Freshers’ Week does not have to be daunting. Jacob ‘Jake’ Durn tells us how he navigated through his first few weeks at Falmouth University and ended up with experiences and friends to cherish.
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Student Stories
Studying as a Masters and PhD student
Penny shares their experience of being a Masters and PhD student at the University of Sheffield. Penny is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.
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Kathleen’s top tips for studying
Broadcast Media student Kathleen McDermott from the University of Brighton has put together three videos intended to help other autistic students cope at University. She draws from her own experience of studying for three years and uses the vlogs to teach others how to be organised, how to cope when getting confused and what to do when writing a dissertation.
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Studying at your own pace and knowing when to stop
We’ve interviewed Callum at the end of his first semester of a Creative Media Technology course at Leeds Beckett University. In the 3-minute video interview he talks about working at his own pace, relating to other students and the support he received.
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A student’s view on sharing an autism diagnosis
We spoke to Fern during her final year as an undergraduate Politics student in the UK. We asked her how she feels about disclosing her autism to the university and to fellow students.
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Penny and the library
Penny shares their worries about being in a university library and some thoughts on how libraries can be designed to reduce anxieties in autistic students.
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