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Education & Development
Are you estranged from your family and considering university?
It can be difficult making such a big decision without a close family network but Stand Alone can help.
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Are you care experienced and considering university?
If you’re in Wales, care experienced and considering going to university then CLASS Cymru can help you.
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Education & Development
University lingo
Do you know the difference between a firm choice and an unconditional offer? Or what a seminar or semesters are? Explore this interactive to demystify university terminology.
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Five tips for making friends at university
Starting university can be nerve-wracking, with unfamiliar faces and unfamiliar surroundings. One comfort however, is that you will not be the only one.
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MSE’s Academy of Money
The Open University has joined forces with MoneySavingExpert (MSE) to give you the skills and knowledge to master your finances. Packed with videos, audios, quizzes and activities the course covers all the key aspects of personal finance in six sessions of study that each take around two hours to complete.
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Supporting your studies with assistive technology
How to adapt your device settings to suit your needs and find digital tools to support you with your studies.
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Education & Development
myf.cymru – Mental health through the medium of Welsh
myf.cymru is a mental health and wellbeing resource aimed at Welsh speaking higher education students studying in Wales and beyond.
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Education & Development
Barod ar gyfer prifysgol
Casgliad o adnoddau o bob un o brifysgolion Cymru i'ch helpu i ddechrau gydag addysg uwch. Available in English
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All my own work: exploring academic integrity
Are you currently studying? This free course, All my own work: exploring academic integrity, is designed to help you build confidence in producing your own work for academic purposes. You will explore what plagiarism is and how to avoid it, and learn how and when to reference. The course also includes an interactive to work through, which will ...
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Free online courses for study skills
Discover these free study skills courses on OpenLearn.
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How can I cope with exam stress?
The exam period brings with it extra challenges - but if you manage your stress, you can make it through. Teena Clouston has some tips, and you may turn your papers over now.
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Effective note taking
A short guide to making effective notes in lectures.