a way that encourages students to find the answer (for example, on the Internet). Examples of poor task design are: Conversely, teachers can reduce the risk of students plagiarising by designing tasks … Read more
Survive and thrive in the halls of residence You’ve waved your parents off and are now the proud renter of a box room, no bigger than a cupboard that is now home for the next year – along with a group of people, if you had the choice would not even go for a pint … Read more
Transform your essay from good to excellent by carefully proofreading your work Proofreading your essay is a great way to earn additional marks. Regardless of what level you are writing at, checking your work is essential and the best essays are those which have been proofread again and again! Follow these tips from our student … Read more
Find out how to deal with problem presenters at University Rarely is anything simple in life. You might have a great topic, lots of resources and lots of time, but even then all it takes is one member of the awkward squad, someone’s who’s lady, or not very bright, or somebody who struggles with English, … Read more
Get help with delivering great University presentations – advice for the day You’ve selected a topic, allocated tasks, devised a structure and practised, practiced, then practiced some more. Follow these five tips to make the best of delivering your presentation on the day. Have Breakfast You should always have it anyway, but if you don’t, … Read more
Learn some useful revision and memory techniques for your exams Revision can be tedious, and it often takes practice before you find a suitable revision technique that works for you. Some people prefer to learn visually, whilst others like to learn orally, and some of us like to mix it up. Here are some revision … Read more
Find out how to make the most of your tutor’s feedback We all like to get feedback on something we’ve worked hard on. How well you respond to that feedback will often determine how well you progress throughout your time at University. Follow these five tips to make the most of any feedback you get. … Read more
How reference management software can keep you organised As well as using plagiarismchecker.net to scan your work for plagiarism, it’s essential to carefully manage your source material and ensure you don’t mix up your words with other peoples’. In this article we look at some popular reference management software and tools that you can use … Read more