With the winter break just around the corner, you may have already started to look ahead and think about how you can best prepare for the next semester. To help you make it your most successful one yet, from the 3-6 of January we’re excited to announce the return of New Year, New UniSkills!

As part of #SleighYourStudies we asked our wonderful Student Advisors to share their motivational wisdom for staying on track with reading, assignments, and exam revision during the festive period.

To make sure you’re not left out in the cold this festive season, the UniSkills elves (together with your Student Advisors) have been busy planning a round-up of support to help you #SleighYourStudies. Whether you’re revising for exams or juggling assignments with placements, here’s what we’ve got in store…

One of the many misconceptions about autistic people is that we just ‘think differently’ when in actual fact, many of us are dealing with an entirely different cognitive reality that affects the way we experience the world. This means that life changing events like starting university can present a unique set of challenges for us.…

Time to get organised! Starting university for the first time can be overwhelming. Even if you are in your second or third year, you’re still likely to have lots of information and materials coming your way. From your courses, modules and reading lists to sources, societies and sports (then throw in your personal life and…

Winston Churchill famously noted that we should “Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.” Whether you’re just starting your first semester as an undergraduate or juggling work alongside postgraduate study, the key to academic success is to make time to plan ahead. The busy student schedule and academic demands mean it is impossible…