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Academic Diamond - giving you the confidence to learn!
Academic Diamond is a social enterprise that aims to help those intending to study and those that currently study at Universities in the UK.
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The eight episode - choosing Uni
The 10th of August is Results Day. Hundreds of Thousands of young people in the UK get their grades and learn whether they've made it to their first choice. But what happens if you don't get those results? Or better results? How do you choose a University and what is it that you should look out for?
This is the final episode in this first series. We are taking a summer break until September but will produce some other content over the summer so do keep an eye out on our social media @AcademicDiamond
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The seventh episode - Understanding assessment and feedback as a student
In todays episode we follow up talking about wellbeing by addressing one of the biggest anxiety inducing activities students undertake: Assessment. What is it and why is it important? How should you cope with feedback? Join Tim and Sandra for a lighthearted discussion.
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The sixth episode - Wellbeing
Looking after yourself is important to be successful at University, join Tim and Sandra as they discuss things you can do to look after your wellbeing and what Universities do to help you.
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The fifth episode - Distractions
Distractions are all around us, but can you do anything to manage distractions? In this episode Tim and Sandra discuss distractions in all their different forms, some you can control, others you can't... but how do you control them?
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The fourth episode - Learning environment
Yet another contentious topic with lots of different angles. Is a learning environment just the space you study in? Or do other factors come into play... Tim uses his 'Librarian's hat' to discuss what goes into space design at Universities, whilst Sandra uses her Educational knowledge to discuss additional factors that are easily overlooked.
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The third episode - Motivation
Motivation is crucial to studying, join Tim and Sandra as they draw on real life examples whilst exploring the theory of motivation in education some more. AcademicDiamond.org is a Social Enterprise aimed at developing your skills to succeed at University. Follow us on social media by searching for Academic Diamond.
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