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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

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Skills Guides

Our Skills Guides are online resources to develop your academic writing, digital skills and more.

Subject Guides

Our Subject Guides include Library resources and support for your subject and contact details for your Faculty Librarians.

Common topics

Managing your reading

Finding credible information

Academic writing

English language support

Digital skills

Maths and stats

Academic integrity and referencing

Critical thinking

Assessment and feedback

Dissertations and literature reviews

Organising yourself

Presentations and speaking

Need more?

One-to-one appointments

One-to-one appointments for academic writing, maths skills, data skills, and study coaching are tailored to your specific needs.

Equipment hire

Hire a range of digital tools and equipment from our Creativity Lab.

Forthcoming study and digital skills workshops

Event

Critical Thinking: What It Is and How to Do It

Monday 6 July 2026 11am - 12.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Critical Thinking: What It Is and How to Do It

Monday 6 July 2026 11am - 12.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Students are often told that they need to think critically. In this session, you will learn how you think critically all the time and how to apply this to thinking critically in your studies. There will be clear examples of critical thinking and we will show you how you can do this in a number of academic contexts. Please find related online resources here:https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/academic-writing

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Event

Critical Thinking: What It Is and How to Do It

Wednesday 8 July 2026 11am - 12.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Critical Thinking: What It Is and How to Do It

Wednesday 8 July 2026 11am - 12.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Students are often told that they need to think critically. In this session, you will learn how you think critically all the time and how to apply this to thinking critically in your studies. There will be clear examples of critical thinking and we will show you how you can do this in a number of academic contexts. Please find related online resources here: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/academic-writing

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The Distractibles Meetup

Wednesday 8 July 2026 12.30pm - 1.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Academic Skills workshop room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Students/staff

The Distractibles Meetup

Wednesday 8 July 2026 12.30pm - 1.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Academic Skills workshop room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Students/staff

Finding it hard to focus and plagued by distractions? Join The Distractibles Meetup on Wednesdays, 12.30pm to 1.30pm in the Library, LFA/144. We are a support group of staff and students with small group chat and accessibility ideas to try. Whether you're neurodivergent or just easily distracted, our peer-support group might be just the thing for you. The Distractibles

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Event

Writing and Citing

Wednesday 8 July 2026 6pm - 7.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: virtual event
Open to: Everyone

Writing and Citing

Wednesday 8 July 2026 6pm - 7.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: virtual event
Open to: Everyone

In academic writing, we need to refer to the ideas and work of others. To do this, we often use direct quotations, paraphrases, and summaries. This workshop will focus on when and how to use sources in these different ways. It will also focus on how to avoid plagiarism when using others' work. Find related online resources here: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/academic-writing

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All forthcoming study and digital skills workshops

Contact us

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

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