{"id":21750,"date":"2023-10-31T09:53:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T09:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/?p=21750"},"modified":"2023-10-31T09:55:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T09:55:32","slug":"study-happy-in-2023-with-your-uniskills-student-advisors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/2023\/10\/31\/study-happy-in-2023-with-your-uniskills-student-advisors\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Happy in 2023 with your UniSkills Student Advisors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Library and Learning Services has recently welcomed new members to our existing team of Student Advisors. They are all current Edge Hill students who bring a wealth of experience and knowledge from their own studies. You might have had the chance to meet them them during our Welcome Week events and the Find Your Feet drop-in workshops last month. Keep reading to discover more about the team and the valuable #EHUStudyHappy tips they have to offer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lewis Underwood – 3rd year BA (Hons) History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Hi, my name is Lewis Underwood, and I am a third year BA Hons History student. What I love most about my degree are the lessons we can learn from the past and the parallels we can draw between the modern day and history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My top study tip would be to do a little a little bit of work more often rather than leaving things to the last minute. For example, if you know you have an essay due in a month\u2019s time, rather than forgetting about it until 2 weeks before the deadline, work on it from a month before. This will prevent a lot of stress closer to the deadline and you will thank yourself for it! Even if that just involves reading journal articles, it will be more beneficial than doing nothing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Michelle Hopwood – 3rd year Business and Management with Leisure and Tourism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I am a current 3rd<\/sup> year undergraduate studying Business and Management with Leisure and Tourism. I\u2019m a well organised person and use a range of tools to ensure a good study life balance. Firstly, I treat my degree as my full-time job, setting my \u2018working hours\u2019 8-6pm to allow for breaks. I map out my weekly schedule into a timetable so I can identify my free and dead time and use Outlook calendar and the to-do list function to record all the things I need to do each week. I enjoy using my dead time, between lectures and seminars to do reading, go for a walk or listen to a podcast. I also thoroughly read the module handbooks to ensure I have identified how the weeks are scheduled and any weeks when classes may not be scheduled. This allows me to plan those weeks more constructively such as by working on assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I use Trello to note all tasks I need to complete for each assessment, having a list for each module that I can then check off as completed. It feels good to see tasks being moved to the completed column as the year goes on.  I am known for using the Kanban method for managing my assessment tasks in a more tangible way, there are lots of LinkedIn Learning<\/a> courses on how to it. I love to see those post-it notes moving around my board as I complete tasks. The Pomodoro app<\/a> is great for ensuring I time block my work to include breaks otherwise I would just keep working. It wasn\u2019t until I was in my second year that I learnt the importance of taking study breaks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I always make sure my uni back is packed the night before to avoid that morning rush which enables me to arrive at uni focused and ready.  A real important way of finding a study-life balance is banning uni-talk with friends and family and setting this boundary enables me to focus on my personal relationships and remind myself there are other important life achievements outside studying too.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Emma Campbell – MSc Physician Associate Studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Hi, I\u2019m Emma and I am currently studying for an MSc in Physician Associate Studies having previously completed a BSc in Biomedical Science. As my course is very intense, getting a good work life balance is crucial for both my physical and mental health.  Some of my tips which I have learned from both my degrees to help achieve this important balance include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n