New Students: Study and support

Lots of hints and tips from Lifepilot for preparing to study in higher education. The advice is mainly aimed at mature students but contains useful information for all students entering university

Why not take a few minutes and test your level of confidence with a range of study skills. You can use it to identify which areas you need to work on.

This guide provides an overview of English Language Support available from Library and Learning Services, including:

• Grammar
• Study Skills for International Students
• Listening practice
• Vocabulary development
• Pronunciation

This video - watch the first 1 minute 13 seconds - explains why you should use Library resources rather than relying on Google for researching for your assignments.

NMT Libraries, 2021. Why can't I just Google? [online]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZFfPQxv2y8 [Accessed 12 April 2022].

The end of this video - minute 13 seconds onwards - promotes another academic library's resources and can be ignored by BU students and staff.

A wide range of resources from Learn Higher, covering topics such how to get the best possible marks in assessment and how to develop an action plan for independent learning