You will find support and advice on our Academic Skills website covering useful study skills such as:
The library online training introduces you to search techniques that you can use to find books and journal articles. Advanced online training demonstrates how you can improve your searching skills and use more advanced library resources. Both give support on searching databases and information on how to evaluate the resources and data that you find.
Your department will recommend which citing and referencing style you should use.
Use the Citing and Referencing guide to find out how to reference resources and which referencing style you should be using. There is also support on the different types of reference management software available to help you choose the right tool for you.
Just got an assignment? Not sure how to start? This Assignment Planner is a step-by-step guide to help you plan, organise and find the resources you need to complete your assignment.
Planning your dissertation? Not sure where to start? The Dissertation Planner is a step-by-step guide to help you write a dissertation from starting to think about your question through to final submission.
Starting out on your research project? Use the Introduction to research methods course to discover the essential information and skills that you will need.