Who might this blog post be useful for?: Anyone that experiences anxiety, clinical or otherwise. These strategies may be particularly helpful for people who experience panic or anxiety attacks, or trouble sleeping. What study skills challenges can this app help Continue reading Mental Health Apps for Anxiety
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Ordering your DSA equipment can seem really daunting and confusing. Luckily there are resources out there to help make things a bit easier. This blog post will signpost useful links to help with ordering equipment and a guide to assistive Continue reading Ordering DSA equipment- help and advice
Applying for DSA can sometimes be a confusing process, but it doesn’t have to be that way! You can access support and guidance for the DSA process at university by speaking to a Disability Adviser and there are many useful Continue reading Accessing Disabled Student Allowances and support at the University of Sheffield
Who might this blog post be useful for?: Anyone who wants to improve their note taking skills What study skills challenges can this app help you overcome?: Note-taking. What is the tool or study skills strategy?: A summary of five different Continue reading Note Taking techniques for different learning styles
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Don’t forget to request your printing costs back at the end of the year! Instead of going through your printing credit history and painstakingly adding up a multitude of 5ps (which I have been known to do in the past Continue reading How to get your printing costs re-imbursed by DSA
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