Study Skills Support

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Study Skills Support

• Chris Pickering

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What we do

• Support students, researchers and staff to
  enhance their learning, teaching and research

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Who we are

• Student Development Officers, part of the Skills
  Team within the new Skills_at_Library unit

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What we offer

• An extensive workshop programme on a wide variety
  of topics to help with academic skills, e.g
• writing
• reading
• presentations
• preparing for exams
• and more

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Online resources

• If you cannot attend a
• training workshop or prefer to
• use online resources you can
• explore the interactive
• materials on our web site

http//skills.library.leeds.ac.uk
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One to one advice

• For further support, you can see a skills adviser
  at a drop-in session at Skills_at_Library on
  Blenheim Terrace
• Or for advice about finding information for your
  subject, referencing, or any subject enquiries,
  you can see your Faculty Team Librarian
• http//www.leeds.ac.uk/library/subjects

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We also offer

• Skills development materials
• Reference books
• Free worksheets and study packs
• Video conferencing facilities
• Group working rooms

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Group working rooms

• If you need space to work
• in groups or to prepare
• and practice your
• presentations you can
• book group working rooms
• at Skills_at_Library at 15
• Blenheim Terrace or use
• the Library group working
• study areas

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How to find us
Contact us Skills_at_Library 15 Blenheim
Terrace University of Leeds Tel No 0113 343
4096 http//skills.library.leeds.ac.uk email
skills_at_library.leeds.ac.uk We are just down the
road from the banks, opposite Halo, next door to
the School of Education
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Struggling with your studies?Dont drop
out....drop in for help and advice

• Tuesday 4-6
• Wednesday 2-4
• Friday 10-12
• Bring your work, your essay title, your feedback,
  your
• notes, your problems and your ideas.

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If it just doesnt add up..

• Maths drop in sessions
• Monday 2-4 mechanics and general maths
• Tuesday 1-3 general maths
• Wednesday 2-4 general maths
• Thursday 2-4 statistics and general maths
• Friday 12.30-1.30 mechanics and general maths
• Online support
• - Improve your maths page at http//skills.libra
  ry.leeds.ac.uk
• www.mathtutor.ac.uk