Welcome to Study Skills, the GLOBAL , academic skills website.

During your studies you will need to acquire and develop a number of skills in order to achieve a level of academic success that reflects your full potential. Most of these skills are transferable, and will therefore strengthen your professional – as well as your academic – profile.

Academic Skills are all about helping you learn how to be a more effective learner and develop the research skills that will help you now and in the future. Use these resources to find out what works for you.

This website offers advice and activities that will help you to improve your skills.

Contents:

• what is expected of you and how to organise your time
• preparation for study - what you can do now to get ready
• the learning experience and teaching methods at university
• other resources at university and how to use them
• working with others
• research with the world wide web
• academic writing
• further help