Forming healthy study habits early on can reduce stress levels and increase productivity in both the short and long term. Education Committee and Wellbeing have been working together to produce study resources designed to help you find a healthy study-life balance.
There are several different resources including weekly planners, assignment trackers, and project planning guides. For each resource there are filled in examples and templates so you can see how to best utilise the resources.
Download the resources →
Revision and Exam resources
Study Spaces
Here is a list of University study spaces. There's also space in the Union.
University study spaces will be open as usual during revision, please refer to the Library website for the most up to date opening times.
As of Monday 28th November, the former staff room/print and design room on 1st Floor of the Union (next to the design office), will open for quiet study. There are five PC's available to use and a printer coming soon. Opening times are: 10am - 10pm Monday - Friday, 12 noon - 10pm Saturday and Sunday.
Wellbeing Committee are leading Wellbeing Workspace, where you can come and study. It will be in the lounge in the Chaplaincy (Mansefield Building, opposite the Students' Association) on the 3 weekends of revision and exams (3rd-4th, 10th-11th, and 17th-18th December) from 9am-10pm
University buildings Christmas closures
Full details of inter-semester spaces will be announced soon, however we do have some initial information. Please check the Library website for the most up to date information on the days when you plan to use the library services.
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The front entrance to Main Library will be closed Tuesday 20th December-Sunday 15th January inclusive. You will be able to collect and browse for books during some of this time via the side entrance. The lift will not be accessible, so staff will provide a fetching service for those who need this. You use this service:
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Tuesday 20th-Thursday 22nd December 12-6pm
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Friday 23rd December 9am-12pm (noon)
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Wednesday 4th-Thursday 5th January 12-6pm
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Monday 9th-Wednesday 11th January 12-6pm
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Saturday 14th – Sunday 15th January 12-6pm
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Study space will be available in St Mary’s College Library, King James Library, Thomson Reading Room in Martyrs Kirk, JF Allen Library, Library at the Gateway at Butts Wynd over the break
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All sites will close from Saturday 24th December-Tuesday 3rd January inclusive, except the Thomson Reading Room (open Wednesday 28th December-Friday 30th December 9am-9pm), and Butts Wynd, which will be open 24/7 throughout.
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Everywhere will reopen as usual from Monday 16th January
Revision Resources
Last year, Wellbeing Subcommittee and Student Services developed a study planner which might help you during revision!
Events & Activities
Student-run de-stress events
- Saturday 26 November / 12pm / Aquarium Beach: Beach Clean with DSN + Marine Soc
- Monday 28 November / 12-4pm / Small Rehearsal Room: Revise with the DSN
- Come for any length of time and we’ll provide snacks, places to charge devices, and ideas for revision methods to try. Masks required of those who can wear them—we'll have extras if anyone forgets!
- Wednesday 30 November / 5:30-6:30pm / Zest Café: Dog Cuddling with DSN + Dog Walking Soc
- Wednesday 30 November / 6-7pm / Committee Room: Tote Bag Decorating with Lifers
- Thursday 1 December / 3-4pm / the StAge: Meet & Pet Guide Dogs with DSN
- Thursday 1 December / 5-6pm / Large Rehearsal Room: Restorative (seated) Yoga with the DSN + YogiSoc
- Thursday 8 December / 4-7pm / Sandy’s Bar: Holiday Crafting and Mulled Apple Juice with GotLimits
Drop-in Craft Zone in Society Room D
The Sabbs and Wellbeing Committee have booked out Society Room D from and including Monday 28th November-Monday 19th December (weekdays 9am-4pm, weekends 10am-4pm), where you can drop in and take a break from revision. There will be craft supplies, music, and space to come in and chat to friends.
University Coffee/Cocoa Cart
The University are funding a coffee/cocoa cart in the evenings 5-8pm on revision week (Monday 28th November—Friday 2nd December) where you can get free baked goods, snacks and hot drinks for revision week.
The cart will alternate between Main Library (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) and North Haugh (Tuesday and Thursday).
Nightline Exam Packs!
Nightline will be distributing exam packs on Monday 28th November from 11am-3pm outside the Main Library. There’s only 1000 of them, and once they’re gone, they’re gone!
Fruit Fridays with the Sabbs!
Come along to our stall in the Piazza outside the Union, where Sabbs will be giving away free fruit from 1-3pm on Friday 2nd, 9th, and 16th December!
Wellbeing & Support
The exam period can be a very stressful time; please take care of yourself and reach out if you need support.
You can find some resources for exam stress on the University's website.
You can reach out to Student Services by phone, email or coming into the ASC in person for help, and you can book a consultation online (new appointments are released every day, so please check back if you can’t see an available appointment). You can also reach out to the ASC for emergency appointments (Email: [email protected], Phone: +44 (0)1334 46 2020).
You can also reach out to Nightline - they will listen to anything you want to talk about, nothing is too big or too small to contact Nightline about. You can call them on 01334 46 2266 (8pm-7am), instant message them 8pm-12am, or email them at [email protected]