The Backpacker's Guide to University: An undergraduate's guide to travelling well and staying the course - Softcover

Jo Phillips; Martin Griffin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785837443 ISBN 13: 9781785837449

Publisher: Crown House Publishing Ltd, 2025

Synopsis

University is an adventure waiting to happen and this book will be your guide, offering encouraging and friendly advice to help you navigate the journey like a seasoned backpacker. Over the years, the university experience has changed for young people; higher education study is expensive, graduate employment isn’t guaranteed in an age of fast evolving technology, and the stakes feel high. In The Backpacker’s Guide to University, Dr Jo Phillips and Martin Griffin draw on their collective 45 years’ experience teaching undergraduates and sixth formers to bring students the ultimate guide to making the most of their time in further education. Together, they demystify the language of university and share the very best guidance on adjusting to university study, campus life and independent learning. This book urges students to embrace the ‘backpacker approach’, a transformative mindset that will empower them to immerse themselves in the spirit of adventure and seize every opportunity that university life has to offer.

About this title

About the Authors

Dr Jo Phillips has taught in four different sixth form colleges, then moved into higher education, and has been teaching in universities for the last 15 years. This puts her in a rare position - she’s taught not only A-level students but hundreds of undergraduates too. She currently teaches Landscape Architecture at the University of Sheffield.

Martin Griffin has spent his career teaching in three different sixth form colleges and has been a head of sixth form and deputy headteacher, guiding and supporting students with their university applications. He is currently an award-winning writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and he trains teachers to help students perform at their best.

Edition details

• Publisher: Crown House Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785837443
• ISBN 13: 9781785837449
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200