LUCINDA BECKER is an Associate Professor at the University of Reading within Arts and Humanities. She is also a professional trainer, developing and delivering courses in communication, presentation, management techniques and job-searching skills. She is the author of The Mature Student's Handbook, 14 Days to Exam Success and co-author of Writing for Engineers and Presentation Skills for Students (with Joan van Emden).DAVID PRICE is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a Chartered Chemist and a Visiting Research Fellow at Reading University. He is an L.E.A. school governor and gives lectures to sixth formers, tutors, undergraduates and postgraduates and presents his research at international conferences.

• IntroductionGetting StartedMaximising Your Learning OpportunitiesMaking the Most of Your TimeWorking Your OptionsBeyond the StudyingWhat if Things Go Wrong?Examinations and Postgraduate OptionsLife After Your DegreeAppendices.

Excellent, clearly rooted in reality, with lots of good advice on how to do well, how to make the most of Higher Education and what can be done if things don't seem to be working out. The sections on work placement and employers and about organisational and social skills have particularly good advice.Jim Breithuapt, Wigan and Leigh College

LUCINDA BECKER is an Associate Professor at the University of Reading within Arts and Humanities. She is also a professional trainer, developing and delivering courses in communication, presentation, management techniques and job-searching skills. She is the author of The Mature Student's Handbook, 14 Days to Exam Success and co-author of Writing for Engineers and Presentation Skills for Students (with Joan van Emden).DAVID PRICE is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a Chartered Chemist and a Visiting Research Fellow at Reading University. He is an L.E.A. school governor and gives lectures to sixth formers, tutors, undergraduates and postgraduates and presents his research at international conferences.

• IntroductionGetting StartedMaximising Your Learning OpportunitiesMaking the Most of Your TimeWorking Your OptionsBeyond the StudyingWhat if Things Go Wrong?Examinations and Postgraduate OptionsLife After Your DegreeAppendices.

Excellent, clearly rooted in reality, with lots of good advice on how to do well, how to make the most of Higher Education and what can be done if things don't seem to be working out. The sections on work placement and employers and about organisational and social skills have particularly good advice.Jim Breithuapt, Wigan and Leigh College

LUCINDA BECKER is an Associate Professor at the University of Reading within Arts and Humanities. She is also a professional trainer, developing and delivering courses in communication, presentation, management techniques and job-searching skills. She is the author of The Mature Student's Handbook, 14 Days to Exam Success and co-author of Writing for Engineers and Presentation Skills for Students (with Joan van Emden).DAVID PRICE is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a Chartered Chemist and a Visiting Research Fellow at Reading University. He is an L.E.A. school governor and gives lectures to sixth formers, tutors, undergraduates and postgraduates and presents his research at international conferences.

• IntroductionGetting StartedMaximising Your Learning OpportunitiesMaking the Most of Your TimeWorking Your OptionsBeyond the StudyingWhat if Things Go Wrong?Examinations and Postgraduate OptionsLife After Your DegreeAppendices.

Excellent, clearly rooted in reality, with lots of good advice on how to do well, how to make the most of Higher Education and what can be done if things don't seem to be working out. The sections on work placement and employers and about organisational and social skills have particularly good advice.Jim Breithuapt, Wigan and Leigh College