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6 Quick Energy Boosts When Sleep Isn’t Practical 27 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
The words ‘student’ and ‘sleep’ don’t mix well. Too much when you shouldn’t be getting sleep and too little when you should. A recipe for disaster that’s easy to fall into. Regular bedtime is diffic...
A Star No Starter: Why You Are Worth More Than Your Grades 22 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
When you leave school with 7 A* grades at A-level, it’s pretty impressive. When you fail to get a place at the University of Oxford on those grades, people start talking. That’s what happened to Alas...
Books, emotions, and paying attention 19 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Stories about the future have long portrayed the things we know today in emotional terms. Books get used a lot of the time. Imagine a world with hardly any physical books. When a movie presents you wi...
You’ve Got a Place at Uni. Now What? 15 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
It’s that time of year again. The wait is over and A-Level results are in. Screams of both joy and despair ringing out across the land. Most years, I offer up advice on what to do when things don’t g...
Make Your Work Compelling 13 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
The difference between compulsory and compelling is huge. Compulsory sounds negative. You must do something, whether you like it or not. That’s enough to put you off most compulsory stuff. The psych...
10 Ways to Spend a Night In 22 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
A big part of uni life is spent going out. Away from the dorm is the norm. But that’s not strictly true. When you’re not studying, doing a part-time job, partying, or doing one of a billion different...
Press Save 12 Jul 2013 | 02:00 pm
Many moons ago, I sat down to reply to an email. A really long email. I poured my heart out. Not literally, of course. That would have been weird. But it was a masterpiece of personal writing. I was...
When Limits Give You More 28 Jun 2013 | 01:00 pm
Get breakfast right and the rest of the day will go right with it. Forget choice. Over the last five years, I’ve eaten porridge in the morning. It lets me focus on other things, rather than having to...
HE Policy: Short-term Futures and the Importance of Watching Everyone 27 Jun 2013 | 12:45 pm
The future of higher education is always just around the corner. In reality, some concepts have hardly changed in hundreds of years, while others come and go so quickly they could be mistaken for a m...
Habits, Emotions & Locations 26 Jun 2013 | 01:30 pm
Not all habits are equal. The harder the task, the longer it’s going to take to form into a habit. A simple act, such as drinking a glass of water, doesn’t take long to turn into a habit. It doesn’t ...
