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SIFTing the literature: Critically evaluating the reliability of sources (Dissertation and Thesis Festival Nov 2023)

Ever seen something shared on social media that you think just cannot be true? Or wondered how you can be more critical in the sources of information you use in an assignment? By the end of this…

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Supporting you with your studies UG (IAD)

A 5 minute video summarising the support available to all Undergraduate students from the Taught Student Development Team at the Institute for Academic Development (IAD)

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Failure as Learning

Take 30 mins to rethink you approach to failure, your avenue to successful learning, and your assumptions about people who are 'successful'. For university students who want to learn,…

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Purpose of university OR 'What are you doing here???'

Why are you even AT university?? Dr Sarah Ivory talks about reasons for going to university, and helps you interrogate your own. In this time of upheaval, especially in relation to university…

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How to focus on pre-recorded lectures

*Slides not visible when watching on preview - please click the link.* In this short session, Dr Sarah Ivory talk about how to stay focused in pre-recorded lectures, and at other times like reading…

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Six in six minutes - 3 students and 3 staff discuss Wikipedia in the Classroom at the University of Edinburgh

Contributors include:Karoline Nanfeldt - 4th year Psychology undergraduate student. Tomas Sanders - 4th year History undergraduate student. Aine Kavanagh - Senior Hons. Reproductive Biology student.…

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Critical Thinking in Global Challenges

This project was created by the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

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Critical Thinking in Global Challenges - Essential concepts

This project was created by the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

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Critical Thinking in Global Challenges - Assessing arguments - Credibility and evidence

This project was created by the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

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Critical Thinking in Global Challenges - Assessing arguments - Step by step

This project was created by the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

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Critical Thinking in Global Challenges - Assessing arguments - Part 2

ThThis project was created by the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

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Critical Thinking in Global Challenges - Obesity - Part 1

This project was created by the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

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Critical Thinking in Global Challenges - Infectious diseases - Part 1

This project was created by the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

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Critical Thinking in Global Challenges - Infectious diseases - Part 2

This project was created by the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

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Critical Thinking in Global Challenges - Population - Part 1

This project was created by the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

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Critical Thinking in Global Challenges - Population - Part 2

This project was created by the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

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