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Academic skills

Skills@Library supports taught students to develop academic skills, within the curriculum and through online resources, workshops, 1-2-1 consultations and drop-in sessions.

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Academic skills

Skills@Library

Take your learning to the next level with Skills@Library. We help you to develop your academic skills in a way that suits your learning, including one-to-one sessions, workshops and online resources.

Online resources

Our comprehensive resources can help you with every part of your studies, guiding you through the academic year and supporting you with assessments.

Skills development at University

Whatever stage you’re at in your University journey, Skills@Library can help you to identify, develop and refine the academic skills you need.

Get off to a Flying Start! Find out about the skills you need at university and how it differs from what you’ve done before.

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Step up to second year. Build on the skills you developed at first year and get to grips with the study techniques for second year success.

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Tackle your final year project or dissertation. Our comprehensive guide takes you through all the stages of your Final Chapter at university.

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Step up to Masters and equip yourself with the academic skills you need to progress to postgraduate level.

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Enhance your skills by exploring strategies and tools tailored to the mature student experience.

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Thinking about applying to study for a postgraduate research degree? This resource aims to help you decide.

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