As a guide to living and studying at university, this book goes beyond describing basic study skills and instead invites the reader to use ideas from sociology to make sense of the role of being a student, the university as an institution and the professional relationships between students and lecturers. It is written in a style that feels like having a supportive and experienced tutor, who has bags of common sense and has seen hundreds of students through university, talking you through the issues while offering practical advice and wise commentary to help you come to terms with the demands of being a student - Peter Lunt, Brunel UniversityHow do you survive the university experience? What do tutors want? How can you express yourself best in tutorials, seminars, essays and exams?This book takes a clear-eyed approach to the challenges of university life, offers realistic advice and demonstrates how to acquire transferable skills with a view to future employability. All of the basics are here:How educational performance can be maximizedHow to develop powers of expressionHow to analyze data What to do and avoid doing in writing a dissertationWhat to do to make sure that university life brings the best employment prospectsWhat skills and performance impress tutorsWhat employers wantWritten in an engaging and no-nonsense style by experienced teachers, the book offers students the perfect one-stop guide to making their university study experience count.