Are you keen to develop academic and lifelong skills, including academic writing, critical thinking, researching, and other study skills? The Academic Engagement and Learning Development team offers the following academic skills support to University of Westminster students:
If you've got a question, get in touch either using live chat or through Compass
Attention all students! Get ahead with some great tips to improve your assessments! Our team of experts is here to help you succeed.
Our friendly, interactive workshops aim to improve your academic skills and help you ace your assessments.
We offer workshops on the following topics:
We also offer weekly Q&As for questions about your work in an online group setting!
Upcoming Academic Skills Workshop this Term!Click here to find details of all the workshops available this term, complete with booking links. Explore your options and book your place. We look forward to seeing you at a workshop soon! |
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All workshops and Q&As are bookable via Engage |
Meet with an Academic Engagement Librarian for advice on subject-specific research and referencing. |
Meet with a Learning Developer for advice on academic writing and other study skills topics (see our online guides for topics we help with). |
We have a range of online guides to help you get to grips with essential study skills:
Our library guides will help you get started in researching your subject; understanding how to use Library Search and how to cite and reference everything correctly. There are also subject guides to get you started in finding library material for your studies.
Our Academic skills guides cover a range of topics including:
Essay Writing
Report Writing
Reading and Note-Taking
Critical Thinking
Presentations
...and the various stages of preparing a dissertation!