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
Assignments, AI and referencing
Want to know how to correctly include references in your essays? How about ways you can use AI tools in your revision or how they could negatively affect your academic integrity?
Check out our advice on AI in assignments and how to reference to get the answer to these important questions.
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.
Discover in-depth guides to a wide range of topics that will support your learning.
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.
First year
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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