Extended Summer Opening Hours
Studying for dissertations, projects and assignments over the summer? Did you know St Peters Library is open 10am-6pm on Saturdays? In addition as a result of student feedback we are pleased to have successfully...
Tagged: Study Skills
Your dissertation- we can help!
If you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student writing a dissertation or any final year project, this is for you. Chances are you have succeeded in many aspects of your studies already and made good...
Study skills for Media & Communications – what we can offer you
Recently some final year students in the School of Media & Communications expressed dismay over needing to deliver a presentation, having not had to do so since their first year at university. With the...
When you need help what should you do?
Our Study Skills Drop-ins are back this semester and are concentrating on study skills. You might be asking yourself ‘why?’. Well it’s a result of our analysis of the type of queries students had...
Library Assignment Drop-ins – A Fashion Students View
Hi my name is Nargis Akthar a 3rd year University of Sunderland student doing a placement at The Murray Library. I’m studying Fashion Design & Promotion doing a placement that involves working with the...
Study Skills Support: One-to-one appointments, tailored to you.
Our online form is the quick and easy way to request one-to-one support with a study skills adviser or librarian. Just follow the tips below to complete the form and we’ll arrange an appointment...
Six academic writing habits that will boost productivity
What’s the secret of a productive spell of writing? How do you get down to writing a report, journal article, research paper, your thesis…? Chris Smith shares insights gleaned from interviews with a diverse...
Study Skills Support; Pick a topic, any topic…
Did you know that we offer study skills expertise on a wide range of topics to help you with all your learning needs? Not everyone needs support with the same study skills,...
Study Skills Support – Exam Stress
In a previous exam blog, we looked at practical tips and techniques that can help you at exam time. This time we will look at how to do deal with exam stress. Firstly, it...
Study Skills: Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy and Study Skills What is Self-Efficacy and why is it important? Bandura (1977) suggests that self-efficacy is a belief in one’s abilities or capabilities. But don’t mistake self-confidence for self-efficacy! You...
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...
A quick refresher on finding a variety of resources for your assignments
If you’ve got an assignment to submit – maybe before Christmas, maybe afterwards in the new year, this post is for you. Did you know that one criterion that your assignments are marked against...
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...