Topics

Our research tell us what students need to know.

Core Topics

The right stuff in 75 minutes or less.

UniSmart is responsive to your needs

Research and feedback.

Our programme is reviewed and refreshed all the time using formal surveys and feedback from university personnel and students.

  • Engagement

    Choosing to be a passenger or at the wheel of your life. UniSmart endorses engaging with the university community, joining clubs and societies, getting involved. Step on the gas!

  • Study

    Passing exams is a top concern for new students. Useful tips for self directed learning and the value of turning up to tutorials.

  • Personal Choice

    Talking about the different ways of coping with shyness. Also covered: alcohol and drug use, personal safety, motivation, choices and consequences.

  • All change

    Freshers have more in common than they initially realise. Raising hard to talk about topics such as homesickness, depression and anxiety and living with others creates empathy in the student community. Dealing with diversity and the impact of relocating to a new city or country are also covered.

  • Practical Matters

    All the things you want the students to know but have trouble getting through to them. Security, fire safety, seeking help, support services, budgeting and counselling all get the UniSmart treatment.

Meeting the specific details of your institution.

  • Sensitive Topics

    We encourage you to tell us if there are special concerns or sensitive issues at your university. We treat your communication with complete confidentiality.

  • Cultural Factors

    Students of particular religion or culture may be offended at mention of certain topics. We will ask you about this so we can devise solutions together.

  • Open door dialogue

    We are always open to suggestions for new content. UniSmart has developed in response to dialogue with university professionals, students and researchers.

  • Widening Participation

    First in family students and BME students greatly appreciate our down to earth style of communication. They listen and retain the information far more than if it came in any other form.

Please contact us to discuss a particular need at your university with absolutely no strings attached.

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I found this lecture very useful and informative not to mention very entertaining at the same time. It was not like any other talk I have been to. It was by far the best lecture I have ever been to.

Residential student

University of Kent, UK
University Student Survey 2010

I saw the presentation yesterday and was blown away. It covered so many topics that we try to cover during orientation, but in the most funny, informative and respectful fashion. Many topics are difficult to talk about, and the students were engaged and had big smiles on their faces.

Melissa Lowe,

Orientation Co-ordinator
La Trobe University, Australia