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Study skills hub

Develop academic and communication skills to help you learn more effectively.

You need strong study skills to succeed throughout your degree. To help you develop, we offer four types of service to suit different learning styles:

  • online learning guides
  • hands-on experience and use of equipment
  • one-to-one support
  • workshops

Where to start

Our Skills Guides are online resources to develop your academic writing, digital skills and more.
Our Subject Guides include Library resources and support for your subject and contact details for your Faculty Librarians.

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Need more?

One-to-one appointments for academic writing, maths skills, data skills, and study coaching are tailored to your specific needs.
Hire a range of digital tools and equipment from our Creativity Lab.

Forthcoming study and digital skills workshops

Event

Thursday 11 June 2026 10am - 12pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Learn to code: Introduction to coding

Thursday 11 June 2026 10am - 12pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Want to know more about what computer coding is, how it works, and how you can start learning to code?

This introductory workshop is for anyone who is new to writing computer programs or learning coding languages. The workshop will look at useful coding concepts and some basics of the coding language Python to demonstrate these, and will cover:

  • How computers work and how this applies to coding
  • What are coding languages?
  • Key concepts in coding, such as variables, loops, and data types
  • How to get started with learning coding.

Coding Practical Guide

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Contact us

Contact the Library Help desk with any questions you have about study skills.

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