The Academic Skills Team are here in the Library during the current vacation and throughout next term.  We can help you to polish your academic writing as you complete your current assignments and dissertations, and can give you advice on revising effectively and making the most of exams on the day.  You can make an appointment to see a tutor, or come along to one of the Get a Better Grade workshops we are running in April.

Don’t forget – you can also access the academic skills information and guidance available on our Library Resources page from anywhere, at any time – just browse the drop-down menus under ‘I need help with…’.

If you need advice, just get in touch!

The Academic Skills Team

As we get to the end of term, lots of you are working on assessments that you need to submit soon or are preparing for exams in the new year (or both!).

Our Academic Skills Team can offer advice on developing your skills and will be available until the end of next week, and we will be back in the Library offering appointments from 3^rd January.  If you find yourself in need of information on academic skills in the meantime, don’t forget that you can access our online skills resources at any time, from anywhere.  We have guidance available on academic writing, referencing, revision strategies and much more: it can all be found on via our Library Resources page.  Look particularly under ‘I need help with…’, and if you haven’t accessed these resources before and want some information on how best to find your way around, we have a handy video guide at http://libguides.staffs.ac.uk/firstweeks/onlinestudyskillsresources.

We hope everybody takes some time to rest and re-charge after a busy term, and we look forward to seeing you all in the new year.

Merry Christmas to all

The Academic Skills Team

We’re partway through Future Fest, and there’s a huge range of activities and skill-building opportunities on offer to help you to enhance your employability and achieve your goals.

Here in the Library we have sessions available all year to help you to succeed in your studies, and we can support you in developing skills that you will take you beyond your degree and into your future careers.  Check out our Get a Better Grade workshops and drop-in sessions;  we have sessions running until the end of term and there will be more on offer in the New Year (including sessions on exams and revision).

As ever, if you want any advice on researching, writing or reviewing your work, just get in touch!

The Academic Skills Team

academicskills@staffs.ac.uk

We hope you’re settling in well and that you’re having a great time as you begin your studies.

Here at the Library we want to help you to succeed in your course, and we can offer guidance all the way through your journey.  To get you started, we’ve created Now I’m Here: a collection of top tips, resources and quizzes that we hope you’ll find useful in the first few months.

If you have any questions about academic skills, just get in touch.  You can email academicskills@staffs.ac.uk or check our What’s On page to find out about our workshops and drop-ins.

Good luck in your studies!

The Library