Study Skills Support – Exams
Exams. Even the sound of the word has many people palpitating. Imagine, however, if preparing for, and completing, exams wasn’t so stressful. What would they feel like then? Maybe you would feel a little...
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24/7 at the Library
Library opening hours will be extended over the Winter Exam period. Both the Murray Library and St Peter’s Library will be open 24/7 from Friday 5th January until Friday 26th January. Remember if you...
Thesis writing retreats
Enjoy some relaxation time over Christmas, knowing that you have a plan for tackling your thesis reading/writing in the new year! Queen Mary, University of London, have several retreats coming up in January and...
How to get your work cited more
Cite Hacks are about what academics can do to improve their chances of getting cited by using blogs. This could be creating your own blog, writing a guest blog on someone’s blog, or posting...
Study Skills: Maths Support
Are you on a course with a maths element and find you are struggling to keep up? The Study Skills Service offers one-to-one and group support to help you. Don’t leave it until exam...
Study Skills: Assignment Planning
Planning your writing is one of the early stages within a process of constructing written pieces of work at university. Stella Cottrell (2008, p.183) asserts that there are four steps students can take to...
Study Skills: Critical Writing
Criticality is a key component of academic study. It shows how you have been able to not only understand a subject, but also analyse and evaluate arguments presented. A critical approach is also a...
Study Skills: Effective Reading using SQ3R
Traditionally, the phrase ‘reading for a degree’ was used in the same way students often refer to studying for a degree today. However, effective reading is still an essential skill required for being successful...
Study Skills: Presentations … design considerations
For many students giving a presentation, whether it is for formal assessment or not, can be a nerve wracking experience. The Study Skills team can help you to develop both your presentation and your...
Study Skills: Presentations… common errors
Giving a presentation, whether at University or in work, can be quite daunting. Nerves and inexperience can lead the presenter into some common pitfalls. Being aware of these can help you to avoid them....
Logging into Cite Them Right online
Some students have reported issues logging into Cite Them Right via Institution login and we are investigating what the problem may be. Students can continue to log in to Cite Them Right through the...
Study Skills reading lists
Study Skills are something we all need to work on, they are skills that take time and practice. There is lots of help and support out there to encourage your development. We have helpful...
Study Skills Guides
Did you know that we have an array of Study Skills Guides available on our website? Each guide is only a page or two long & aims to give you a starting point on a variety...
A warm welcome to all our new students
We’re all here at the library to help get your learning journey off to a flying. To help this happen we’re offering Welcome Drop-in events at both library sites – Murray and St Peter’s....
City of Sunderland Libraries Literature Festival 2017
Sunderland libraries Literature Festival is the City’s annual celebration of the written word. There are a diverse range of workshops and talks available, so there’s bound to be something to interest everyone. To make...