University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Critical Studies - Teacher Resources - Transitions to University - Lesson Four

Main Task 2: hearing from university students and staff

Pupils now listen to the experiences / advice of university students and staff, about how to get the most of university.

Andew Struan, head of the Student Learning Development team, highlights the importance of engagement, and of asking questions (02:21)

Emily Nordmann, psychology lecturer, agrees that there are important benefits to engagement (02:06)

Pearl and Layla, undergraduate students, have found that university staff are very approachable when you have questions (02:02)

Layla again – here she talks about how she used the break she had from university to reflect on effective study skills (00:58)

Pearl again – here she talks about how to be pragmatic about prioritising and managing your workload (01:13)