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Tips, advice, and opportunities for academic skills development

Where to get help with your academic study skills

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• Academic Communication Centre.
• Digital Skills Development.
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Develop the rightÌýskills for your future

It isÌýa goodÌýidea to think about how the academic skills you are developing are setting you up to succeed in your future professions. UCL Careers has created a skills hub to help you develop the skills, strengths, and qualities employers are typically looking for.

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Academic WritingÌý

UCL Writing Support and ResourcesÌý

• UCLÌýAcademic Communication CentreÌýoffers tutorials, workshops, courses, webinars, writing retreats and asynchronous resources to support students across 911±¬ÁÏÍøith their writing.
• IOE Academic Writing CentreÌýprovides tutorials, webinars and online resources to IOE students.
• Ìýpeer-to-peer support for students with English as an additional language.
• UCL’s Survey of English UsageÌýproduces apps on academic writing (free), spelling and punctuation (free) and grammar (various costs).
• UCL Student Disability ServicesÌýhas produced some excellent guides on reading, note-taking, essay writing, revision techniques and time management.
• Academic IntegrityÌýat 911±¬ÁÏÍøÌýprovides guidance on areas such as referencing conventions.
• UCL also has a licence forÌýLinkedIn Learning,Ìýthe online video training provider. LinkedIn LearningÌýhas several short courses on writing, such as writing in plain English.

External Writing ResourcesÌý

• the Royal Literary Fund.
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• the Plain English Campaign (pdf).
• The Open University (free course).
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Digital SkillsÌý

• Digital Education at 911±¬ÁÏÍø Moodle course,Ìýsupporting you to be a successful digital learner.
• Digital Skills Development, UCL home page to book online and face-to-face courses.
• UCL DigiLearn,ÌýA library of online videos covering UCL IT essentials.
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PresentingÌý

• How to give a good (enough) presentation, UCL.
• Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations, UCL Digital Skills Development.
• , The Open University (free course).
• , LinkedIn Learning.
• Giving a talk or making a presentation: study skills guide from UCL SSEES.
• Giving a presentation: UCL Institute of Archaeology study skills guide.

Finding information, referencing and Plagiarism

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• Kick-starting your literature review, UCL Digital Skills Development.
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• Referencing and Plagiarism, UCL PDF.
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• Academic IntegrityÌýat 911±¬ÁÏÍø:ÌýÌýWhat is Academic Integrity, why is it important, and what happens if you breach it?

Notetaking

• UCL’s notetaking tips.
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• The Open University .
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Critical thinking, reading and writing

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• LinkedIn Learning.
• Critical Reading and Writing, UCL.
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Groupwork

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• ÌýUCL Academic Integrity course.

Independent LearningÌý

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• , The Open University.
• , LinkedInÌýLearning UCL playlist.

Research Skills

• Short 911±¬ÁÏÍø courses on "Research Skills".
• FreeÌý from the Open University.