• Hello from the Student Engagement team…

    With it being the start of Semester 1, we thought it was the perfect time to say ‘Happy New Academic Year’ to all our new and returning students. It’s also a brilliant opportunity to reintroduce you to your Student Engagement team (known to many as the UniSkills team) and the support we provide. Who are…

  • Nerves and Imposter Syndrome

    Recently I, and two of my UniSkills colleagues, presented our Academic Resilience research at the ALDinHE conference in Northampton University. Now, as Academic Skills Advisors within the Student Engagement Team we teach sessions regularly as part of our job – you may even have attended one of our UniSkills sessions yourself. However, it’s safe to say…

  • Let’s hear it for UniSkills…

    Recently, we’ve been asking you – our students – what you think about UniSkills and the academic support we provide. Happily, lots of you provided some great feedback and we thought it would be useful to share it with those of you who may need some extra support but haven’t yet booked to attend a…

  • Hello again from the Student Engagement Team!

    The leaves have most definitely fallen and it’s finally hat and scarf weather. Over the past couple of months we’ve said a big hello to our fresh new starters and a warm welcome back to our returning students. We couldn’t be happier to see you all on campus. Whilst the past year or so has…

  • Study tips for the term ahead…

    As we all know, things are going to be a little different this new academic year. But with a bit of planning we can all still study productively and happily ? Hi, I’m Claire, an Academic Skills Advisor in the Student Engagement Team. My role is to support students to develop their academic writing skills,…

  • A big virtual hello from the Student Engagement team!

    With so many of us now working – and studying – from home, we thought you might be missing our friendly faces. With that in mind, our team wanted to reintroduce ourselves and give you a little reminder about who we are and what we do… The Student Engagement team is part of Learning Services…

  • Welcome to Learning Services 2018/19

    A big hello and warm welcome to all our new and returning students. The past couple of months have been an exciting time for Library & Learning Services, as over the summer we relocated into our new home in Catalyst. We can’t wait to share this fabulous new space with you. To showcase Catalyst and…