• Preparing for Exam Success with UniSkills

    Preparing for Exam Success with UniSkills

    Even though they are a normal part of university life, exams can still cause worry and stress for lots of students. To help you navigate the upcoming assessment period, the UniSkills team have shared their wisdom for preparing as best you can…

  • New Students in January: Welcome to Library and Learning Services

    Hello and a warm welcome to all the new students starting courses this January. We look forward to meeting you and getting to know you all! We are the Student Engagement Team (you might also hear us called the UniSkills Team) and we are here to support you on your academic journey. Here, we share everything you…

  • Top LinkedIn Learning courses as recommended by your Student Advisors!

    Did you know we have an exciting partnership with LinkedIn Learning? This means Edge Hill University students can benefit from full, free, unlimited access to thousands of high quality online courses and video tutorials written by industry experts. With so many to explore, we asked your Student Advisors for their LinkedIn Learning course recommendations, which…

  • Student Advisor Reflections: How I’m Preparing for the New Term

    The winter break is a time of celebration, relaxation and catching up with friends and family. Therefore it can be really difficult to get back in to study mode once the new term starts particularly when it’s cold and dark outside. For most students, January is a busy time with exams and assessments and it…

  • New Year New UniSkills 2023: Student Advisor Academic Study Resolutions

    Happy New Year and welcome back! We hope you are feeling refreshed and are raring to go for the new term ahead. Our #NewYearNewUniSkills campaign is running all this week to support you to get back in to study mode, and this is the perfect time to set yourself some academic study resolutions. If you…

  • ProQuest Systems Downtime

    On Sunday 8 January 3am-1pm ProQuest systems (including Ebook Central, articles from Health Research Premium, Literature Online, parliamentary papers and periodicals archives and Dissertations and Theses) on the ProQuest platform and Black Thought and Culture on the Alexander Street platform will be unavailable due to an essential maintenance.  

  • UniSkills Focus On: BMJ Best Practice

    In our final UniSkills Focus On… blog of 2022 we’re going to look at BMJ Best Practice. If you’re a student in the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine looking for a tool to help you with clinical decision making, then BMJ Best Practice is the one for you!

  • New Year, New UniSkills 2023!

    New Year, New UniSkills 2023!

    With the winter break just around the corner, you may have already started to look ahead and think about how you can best prepare for the next semester. To help you make it your most successful one yet, from the 3-6 of January we’re excited to announce the return of New Year, New UniSkills!

  • Sleigh your Studies with your Student Advisors: How to Stay Motivated During the Winter Break

    Sleigh your Studies with your Student Advisors: How to Stay Motivated During the Winter Break

    As part of #SleighYourStudies we asked our wonderful Student Advisors to share their motivational wisdom for staying on track with reading, assignments, and exam revision during the festive period.

  • #SleighYourStudies is back for 2022!

    #SleighYourStudies is back for 2022!

    To make sure you’re not left out in the cold this festive season, the UniSkills elves (together with your Student Advisors) have been busy planning a round-up of support to help you #SleighYourStudies. Whether you’re revising for exams or juggling assignments with placements, here’s what we’ve got in store…