Everything you need for exams, essays and revision
Strategies, tips, tricks and guides to put you on the path to success
Exams and essay deadlines are on the horizon. Whether you’re an early starter or live for cramming sessions, we have a huge range of resources to ensure you make the most of your knowledge.
Perfecting revision planning and making essays easy
Having a revision plan is essential to exam success. Our revision and exam page has a great overview of everything to consider. And the resources below can take your revision and writing to the next level:
- academic writing resources will help you craft perfect essays
- Spacefinder can find your perfect revision spot, while display screens let you know how busy libraries are
- Writing Space is back in Laidlaw Library on 27 April until 8 May, giving you extra peer-to-peer support on all your academic writing
- Our blank revision template can be completely customised to suit your revision needs, and this quick guide to revision and exams (PDF) is a speedy reference for your next steps.
Strategies and techniques for success
You need a revision strategy that works for you. Our revision strategies and techniques page has a rundown of different techniques you can use. Lock in and to take on your final written assessment with these extra resources:
- Final Chapter is dedicated to research projects and dissertations, providing you with a step-by-step walkthrough of one of your most important academic challenges
- past exam papers let you practice writing under timed conditions and give you clues into what you could be asked in the exam hall
- our note making techniques page explains the best approaches to note-taking in lectures and during revision, highlighting the advantages and key features of each approach.
Taking on Exam Day
On the big day, you won’t be on your own. Here are some Library resources that you can take with you into the exam hall (not literally):
- Check out these 10 tips to get you through exam day for some practical advice to keep in mind as you head into your exam
- Impress your examiners. This download covers what examiners want to see and the pitfalls you need to avoid.
- Take things one step at a time and plan your answers with our quick, downloadable guide to planning in paragraphs
- And if things don’t go as you expected, our disaster recovery plan can help you to restart.
Good luck. We’ll be sharing more assessment and revision support as we get closer to the end of the year.
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