Academic

• LAB-Coat
• First year does count!
• Get to know 2^nd years on your course
• Do well in the coursework, practical reports
• Ask you practical demonstrators for help
• Make an effort to keep in regular contact with your personal tutor
• Don’t leave everything until the last minute
• Make the most of first year
• Have some emergency contact numbers
• Learn time management (important skill for 2^nd year)
• Check e-mail ALL THE TIME!!!
• Ask for assistance at Careers Service in the Library
  
• Make most of timetable gaps in Uni
• Study – don’t waste time
• Attendance matters
• Revision techniques
• Students’ Union Education Unit
• Information about Plagiarism
• References/Articles
• Where to buy labcoats/dissection kits/ equipment
• Check pigeon hole
• First year results count for Erasmus years/year in Industry/summer lab work

Community

• Places in the city - cinema, shopping, food - safe places
• Events - Carnivals, Diwali
• Volunteering and Leicester Award
• Things for non-drinkers
• Cheap places to shop

Transportation

• Buses - where to queue, cost
• Get a bus pass
  
• Bicycle Safety
• Cars: parking permit
• Bus timetable
• Suitable bus stops for the time of day
• Be early to get to classes on time