Skills Centre

We provide pre-sessional, academic, mathematics, language and digital skills support and enhancement, both for your studies and future employment.

Academic Skills

We provide academic skills and maths and statistics support to all students.

Academic Skills

We provide academic skills support and enhancement to all students.

Mathematics Resources Centre (MASH)

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We help all students with maths and statistics problems.

Language & Intercultural Skills

We offer Pre-sessional, English language and British Studies courses for international students and foreign language tuition for all students, staff and members of the public.

Pre-sessional and English Language

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We offer courses to improve your English language skills before you start and during your studies in Bath.

Foreign Languages

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We offer classes in a range of foreign languages to students, staff and members of the public.

British Studies

We offer credit-bearing courses on British culture, history, society and English linguistics for visiting and exchange students.

Digital Skills

Find out how to develop your digital skills.

Your digital skills and capabilities

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Supporting you to develop your digital skills and capabilities, through resources, tools and technologies at Bath.

MySkills

Use MySkills to find and book the right skills development opportunities for you.

Academic & Employability Skills blog

Useful tips from Skills Centre staff to help you develop your academic and employability skills.

Latest news

Read our latest announcements and updates on our services.

Support to prepare you for exams

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Find out about the range of support available to help you prepare effectively for your exams.

Finding out about student support: Skills Centre

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In this blog, Professor Cassie Wilson looks ahead to assessment season and highlights the support available from the Skills Centre.

New resource to help students engage with feedback

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The Skills Centre has created a new, self-access resource to help students critically engage with tutor feedback.

Skills support for Semester 1

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Find out about the range of skills development opportunities available for students in Semester 1 2022/23.

Managing academic perfectionism at University

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This blog and short self-access resource explore academic perfectionism and offer some strategies to help you deal with it at university.

New resources to develop students’ digital skills

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Two new self-access guides are now available on MySkills to help students develop key digital skills for their studies and future employability.

About us

Our aim is to develop student independence by enhancing academic, language and employability skills to ensure each individual can reach their full potential.

Acting Heads of the Centre:

David Busby, Head of Digital & Academic Skills
Dr Emma Cliffe, Head of the Mathematics Resources Centre (MASH)
Vacant - Head of Languages

Contact us

If you have any questions about skills development opportunities, please contact us. Our admin office is located in WH 7.51.

We welcome feedback from staff and students to further develop our programmes.