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Study skills hub

Develop academic and communication skills to help you learn more effectively.

You need strong study skills throughout your degree. To help you develop, we offer a range of support to suit everyone, including online resources, personalised support and workshops.

  • Our Subject Guides include Library resources and support for your subject and contact details for your Faculty Librarians.
  • Our Skills Guides are online resources to develop your academic writing, digital skills and more.
  • The Academic Skills Community is our approach to learning and communication support designed to help you advance your academic, language and interpersonal abilities.

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Forthcoming skills workshops

Event

Wednesday 7 January 2026 11am - 12pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Exam Revision: Science/Maths

Wednesday 7 January 2026 11am - 12pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Strategies for effective revision skills that will work for you. We will cover revision skills hints and tips, useful resources and time management specifically for Science, Maths and calculation-based questions.

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Event

Wednesday 7 January 2026 12.30pm - 1.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Students/staff

The Distractibles Meetup Online

Wednesday 7 January 2026 12.30pm - 1.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Students/staff

Finding it hard to focus and plagued by distractions? Join The Distractibles Meetup online on the first Wednesday of each month, 12:30pm to 1:30pm. We are a support group of staff and students with small group chat and an ideas bank of things to try. Whether you're neurodivergent or just easily distracted, our peer-support group might be just the thing for you. The Distractibles.

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Event

Friday 9 January 2026 11am - 12pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Exam Revision: Exam Revision: Essays and Short Answers

Friday 9 January 2026 11am - 12pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Strategies for effective revision skills that will work for you. We will cover revision skills hints and tips, useful resources and time management specifically for essay and short-answer questions.

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Need more?

One-to-one appointments for academic writing, maths skills, data skills, and study coaching are tailored to your specific needs.
Hire a range of digital tools and equipment from our Creativity Lab.

Contact us

Contact the Library Help desk with any questions you have about study skills.

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