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lots of information about higher education, finance, personal statements and UK universities

One of our teachers tried this & it seems you need to be a US citizen for the American ones. I looked at the Oxford one, & it didn't look very accessible for an outsider.

This is a good and informative read

Excellent site from the Institute of Physics. Lots of useful resources if you are considering studying physics at university.

Useful series of articles on career possibilities from degrees- could be ideal as a career/university planning resource.

Queensland University of Technology Library study skills site

A series of bespoke workshops has been designed by experienced researchers specifically to support students studying for the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) or undertaking an Extended Project as part of their Diploma. These sessions can be used by teachers delivering the taught element of the EPQ to provide students with an excellent grounding in the academic and intellectual skills required.

Fantastic resource Lesley, thanks for sharing this. Useful too to adapt ideas for the Higher Project Qualification.

Podcasts of authors talking about their books

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This two part course is for primary and secondary school teachers who are preparing to tackle the new computing curriculum. It starts on February 3rd.

results of an ethnographic study of college students and their relationship with libraries and level of information literacy...  Quote: "In other words: Today's college students might have grown up with the language of the information age, but they do not necessarily know the grammar."

There is a link to the PDF poster on this page:  "One poster session used Google tools to implement a frugal approach toward e-resource reservations. "E-Resource Renewal Awareness: Using Google Calendar to Bring Selectors on Board [PDF]," presented by Columbia University librarians Jeffrey Carroll, Colleen Major, and John Tofanelli, uses a Google Calendar-based system to track e-resource subscriptions-specifically, expenditures and renewal dates, which, as the poster points out, "are typically buried in acquisitions modules." Constructed around an off-the-shelf Google application, the project exemplifies how to use readily (and freely) available tools to tackle important tasks."

A good student friendly guide to Academic writing - good for sixth formers