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Tag Archives: reading week
Reading week: another name for half-term?
It’s reading week and so we don’t have to teach any lectures or seminars and, in theory at least, the students are using the time to diligently prepare their assignments! But what should diligent lecturers be doing?
Research during term time: is it possible?
We have just had our ‘reading week’ here at MMU which means that all the History students had an informal half-term break in which they don’t have to prepare for class and instead can devote themselves to their assessed essays … Read More


