We want to help you develop the academic skills you need to get the most out of your studies and achieve the best grades possible.
Skills enrichment sessions run from week 2 to week 11. They are suitable for all students at all stages of study. Class summaries are provided below.
All sessions are 50 minutes except Presentation Skills which is 110 mins per week for 2 weeks. Live online (LOIL) sessions are delivered on Microsoft Teams.
Advance booking is required on MySkills.
Before signing up for a session, please make sure that the day and time do not clash with your academic timetable by checking MyTimetable.
| Week | Session | Date/time | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Digital Skills: Communication | Mon 10 Oct, 6.15-7.05pm | Online |
| Writing Scientific Reports: Structure / Style | Tues 11 Oct, 6.15-7.05pm | Online | |
| Reading & Notetaking Skills | Weds 12 Oct, 1.15-2.05pm | In-person - 8W 2.29 | |
| Academic Style | Thurs 13 Oct, 6.15-7.05pm | Online | |
| 3 | Reading & Notetaking Skills | Mon 17 Oct, 6.15-7.05pm | Online |
| Academic Style | Tues 18 Oct, 1.15-2.05pm | Online | |
| Introductions & Conclusions: Best Practice | Weds 19 Oct, 1.15-2.05pm | In-person - 8W 2.29 | |
| Presentation Skills - session 1 of 2 | Weds 19 Oct, 12.15-2.05pm | In-person - 8W 2.19 | |
| Writing Scientific Reports: Structure / Style | Thurs 20 Oct, 6.15-7.05pm | Online | |
| 4 | Planning & Organising Your Writing | Mon 24 Oct, 12.15-1.05pm | Online |
| Writing Critically | Tues 25 Oct, 6.15-7.05pm | Online | |
| Academic Style | Weds 26 Oct, 1.15-2.05pm | In-person - 8W 2.29 | |
| Presentation Skills - session 2 of 2 | Weds 26 Oct, 12.15-2.05pm | In-person - 8W 2.19 | |
| Digital Skills: Communication | Thurs 27 Oct, 6.15-7.05pm | Online | |
| 5 | Summarising & Paraphrasing | Mon 31 Oct, 6.15-7.05pm | Online |
| Peer Review | Tues 1 Nov, 6.15-7.05pm | Online | |
| Seminar Skills | Weds 2 Nov, 1.15-2.05pm | In-person - 8W 2.29 | |
| Writing Critically | Thurs 3 Nov, 6.15-7.05pm | Online | |
| 6 | Introductions & Conclusions: Best Practice | Mon 7 Nov, 6.15-7.05pm | Online |
| Referencing & Plagiarism | Tues 8 Nov, 12.15-1.05pm | Online | |
| Paragraph Construction | Weds 9 Nov, 1.15-2.05pm | In-person - 8W 2.29 | |
| Presentation Skills - session 1 of 2 | Weds 9 Nov, 12.15-2.05pm | In-person - 8W 2.19 | |
| Flow in Academic Writing | Thurs 10 Nov, 6.15-7.05pm | Online | |
| 7 | Writing Critically | Mon 14 Nov, 6.15-7.05pm | Online |
| Introductions & Conclusions: Best Practice | Tues 15 Nov, 6.15-7.05pm | Online | |
| Flow in Academic Writing | Weds 16 Nov, 1.15-2.05pm | In-person - 8W 2.29 | |
| Presentation Skills - session 2 of 2 | Weds 16 Nov, 12.15-2.05pm | In-person - 8W 2.19 | |
| Paragraph Construction | Thurs 17 Nov, 12.15-1.05pm | Online | |
| 8 | Reading & Notetaking Skills | Mon 21 Nov, 6.15-7.05pm | Online |
| Summarising & Paraphrasing | Tues 22 Nov, 12.15-1.05pm | Online | |
| Planning & Organising Your Writing | Tues 22 Nov, 1.15-2.05pm | Online | |
| Referencing & Plagiarism | Weds 23 Nov, 1.15-2.05pm | In-person - 8W 2.29 | |
| Editing & Proofreading your Work | Thurs 24 Nov, 6.15-7.05pm | Online | |
| 9 | Succeed in Exams 1: Getting Exam-Ready | Mon 28 Nov, 6.15-7.05pm | Online |
| Writing Critically | Tues 29 Nov, 1.15-2.05pm | Online | |
| Succeed in Exams 2: Devising Your Exam Strategy | Tues 29 Nov, 6.15-7.05pm | Online | |
| Succeed in Exams 1: Getting Exam-Ready | Weds 30 Nov, 1.15-2.05pm | In-person - 8W 2.29 | |
| Presentation Skills - session 1 of 2 | Weds 30 Nov, 12.15-2.05pm | In-person - 8W 2.19 | |
| Summarising & Paraphrasing | Thurs 1 Dec, 12.15-1.05pm | Online | |
| 10 | Succeed in Exams 2: Devising Your Exam Strategy | Mon 5 Dec, 12.15-1.05pm | Online |
| Flow in Academic Writing | Tues 6 Dec, 6.15-7.05pm | Online | |
| Succeed in Exams 2: Devising Your Exam Strategy | Weds 7 Dec, 1.15-2.05pm | In-person - 8W 2.29 | |
| Presentation Skills - session 2 of 2 | Weds 7 Dec, 12.15-2.05pm | In-person - 8W 2.19 | |
| Succeed in Exams 3: Writing Against the Clock | Thurs 8 Dec, 6.15-7.05pm | Online | |
| 11 | Succeed in Exams 1: Getting Exam-Ready | Mon 12 Dec, 6.15-7.05pm | Online |
| Editing & Proofreading your Work | Tues 13 Dec, 6.15-7.05pm | Online | |
| Succeed in Exams 3: Writing Against the Clock | Weds 14 Dec, 1.15-2.05pm | In-person - 8W 2.29 | |
| Succeed in Exams 3: Writing Against the Clock | Thurs 15 Dec, 12.15-1.05pm | Online |
Session summaries
| Session | Summary |
|---|---|
| Digital Skills: Communication | Learn about email etiquette and best practice in digital communications while at university and beyond. |
| Writing Scientific Reports: Structure / Style | Consider how to write scientific reports effectively. |
| Academic Style | Overview of what makes good academic style at university. |
| Reading and Note-taking Skills | Learn how to select relevant information and make effective notes. |
| Planning and Organising Your Writing | Develop your planning and organisation skills to bring clarity to your writing. |
| Writing Critically | Develop your writing skills to show how you interpret evidence, demonstrate your understanding and your stance. |
| Summarising and Paraphrasing | Develop your summarising and paraphrasing skills to increase understanding and give credibility and authority to your writing. |
| Peer Review | Understand how to approach giving and receiving feedback to your peers. |
| Introductions and Conclusions: Best Practice | Learn how to write good introductions and conclusions in your essays. |
| Referencing and Plagiarism | Understand how referencing works and how to avoid plagiarism at university. |
| Flow in Academic Writing | Learn how to connect your ideas and guide the reader through your writing. |
| Paragraph Construction | Improve the structure of paragraphs to support your ideas and arguments. |
| Editing and Proofreading your Work | Build the skills required at the last stage of the editing process to remove surface errors such as grammar and spelling. This will avoid lowering the quality of your work in the eyes of the marker. |
| Seminar Skills | Learn how to be more effective in communicating your ideas in the context of the seminar. |
| Succeed in Exams 1: Getting Exam-Ready | Explore the important questions to ask about your exams, where you can get different kinds of information and support, effective revision techniques and tips for staying calm and positive throughout the exam season. |
| Succeed in Exams 2: Devising Your Exam Strategy | Learn how to approach exams strategically, both while preparing and on the day, how to tailor your revision to different question types, understand what your tutors are looking for and make the best use of your time during the exam. |
| Succeed in Exams 3: Writing Against the Clock | Examine how to produce good writing under timed conditions, the key features of an effective exam answer and how to train your focus and develop your ability to write quickly by hand. |
| Presentation Skills | Giving presentations is a vital skill for your studies and your future work. This 2-week course will help you to plan, practise and increase your confidence in delivering effective presentations. |