Exam Study Expert: ace your exams with the science of learning
Don’t work harder, work smarter: how to study effectively and get the grades of your dreams with winning review strategies, killer memory techniques and exam preparation tips you won’t hear anywhere else. Join Cambridge educated psychologist, study techniques researcher, coach and tutor William Wadsworth as we dive into the secrets of academic success.Looking for the grades of your dreams? Want to know the real secrets to preparing for and taking exams? Through a powerful combination of rich personal experience and the very latest learning and memory science, William and his expert guests are here to help. Here's to results day smiles!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 196
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
40. New Year New You Part 1: Why Change Is Hard
How to change when change is hard?
Discover what's holding you back from making the changes you want to make in your study routines - and in your life.
In this Part 1 of a 2-part special, it's time to …
39. Brian Tracy - Eat That Frog & Excel In School / College
To kick off 2021, I am THRILLED to welcome one of the true founding fathers of the field of personal productivity: Brian Tracy.
You may have heard of the "eat the frog" principle: it was made famous i…
38. Take A Break - You've Earned It...
Keeping work and life in balance, and the art of stopping, with my "four levels" of breaks.
Enjoy.
Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I hel…
37. How To Study: 5 FAQs With William (Your Qns Answered!)
We're hurtling towards the end of the year, so I've dug into the listener mailbag to answer some of YOUR frequently asked questions about how to study!
0.50: Tricks for getting "unstuck" by zooming o…
36. Chemistry: Formula for Success with Dr Peter Wothers MBE
Join legendary chemist Dr Peter Wothers MBE to discover the magical, explosive world of chemistry!
- Why study chemistry
- Applying for chemistry at university level
- The gap between (high) school level scie…
35. Med School: Applying For Medicine (UK) With Dr Rohan Agarwal
So, you want to be a doctor?
Dr Rohan Agarwal from uniadmissions.co.uk talks us through what it takes to land an offer to study medicine in the UK.
If you're interested in applying for med school, the …
34. Business School & MBAs with Mark de Rond
Mark de Rond is a Professor at the Judge Business School in Cambridge. He's perhaps best known for his unique and fascinating approach to research on teamwork and high performance, which has seen him…
33. Getting Hired: Supercharge Your (Job) Application With Sonal Bahl
"You weren't born to fit in: you were born to stand out".
Discover how to land that coveted internship or grad programme with ace career coach, Sonal Bahl.
- The mistakes that will get your CV rejected (…
32. University / College Interviews: Advanced Tips To Get The Offer
What does it take to get accepted to the course of your dreams?
This week, it's all about acing the interview!
I'm talking mainly about applying for university and college, but the strategies also work…
31. Mindfulness & Meditation For Students, with Claire Kelly
There's growing scientific evidence that meditation, especially mindfulness training, can have a profoundly positive impact on a mind-bogglingly wide range of aspects of our performance as students.
S…
30. Revealed: ULTIMATE Study Routine Secrets
This episode is all about how to take your study hours to the MAX, while keeping enough balance in your life to avoid overwork, exhaustion and stress.
For the first time, I'm sharing the EXACT study r…
29. Focus & Get Things DONE with Chris Bailey, TED's "Most Productive Man"
Chris Bailey - "the most productive man you could hope to meet" according to TED - joins us today to help you get focused, get productive, and get your work DONE!
Learn how to manage your time, energy…
28. The 5 Smartest Things I've Read This Year
There's some incredible wisdom to be found on my bookshelf. Today, I pick out some of the BEST tips and tricks to be found in five of my most-loved books about studying and learning, so you can incor…
27. A "Lazy Genius" Guide To Student Life - Kendra Adachi
Celebrating the launch of a brand new season of weekly episodes, NY Times bestseller Kendra Adachi is here to talk us through how we can be a "lazy geniuses" about student life: being "genius" about …
26. Better Speaker, Better Grade With Florence Bavanandan
In the second of our two "summer specials", we're joined by Florence Bavanandan, who specialises in helping people speak confidently and clearly (even if they're not naturally confident).
We talk abou…
24. Save Time With These 3 Powerful Study Productivity Strategies
Want to get more studying done, in less time? Whether you're working through assignments, writing essays or dissertations, or learning for upcoming tests or exams, here are three killer strategies to…
23. My 5-Minute-A-Day Secret To Supercharge Your Learning
Want to actually remember what you learn in your classes and lectures each day? Now you can, with my new 5-minute-a-day study habit to transform your memory, and retain more of what you're taught.
Dow…
19. Applying for Ivy League & Careers in Science - When I Grow Up Month
The second instalment of our summer "When I Grow Up" series, helping you decide on the path you want to take through education and life, equipping you with the practical tips and drive to get you whe…
18. Coconut Shells To Industry Titan - "When I Grow Up" Month
Welcome to a very special series of episodes on Exam Study Expert, where we're unpacking the lives of individuals who have achieved success in a certain field, figuring out what motivated them when t…
17. Surviving A PhD: Oxbridge PhD Students Share Their Tips
Are you doing a PhD, or considering doing one some day in the future?
We interviewed six current and former PhD candidates at some of the world's great universities - Oxford, Cambridge, Princeton - to…