Mature age students

Who is a mature age student? 

A mature age student is any student that is not a current school leaver. If you were not completing Year 12 when you applied to study at UWS you are considered a mature age student.

Do you need help with your study skills?

Has it been a while since you wrote an essay?
Are you unhappy with your marks?
Overwhelmed by all the reading?
Do you want to know more about plagiarism?

If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, you may benefit from one of the free study skills workshops on offer at UWS. Just visit the Study skills workshop page to find one that suits you.

Starting Out - Returning to Learning workshop

The Starting Out - Returning to Learning workshop will run on Parramatta campus on Saturday 27th July. You can register online for this workshop.  

The Starting Out - Returning to Learning workshop runs before the University teaching session begins and is designed for students returning to learning after a significant break from education.

During the workshop you will explore issues relevant to your success as a Mature age student. Specific areas include:

  • managing the challenging roles and responsibilities of student life
  • understanding university processes and procedures
  • developing your support networks to get the most out of your university experience

You'll also have a two hour practical IT experience in a UWS computer lab, which can help you understand some of the ways you may need to use a computer for your study. 

Register online to join the Starting Out workshop.   

Library tours

The UWS Library (opens in a new window) runs tours at the beginning of each session. The library is one of the most useful resources available to you during your studies and it is important to understand how to find that key text or online journal article, so you should go to one if you can.

Visit the library tours webpage (opens in a new window) to see when the next tour is on at your campus library. 

Prime Time

Prime Time is the UWS mature age students club. Come along for social activities and networking. See the facebook page (opens in a new window) for more details, meeting times and other group activities.   

Campus Connection

Campus Connection is an online meeting place for UWS students to connect with other students and discuss student life. There are chat rooms and discussion forums, as well as resource materials to browse including the new Emotional Health and Well Being modules.

Log in through your vUWS account using your Student ID and password. If you are having difficulties accessing Campus Connection, please email matureage@uws.edu.au.

MATES@UWS

MATES@UWS is about providing first year students with the opportunity to be connected with students further along in their study journey. MATES about helping students to make social networks and acquire knowledge and skills to help them settle into life at university.

If you are interested in being involved visit the MATES@UWS webpage or email mates@uws.edu.au.