Ways to crack university Assessments: Hints and tips from your lecturers

Thetransition from school and college to university is quite a big leap and canfeel overwhelming. We have a broad range of assessments which may includewritten exams, presentations, lab reports or posters. However, theseassessments are the best opportunities to develop and build confidence andskills that can help students to prepare for life after university. Despite thevalue of assessments, there are manystudents who struggle. This article brings together some insights from a seriesof interviews conducted by Nidhi Nair with members of the Biomedical Science teachingteam from the University of Salford, including Dr Matthew Jones, Prof NiroshiniNirmalan, Dr Amy Morgan and Dr Holly Matthews, who each share their perspectiveon assessments to help students feel better prepared and perhaps even feel asense of reward.