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...
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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....
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...
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...
Your Study Skills
A very warm welcome to all our new students joining us this year and welcome back if you’re a returning student. Whether you’re a new student, or a returning student, you’ll find plenty of help and...
International Literacy Day
Today, 8th September 2017, is International Literacy Day. The UNESCO International Literacy Day webpage has lots of interesting information and plenty of links to other literacy and learning sources. Well worth a look...
Are you making the most of JSTOR?
JSTOR is a digital library covering economics, history, political science, and sociology. It includes other key fields in the humanities and social sciences too. The database holds over 1,500 academic journals, books, and primary...
Be inspired by words – WRITE festival 2017
Do you have a way with words? Or an interest in Poetry? You might be interested in the first WRITE festival, which is taking place at The Word, national centre for the written word...