• Study Happy with your Student Advisors: Making Time to Make Time 

    Study Happy with your Student Advisors: Making Time to Make Time 

    Winston Churchill famously noted that we should “Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.” Whether you’re just starting your first semester as an undergraduate or juggling work alongside postgraduate study, the key to academic success is to make time to plan ahead. The busy student schedule and academic demands mean it is impossible…

  • Study Happy with your Student Advisors: How to Proofread Effectively

    Study Happy with your Student Advisors: How to Proofread Effectively

    While proofreading your work is an important part of completing an assignment, for many of us it is often forgotten, rushed, or left to the last minute. But what is proofreading? Why is proofreading important? When is best to proofread your work? And how might you improve your proofreading? Here, I share my tips as…

  • Study Happy with your Student Advisors: Settling into academic life

    Study Happy with your Student Advisors: Settling into academic life

    Hi, my name is Tom and I have just started my second year in Politics and Sociology. I am one of your Student Advisors, working with the Library and Learning services team. Coming back to university again has been great and I’m really excited for what is to come. With having finished my first year,…

  • Get ready for Study Happy Week!

    Get ready for Study Happy Week!

    *NEW* on the blog ? Read all about what the UniSkills team has in store for Study Happy Week ? Including daily Student Advisor drop-ins, free fruit, and more! ? #EHUStudyHappy

  • Getting Started With UniSkills: Book your place!

    UniSkills would not only like to congratulate you on securing your place at Edge Hill University, but also invite you to join our exciting line up of Getting Started With UniSkills Webinars! From preparing your academic resilience and discovering research skills at university, to academic writing and transitioning to postgraduate study, these sessions are designed…

  • Ready, Set, Revise! for your Summer Assessments

    For those who may have upcoming Summer Assessments, we wanted to remind you that UniSkills is still here to support you. Whether through our usual 1-2-1 appointments or wealth of online resources covering referencing, proofreading and more, there’s plenty on hand to help you prepare and continue developing your academic skills.  

  • UniSkills goes Live!

    Join us on Instagram for our Plan Ahead with UniSkills live Q&A, where your Student Advisor will be sharing their experiences of successful planning for the new academic year.  

  • Ready, Set, Revise! Round Up

    We have had a fantastic two weeks delivering focused support as part of Ready, Set, Revise! and hope you are feeling more prepared for any exams and assignments you might have coming up. Here, we share some of the highlights, alongside Catalyst’s Easter opening hours for keeping up your study momentum.

  • It’s time to Ready, Set, Revise!

    Whether you’ve got exams coming up or creeping assignment submission dates, the UniSkills team is on hand to support you. As part of Ready, Set, Revise! you’ll find lots of useful resources – from workshops and webinars to revision playlists, and even exam wisdom from our Student Advisors. From 4th-14th April, here’s everything we’ve got…

  • The Big Read is Back!

    We are excited to welcome the return of The Big Read – an initiative shared between Edge Hill University, Kingston University and St George’s University. The scheme seeks to encourage and develop connections in the university community and particularly support our new students as they settle in.