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Work-life balance

At university it is important to find the right balance between academic work and social life. Watch our students explain their work-life balance.

It is important to find the right balance between academic work and extracurricular and social activities at university. Otherwise, you can soon become burnt out and either your grades or your socialising have to give.

In this video, your student ambassadors explain the challenges they have had with finding a good work-life balance and the techniques that have worked for them to address an imbalance.

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