Study skills
Need to improve your essay writing, develop your dissertation research questions, or become more efficient at revising? We have a collection on books on academic writing and study skills on the third floor. You can also book a one-to-one appointment for help with Library study skills: Book here.
For a list of books on academic skills held by the Library, click this link: Academic Skills Collection.
These University online modules on managing data, note-making, dissertations and publishing are relevant to a wide range of subjects.
This University guide will help you find referencing information for Sciences and Technology, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, and specific formats such as maps and audio-visual material.
Did you know that you can also take University training courses on a wide range of subjects and skills? Search for courses here: University Training Courses
The library offers 1-to-1 support on a variety of academic skills, such as finding resources, referencing, reading lists, etc. Click the link below or the picture on the right to book a slot for a consultation!
This course on Critical Thinking has five elements and takes around 45 minutes. It was originally developed by the Library Team at the University of Manchester and adapted by librarians at Cambridge.
Another resource in College is the Emma Experience programme, offering a range of extracurricular activities and study skills support such as the Scriptorium writing group and Fiona in Fiona's. If you're not already on the emailing list, you can sign up here: Emma Experience sign up.
This University guide focuses on areas of copyright likely to be applicable to students looking to reuse copyrighted works in their studies.
This online University tutorial helps develop your understanding of good academic practice, looks at academic integrity, plagiarism and best practice.
Do you know how library classmarks work, how to find books in your library, and what secrets the reverse of a book's title page can tell you? Have a look at these slides for some tips and tricks! You can also download the slides as a PDF via this link: 'Not just books' slides.
