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6 May 2022
When you join your course and start your modules, you’ll get a full reading list that will include journals, essays and textbooks, so don’t jump the gun and wait until you start to make the most of your finances and the awesome library here. In the meantime, to quench your thirst for knowledge… Read more…
29 April 2022
I’m writing this blog for prospective and newly starting out social work students with some top resources. Narrowing it down to just five was just too difficult, so you got ten! Read more…
8 March 2022
Media, as a subject, encompasses an incredibly wide range of topics. Due to this broadness studying it at a degree level means you'll require a variety of resources when producing work for classes. Here are some of them. Read more…
12 March 2021
I’m a big fan of TedTalks so when I saw them being used as part of our required reading and listening lists prior to attending classes I was quietly happy. This is a list of some of the videos that I have been watching so far that have helped me in my studies. I hope they help you too. Read more…
22 October 2020
Sociology student Amy picks out her top books and resources for those starting out on the course. Read more…
8 October 2020
When you’re preparing to start uni you will read books, watch various documentaries and listen to podcasts, immersing yourself in everything to do with your degree. So I decided it would be a good idea to share sources of motivation for a Crime and Investigative Studies student. Read more…
7 April 2020
Check out seven must-read works of literature for English and writing students, as recommended by Prof Sarah Annes Brown, Professor of English Literature at ARU. Read more…
31 March 2020
We asked our History lecturers to recommend a textbook, novel and film that students should try before joining the course ARU. Prof Lucy Bland's choices centre on accounts of race relations, women's suffrage, and sexuality. Read more…
31 March 2020
We asked our History lecturers to recommend a textbook, novel and film that students should try before joining the course ARU. Here are Dr Jon Davis's picks. Read more…
24 February 2020
When I first thought about this blog piece, I immediately thought of the classics - Pride and Prejudice, The Great Gatsby, Great Expectations, War and Peace, to name a few. But is there a must-read list? Read more…
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