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Lastly, listen to Heather and Natalya giving their three top tips for successful Academic Writing.
As you listen, notice how both of these students talk about writing in terms of what they read.

It doesn’t matter how elegantly, concisely and accurately you write if you have nothing you are really interested in saying!
- do follow your interests and
- do use your imagination and
- do develop your intellectual curiosity about the topics you are studying
Being a student at university is hard work if it is going to be worthwhile. The carving on the tree trunk at the entrance to the University of Birmingham near the station shows the university motto. In Latin it reads: Per adua ad alta. They are not wrong!
But being a student at university is also a fantastic opportunity to pursue your interests and develop as a critical thinker as well as a confident writer of clear and accurate prose. Do make the most of it!