Life Skills at University

This collection, designed to help with student life, is available to all members of the University. Housed on the top floor (Level F) of the Hugh Owen Library, it covers general self-help works on a range of topics: money, budgeting, loans, landlords, leaving home, exam stress as well as cookery, household hints and passing a driving test etc. It also includes a selection of the NHS Book Prescription Wales booklist covering twenty of the most common psychological problems. Follow the link for more information on the scheme and the latest booklist. Some topics covered by Book Prescription Wales are: anger, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, low self-esteem and stress.

Titles include:

• Virgin university survival guide
• Defeat student debt: the guide to getting the most out of university life.
• Renting: the essential guide to tenants' rights.
• Leaving home survival guide.
• Beyond baked beans budget: a student cookbook.
• The vegan cook's bible.
• Getting things done: how to achieve stress-free productivity.
• The new green consumer guide
• First aid manual
• A straightforward guide to the rights of the consumer.

Location

The Life Skills at University Collection is located in the central area of Level F of the Hugh Owen Library by the lift:

Hugh Owen Library - Level F Floor Plan

Access

• All items in the Collection are added to the Library catalogue, Primo, and are available for loan
• They have the prefix SKILLS in the classmark.