Backpacker's Guide to University

Dr Jo Phillips has taught in four different sixth form colleges, then moved into higher education, and has been teaching in universities for the last 15 years. This puts her in a rare position - she's taught not only A-level students but hundreds of undergraduates too. She currently teaches Landscape Architecture at the University of Sheffield. Martin Griffin has 20 years' experience teaching post-16 students, and has been a head of faculty, assistant head teacher and deputy head teacher. He was the director of sixth form at The Blue Coat School and now works with schools and colleges to design and implement character development and mindset programmes.

The Backpacker's Guide to University is an invaluable resource for first-year students and the university staff who support them. It is readable and fun, but most importantly, it' is filled with practical and relevant activities that cover the very real experiences that so many first-year students face at university. With this book, a first-year you will set yourself on the fast track to self-awareness and personal growth and will receive those key insights and pointers that many students wish they had received when starting out. Embracing the metaphor of the backpacker's journey, the book authors invites students to view university as a life adventure, encourages students to begin their next chapter with courage, curiosity, and hope. A must-read for anyone embarking on the university adventure.Fanie Walters