Get Ready for Uni

Welcome to your online hub

This is the place to find skills-based workshops and university-approved resources that will help your students make well-informed decisions about their future.

These workshops focus on important skills that are needed at university including research, cooking and building confidence. These videos are yours to keep, meaning you can watch them as many times as you like and in any order. Perhaps you’d like to run them as a weekly extra-curricular, play them in morning registration or weave them into a lesson – the choice is yours.

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Get Ready - Academic Skills

Baasit is joined by Ben and Alex, members of our Librarian team, to explore the important study skills that are needed to succeed at university.

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Get Ready - Research Skills

Why are people hooked on reality TV? Baasit speaks to Dr Alex Barker, Psychology lecturer at the University of Derby, to find out.

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Get Ready - Let's Podcast

Enter the world of podcasting with Baasit and special guest, Pete Allen, former Capital FM presenter.

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Get Ready - Get Confident

Baasit shares his tried and tested techniques to help students develop their confidence.

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Get Ready - Get Cooking

Learn how to rustle up some easy, healthy and cost-effective meals with Baasit and University of Derby alumna, Wisia.

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Get Ready - Podcast Competition

Find out more about our exciting podcast competition!

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Work with us

The Schools and Colleges Liaison Team offer an exciting and inspirational programme designed to showcase the breadth of options available to students at the University of Derby. They also offer support for teachers with the latest news in HE and their continuing professional development (CPD).

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