Book Title: University at Any Age
Subtitle: A Guide for Mature Students
Edited by Kim Cartwright; Jennifer Kemp-Smith; Julie Somers; and Bonnie Dixon
Book Description: Starting uni when you haven't studied for years can be a formidable and frustrating experience, but with a bit of extra info and some study survival hacks you can turn your life experience into uni success. Designed specifically for mature aged students at Griffith University, this textbook will help you better understand how your experience maps to studying at uni and includes tips on balancing your life and uni, understanding what uni will involve, study skills you will need, tips on tech and mistakes to avoid.
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Book Information
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University at Any Age Copyright © 2026 by Griffith University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Subject
Study and learning skills: general
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University at Any Age Copyright © 2026 by Griffith University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
This book was published by Griffith University. The online version is available at https://griffithuniversity.pressbooks.pub/university-at-any-age/
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University at Any Age: A Guide for Mature Students edited by Kim Cartwright, Jennifer Kemp-Smith, Julie Somers and Bonnie Dixon is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) 4.0 Licence by Griffith University.
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Recommended citation
Cartwright, K., Kemp-Smith, J., Somers, J., & Dixon, B. (Eds.). (2026). University at Any Age: A Guide for Mature Students. Griffith University. https://griffithuniversity.pressbooks.pub/university-at-any-age/
Recommended attribution
University at Any Age: A Guide for Mature Students edited by Kim Cartwright, Jennifer Kemp-Smith, Julie Somers and Bonnie Dixon is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) 4.0 Licence by Griffith University.
