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Are you struggling with page 412 of tiny textbook print? Debating a third re-watch of Tiger King? The Library’s Leisure Reading collection might just hold the thing for you… At your Leisure Indie small-press poetry, Booker bestsellers, stellar sports biographies, and classic graphic novels are just a few of the nearly one thousand books on […]
Happy International Poetry Month! The event was inaugurated in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. It is 30 days of celebration of all things poetry. Something that a lot of poets choose to do throughout the month is a writing task called ‘A Poem a Day’ – it can be of any length, of […]
When working or studying, it’s hard at the best of times to find motivation when you need it the most. It’s even harder right now with lockdowns and the pandemic. So, here are a few tips that can help you to stay motivated for any environment – whether it be in study, at work, or […]
We want you to get the most from our resources so this week we’ve taken the inside track! Shivendra Naidoo from ProQuest tells us all about the background and benefits of ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global (PQDT). Have you ever wondered about what research has already been conducted in your discipline? Are you worried about […]
Beat procrastination and improve your focus, one Pomodoro at a time. So what’s a Pomodoro? A Pomodoro is actually a tomato in Italian but it’s also the secret to effective time management! Who ever thought that thinking in tomatoes was better than thinking in time? Now it may sound silly to think about, but many […]
Don’t miss out on the new e-learning resources we’ve created to make your study life easier. A Start to Assignment Success Assignment briefs! These are your first contact with an assignment. If you are unsure of what the task is or how to complete it; you may find that the work you produce is incomplete […]
International Women’s Day is important, not only to celebrate the incredible women around us. But also to further understand the change that needs to be made in order to achieve equality. Each year presents a new theme for IWD, with 2021 being ‘Choose to Challenge’. With this call to action, we challenged ourselves. We’ve delved into, and […]
In what has been an ‘unprecedented’ year for all of us, students across the higher education sector have had a particularly difficult time. This blog post aims to give our students some tips and tricks on how to get the most from their University services in both these strange times and in the more normal […]
When you sign into office.com with your University email address and password you open up a world of opportunity. Your Microsoft 365 account gives you access to key online tools. These tools can help counter the isolation and uncertainty sometimes experienced when remote working and instead puts you in control. Some of the tools included […]
This LGBTQ+ History Month, we’re highlighting LGBTQ+ stories from The Library’s collections. By delving into these films, novels, non-fiction, archive materials and zines, you can learn about the hard-fought battles of LGBTQ+ folk for greater rights. Importantly, these resources also reveal how government policy and public prejudice have been experienced on the personal level. LGBTQ+ […]