Andre’s Top 5 Tips for Research

Being only a few weeks into my 3rd year and dissertation research here's what I have learned so far, to help guide you along your research project. Tip 1) Start early. You never know what obstacles you may come across when undertaking your research, you may even find you have no interest in the topic or … Continue reading Andre’s Top 5 Tips for Research

Reading Resources from Hong Kong

With our results recently in from our reading questionnaire at Sussex, we felt it would be interesting to see how the attitude to buying textbooks compared with students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), where I'm currently studying this term as part of the Erasmus program. I spoke to a fellow geography student … Continue reading Reading Resources from Hong Kong

Survey Results : Year 2 Pre-Arrival Reading

Its about that time of year again where we find out from the students here at Sussex what they did (or didn’t do) in preparation to beginning their 2nd year studies at university, once again with particular regard to their pre-assigned reading lists and how they have utilised them. Having received 24 responses this year … Continue reading Survey Results : Year 2 Pre-Arrival Reading

Reviewing Critical Thinking by Tom Chatfield

Appearance, Look and Feel I know you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, buuut that’s exactly what I'm about to do, after all first impressions count for everything. From first glance at Critical Thinking, you're instantly drawn in by its pop of yellow and its bold font. It is simple, eye catching … Continue reading Reviewing Critical Thinking by Tom Chatfield