{"id":10955,"date":"2019-10-10T11:24:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T10:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/?p=10955"},"modified":"2019-10-10T16:15:31","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T15:15:31","slug":"a-uniskills-welcome-to-new-manchester-st-james-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/2019\/10\/10\/a-uniskills-welcome-to-new-manchester-st-james-students\/","title":{"rendered":"A UniSkills welcome to new Manchester St. James\u2019 students!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our campus at Manchester St. James\u2019 is buzzing all year\nround &#8211; even more so now the new academic year has arrived. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/sstreet-20170203_EdgeHill_StJames_064-X2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"The pavement outside the St James building is full of people all the way down Oxford Street, Manchester.\" class=\"wp-image-10958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/sstreet-20170203_EdgeHill_StJames_064-X2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/sstreet-20170203_EdgeHill_StJames_064-X2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/sstreet-20170203_EdgeHill_StJames_064-X2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/sstreet-20170203_EdgeHill_StJames_064-X2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/sstreet-20170203_EdgeHill_StJames_064-X2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe first few weeks of University can seem a bit\nof a blur, with a lot of information to take on board.&nbsp; This is why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/uni-skills\/\">UniSkills<\/a> is here\nall year round to offer friendly support with all aspects of your academic\nskills.&nbsp; It doesn&#8217;t matter whether you\nare a complete beginner, further on in your studies, or nearing the end of your\ncourse.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/library-20170203_EdgeHill_StJames_010-X2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"The library at St James, with seating areas and book stacks, a student checking out a book at the self-issue machine near the windows.\" class=\"wp-image-10961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/library-20170203_EdgeHill_StJames_010-X2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/library-20170203_EdgeHill_StJames_010-X2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/library-20170203_EdgeHill_StJames_010-X2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/library-20170203_EdgeHill_StJames_010-X2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/library-20170203_EdgeHill_StJames_010-X2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hit the ground running by checking out our web-pages.\nThese are full of useful resources, tips, online tool-kits and guides, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/uni-skills\/?tab=referencing\">Harvard\nReferencing<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/uni-skills\/?tab=exam-preparation\">preparing\nfor exams<\/a> (tip: you probably don\u2019t need to think about this quite\nyet!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manchester St. James\u2019 students can book <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/uni-skills\/?tab=students-at-st-james-manchester\" target=\"_blank\">face-to-face appointments<\/a> with an academic skills advisor on campus. Our individual UniSkills support can cover whatever you like, whether that&#8217;s referencing, searching for literature, looking at a draft, or planning your workload.&nbsp; It&#8217;s up to you.&nbsp; We are here to help you work towards achieving the best you can in your academic work, so head online to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/uni-skills\/?tab=students-at-st-james-manchester\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">book your own 1-2-1<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/CLOCK-EHU597EdgeStJames047-X2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The large clock above the main door of the neo-classical entrance to the St James building.\" class=\"wp-image-10963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/CLOCK-EHU597EdgeStJames047-X2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/CLOCK-EHU597EdgeStJames047-X2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/CLOCK-EHU597EdgeStJames047-X2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/CLOCK-EHU597EdgeStJames047-X2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/10\/CLOCK-EHU597EdgeStJames047-X2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also visit the St James\u2019 drop-in every Wednesday 2pm-4pm\n\u2013 no question is too small, and no appointment is necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friendly UniSkills workshops are also running throughout the year to help you grow your skills in academic writing, Harvard referencing, and preparing for exams. Bookings open 2 weeks before the workshop \u2013 book your place online: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehu.ac.uk\/workshops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">www.ehu.ac.uk\/workshops<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best of luck to all our students and look forward to\nseeing you soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our campus at Manchester St. James\u2019 is buzzing all year round &#8211; even more so now the new academic year has arrived. 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