Support thread for students, mature and otherwise...

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LindsD Mar 2020 11:17am, 24 Mar 2020 34,486 posts	0 LindsD Yup. Me too. We are bending over backwards trying to help and reassure but I really feel like we also deserve some flexibility and we are not getting any. Grrrr.
LindsD Mar 2020 11:17am, 24 Mar 2020 34,487 posts	0 LindsD (sorry, this has turned into the lecturers' support thread)
Little Miss Happy Mar 2020 11:53am, 24 Mar 2020 2,094 posts	0 Little Miss Happy Gg - the university I work at has granted a blanket extension for all students and removed the need for medical evidence for EEC applications.
LindsD Mar 2020 11:54am, 24 Mar 2020 34,488 posts	0 LindsD Effectively that's what we have done also.
mattglen_ Mar 2020 12:47pm, 24 Mar 2020 96 posts	0 mattglen_ My university hasn't made any adjustments to deadlines, their only change for me is the written exam is now online from home. So that's a dissertation to complete, two pieces of coursework and an exam to do during lockdown. I'm already struggling to be productive at home compared to at University, I already miss the library a lot...
Carpathius Mar 2020 12:51pm, 24 Mar 2020 19,100 posts	0 Carpathius Going to be hard getting my dissertation done. I rely on books and the library computers. I'm not good at ebooks and the home laptop is shared. The books I need are at uni in a locker because I can't carry them all back and forth on my bike. They're stuck there now. I realise that's a good old first world problem.
Carpathius Mar 2020 12:51pm, 24 Mar 2020 19,101 posts	0 Carpathius Cross post mattglen!
1step2far Mar 2020 12:53pm, 24 Mar 2020 4,739 posts	0 1step2far Carp... can you access a hospital library? Ours is still open... for now!
Little Miss Happy Mar 2020 1:29pm, 24 Mar 2020 2,101 posts	0 Little Miss Happy That's not good mattglen. Difficult Carp - we had to close our library very quickly when the situation changed so I expect a lot of our students will be in a similar position. Can you print the bits you need from the ebooks?
Dr PhFleecyD Mar 2020 1:34pm, 24 Mar 2020 48,963 posts	0 Dr PhFleecyD Carp: surely your degree takes priority on the laptop? Also there are lots of ebooks available online via uni libraries so check those out Productivity at home: headphones and focus music and work in 25 minute tomatoes (I use an online timer). Got me through my PhD!!