Academic Skills
Part of the Skills Centre, we provide digital and academic skills support to all students.
Skills Centre
Drop-ins, courses, online resources and 1:1 tutorials to help you succeed in your studies and beyond.
Prepare for exams and assessments with our Steps to Success Calendar
Skills development that fits flexibly around your timetable
Enhance your academic and career prospects through our workshops, courses, self-access resources, tutorials and drop-in sessions. Master academic and study skills, digital and GenAI, maths and statistics, languages, and essential workplace skills.
Mathematics Resources Centre (MASH)
We help all students with maths and statistics problems.
Foreign Languages
We offer courses throughout the academic year to build your language skills, develop your intercultural competence, and maximise your career prospects.
Developing digital skills
Access our online resources at a time and a pace that suits you, to develop the digital skills you need in your studies and employment.
Your digital skills and capabilities
Supporting you to develop your digital skills and capabilities, through resources, tools and technologies at Bath.
Employability and Student Success
The Skills Centre is an integral part of the Employability and Student Success directorate. We work closely with colleagues in Careers, placements, and Enterprise to ensure all students are given the best opportunity to fulfil their potential at university and beyond.
Read more about Employability and Student Success
Support for international students
We offer exceptional English language and cultural awareness courses for international students, to support their linguistic, intercultural and employability skills.
British Studies
We offer credit-bearing courses for visiting and exchange students on British literature and culture and English linguistics.
Discussion Skills
Enhance your English language discussion skills and build your confidence with spoken communication in academic contexts.
English Language skills
These classes help you develop the English language skills you need to succeed in your studies and future career.
Academic & Employability Skills blog
Tips, reflections, and advice from our staff to help you develop your academic and employability skills. We've picked some of our favourites here - click the button to read everything.
Italian Ambassador meets Language Skills students studying Italian
The University of Bath community experienced a special cultural moment as we welcomed the Italian Ambassador Inigo Lambertini to campus.
Behind the scenes of the new Steps to Success calendar
Read student Lily's blog post about her recent work on the Steps to Success calendar, supporting exam and assessment preparation.
Study smarter, not harder: My favourite study hacks
Hear from Lily, a final year MSci Natural Sciences student, on what works (and what really doesn’t) when it comes to studying.
Unihub
Unihub is your one-stop-shop for everything you need to develop your study and employability skills, and discover opportunities to put those skills to the test. Use MySkills to find and book the right skills development opportunities for you, My Employability Profile to show employers what you've done, and MyFuture to find vacancies and work experience opportunities.
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What's new
Read our latest announcements and updates on our services.
Semester 2 Skills for Success workshop bookings now open
Build confidence in your studies with free workshops covering academic writing, critical thinking, communication, and more. Book your place now.
Skills Centre launches Winter Steps to Success Calendar
The ultimate toolkit to help you thrive this assessment season - now refreshed with new winter content.
Bath Languages internships – Applications now open
This programme offers undergraduate students paid opportunities to gain professional experience in local schools while supporting pupils with language learning.
French Film Night: Rookies
Join us for a screening of Rookies / Allons enfants as part of the French Film Festival UK.
About us
The Skills Centre is overseen by Helen Stringer, Director of Employability & Student Success.
Our Heads of Teams are:
- David Busby, Head of Digital & Academic Skills
- Dr Emma Cliffe, Head of the Mathematics Resources Centre (MASH)
- Claire Charlemagne - Head of Languages
Contact us
If you have any questions about skills development opportunities, please get in touch via email.