• Read a New Book Month

    Did you know there are nearly 130 million printed books in existence? Did you also know that it would take 60,000 years to read all these books? That’s a lot to choose from… To celebrate Read a New Book Month, I have created a list of book suggestions for you to read over the Christmas…

  • Keep Calm and Submit ?

    Keep Calm and Submit Week (3rd-7th December 2018) will host an array of activities, workshops and resources to encourage students to keep calm during the assignment and exam period.☃️ Activities We have a range of fun and enjoyable activities for students to get involved with in Catalyst including a book display, colouring activities, Christmas card…

  • A Day in the Life of a Student Advisor

    Hi, I am Jade and I am currently in my 3rd year studying Nutrition and Health. I am one of five Student Advisors, working for Library and Learning Services in Catalyst. We work from 11am to 4pm, Monday to Friday and we are here to help students along their academic journey. We can help by…

  • How do Edge Hill Students revise? What techniques do they use?

    During Study Happy Week Learning Services asked students to write on a sticky note how they learn and what techniques they may use when studying or revising. There are three core types of learners these are visual, auditory and kinaesthetic. We discovered that there were many types of learners at Edge Hill University. Here are…

  • #SussTheStress for National Stress Awareness Day

    All of us at some point in our lives have known the feeling of stress, the cause can vary but a commonality we all share is finding ourselves under pressure from anything from coursework deadlines to dissertations. Stress is a normal part of life, but what happens when that stress becomes consuming, overwhelming even? The…

  • Educational Resources – What is available to you?

    What is a resource? It’s more than you may initially think, and there are many different resources available to you here at Edge Hill University. It is something that can help aid you in doing a specific job, writing an assignment or your dissertation. The resources available to you throughout Catalyst are more than you may…

  • November UniSkills Workshops

    UniSkills is a package of workshops, hands-on support and online resources to help you develop a range of essential academic skills and to enable you to produce high quality University assignments. UniSkills workshops are a series of small group sessions, focusing on a particular set of academic skills and techniques, available to book via ehu.ac.uk/workshops.…

  • Five spook-tacular things to do this Halloween ?

    We have compiled a list of five spook-tacular things you could get up to this Halloween. 1. Check out the Halloween titles on BoB BoB (Box of Broadcasts) is a service that Edge Hill students all have access to with 1000s of programmes. Why not try and find yourself a scary Halloween title? 2. Check…

  • Halloween with BoB ?

    BoB? What is it? Have you ever wondered what that BoB link is on your ‘My Library’ tab is? Well wonder no more! Box of Broadcasts is available for all staff and students to access free on any device.  Whether you are looking for a programme that was aired on TV last week or last…

  • Shut Up & Work!

    Do you struggle to concentrate and be productive with your assignments? Do you find managing your time difficult? Learning Services are offering structured study sessions, aiding students to make the most out of their study time by following the Pomodoro Technique. The Pomodoro Technique is designed to help students focus, cut down on their distractions…