Turner & Paige no.65 Apr. 7th 2017
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Turner & Paige no.64 Mar. 31st 2017
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Restful revision: eight steps to a calmer, wiser you
As the year wends its way towards its close, tensions tend to rise in some people. Here are a few tips developed from a guide offered by Oxford University to all those about to take exams.
Surviving the assignment hand-in season
Know thy deadline! Late work attracts no marks, and lecturers are often unforgiving. There are lots of good things that you can do if you manage to finish your assignments even a few days earlier. Click Read more for top tips on …
Studying 25 to 5 – the importance of being distracted to effective study
It’s good to take a break and do something completely different. It resets your concentration, stops you getting stressed and makes for an effective working pattern. One popular technique first established in the 1980s is the “Pomodoro Technique” (named after …
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Turner & Paige no.63 Mar. 10th 2017
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Celebrating International Women’s Day with a local heroine
Today is International Women’s Day. There’s a display of books in the cafe, so head on by and pick up something to read. Those of you studying engineering, science, maths, politics or history might be interested to find out about …
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Digital Theatre Plus
Digital Theatre Plus is a useful resource for teachers and students of Performing Arts or English Literature. It can also be enjoyed by anyone who enjoys dramatic or musical performance. It is mostly a video-based teaching resource for schools and …
Turner & Paige no.62 Feb. 10th 2017
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Rediscovering the “Pompey Messiah”
It was certainly one of those WOW moments: when he found something wonderful he wasn’t really expecting. “I was in Portsmouth Central Library”, principal lecturer Dr. George Burrows tells me, “trying to find something historic about music and Portsmouth I …
