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Study Partners

PLAB 2 Study Partner: Find One and Practise Stations

A PLAB 2 study partner is another doctor preparing for the GMC's clinical exam who plays your patient and keeps the eight-minute clock. Afterwards, they give feedback on the three domains the…

StudyDuo Team · 7 min read
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Study Partners

Open University Study Group: How OU Students Find One

An Open University study group usually starts in a module's own spaces: the tutor group forum, the module forum and the online tutorials. Everyone there works to the same TMA cut-off dates. From…

StudyDuo Team · 6 min read
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ADHD

Doing a PhD With ADHD: Structure for Unstructured Years

Doing a PhD with ADHD is hard less for the thinking than for its shape: years of self-directed work and one real deadline at the end. You may see your supervisor every week or two, and nobody in…

StudyDuo Team · 7 min read
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Focus

Why Can't I Revise? 7 Traps for A-Level and Uni Students

For most sixth formers and uni students, why can't I revise has an answer in the set-up, not in their character. Answers sit beside the questions, a walkthrough replaces practice, the mock doesn't…

StudyDuo Team · 8 min read
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Study Apps

Discord Alternatives for Study Groups: 8 Apps by Feature

A study group rarely needs all of Discord, so the best Discord alternatives for study groups depend on which parts yours uses. Discord does six jobs for a group: drop-in voice rooms, screen sharing…

StudyDuo Team · 8 min read
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Study Apps

Best Study Group Apps for Students: 14 Picks by Job

The best study group apps for students cover six jobs between meetings: chat, scheduling, shared files, flashcards, task tracking and reading together. Most groups need only the first three in week…

StudyDuo Team · 11 min read
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Study Apps

Best Apps for Virtual Study Sessions: Beyond the Video Call

The best apps for virtual study sessions run beside the call, not instead of it. Each does one job: a whiteboard to explain on, a timer everyone sees, a quiz game to test each other, or a shared code…

StudyDuo Team · 10 min read
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Study Partners

Study Group Ideas: 20 Activities and What Each Trains

The best study group ideas make every member produce something: an answer before the discussion, an explanation in their own words, an exam question, a map. Pick activities by what your next exam…

StudyDuo Team · 7 min read
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Study Partners

How to Be a Good Study Partner: 9 Habits That Help

The short answer to how to be a good study partner: try the work before you meet, and ask questions that show where you're stuck. In the session, explain without handing over answers and give…

StudyDuo Team · 8 min read

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