• UniSkills Webinars – join us in June!

    UniSkills provides a wide range of support designed to help you develop your academic skills and confidence at University and beyond. Since the University closed in the middle of March we have continued to provide academic skills support, albeit in a slightly different way. Our 1-2-1 appointments and UniSkills workshops (now webinars!) are being offered virtually…


  • Get Online Assessment Ready…

    We know that, along with many other University activities at the moment, this round of assessments will be different but Library and Learning Services are here to help and support you to complete your Online Assessments. Our new Online Learning and Assessments web pages have been designed with you in mind. They will help guide…


  • Top Tips for Studying Off Campus

    If like all of us in Library & Learning Services you are missing Catalyst, and haven’t quite perfected your new study space, we hope these handy tips will provide some useful guidance on how to make the most of your off campus studying. Tip 1: Plan (and adapt) your new study routine It can be…


  • Join a UniSkills webinar online!

    UniSkills provides a wide range of support designed to help you develop your academic skills and confidence at University and beyond. We are committed to continuing our support during this uncertain time, albeit in a slightly different way… We know our popular UniSkills workshops are valued by students across all years of study to help you…


  • UniSkills Goes Virtual

    During this period of uncertainty let us reassure you that you can still access lots of help, support and guidance with your academic skills via our UniSkills service. UniSkills provides a wide range of support designed to help you develop your academic skills and confidence at University and beyond. Our team are ready and waiting…


  • Studying Online: Your Digital Library

    As we find ourselves transitioning to a digital study environment Library and Learning Services are here to help you know what online resources are available for you, how to access them and how to get the most out of them. Library and Learning Services are no strangers to offering a digital library service and have…


  • Returning to Learning

    Are you returning to education after a break? Does the thought of studying again fill you with trepidation as well as excitement? Are you anxious that you won’t be able to ‘keep up’ with other students? You are not alone! Students who are returning to study after time away sometimes feel that their academic skills…


  • UniSkills Workshops – Spring 2020

    Another year, another jam-packed schedule of UniSkills workshops! What better way to start the decade than making sure you’re equipped with top tips and strategies to succeed in your studies? To kick start this year’s programme, the Student Engagement Team have put together three extra special workshops under the theme of New Year, New UniSkills.…


  • New Year, New UniSkills!

    January is the perfect time to wipe your slate clean and set some study resolutions for the year ahead. Whether you’re a chief procrastinator or struggling to decode feedback, UniSkills have curated a selection of motivation-boosting workshops to have you back on track in no time. Ready, set, goal! Monday 20th January 2020 This creative…


  • Study Tools: Box of Broadcasts

    Whilst Catalyst is home to thousands of books and a multitude of journal articles available online, Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is another great resource to help enhance your assignment writing. BoB contains over 2 million online resources dating back to the 1990s and includes all your favourite channels such as BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4.…