Are you finding it difficult to maintain your motivation to complete assignments? It is likely that during the busy academic term you have several assignments to work on and that need toRead More…
07Dec/18
01Nov/18
Social connections
Creating new relationships at university When moving to a new place to go to university everything is likely to feel very different. This may be particularly noticeable if you just arrived fromRead More…
21Sep/18
Settling into university life
To all new students welcome to the University of Reading, and welcome back to all of you who are returning to continue with your studies. Well done for your efforts and achievementsRead More…
01Aug/18
Preparing for exams
Strategies to revise for resits You may be preparing for one or more exams in the next few weeks. Perhaps you are feeling frustrated that you have to spend part of yourRead More…
21Jun/18
When things don’t work out as you hoped: Managing fear of failure. Part 1.
Sometimes, despite our continued efforts, we do not achieve the results we want. We may see this as failure. “One of the greatest problems people have with failure is that they are tooRead More…
When things don’t work out how you hoped: Managing fear of failure. Part 2.
In part 1 we looked at making mistakes and the meaning of failure. In this section we will focus on what you can do to manage situations where things don’t work outRead More…
14May/18
Mind-Body Connection: The benefits of exercise
Exercise for body and mind: “ If there were a drug that could do for human health everything that exercise can, it would likely be the most valuable pharmaceutical ever developed.”Read More…
04Apr/18
Prevent procrastination: how to get things done. The Psychology of Action (Part 1)
Why do we do the opposite of what we want to do? We tend to behave against our intended plans such as working on assignments because we may have worry thoughts anticipatingRead More…
Prevent procrastination: How to get things done. The Psychology of Action (Part 2)
What is willpower and how can we develop it? Willpower is having a sense of personal agency. It refers to our ability to delay gratification and focus on the task because weRead More…
19Mar/18
How to manage worry thoughts (Part 1)
What are Worry Thoughts? We all have worry thoughts from time to time, and these tend to interrupt our thinking without us wanting them to. Every day worry is part of life,Read More…