Academic Support & Development

The WriteRight! Programme is an SSPSSR module comprising of skills workshops to help improve students’ writing and academic ability.
WriteRight! is a non-credit academic skills programme designed to help you throughout your degree.
The programme includes weekly online workshops (run by Professor Tim Strangleman and Dr Triona Fitton) in addition to the materials provided on the Moodle page.
It runs during termtime on Wednesdays at 1pm, via Teams.
View the WSHOPWRIT Moodle Page for information about the termly timetable.

The University offers academic peer mentoring.
Academic Peer Mentoring (APM) partners experienced students with newer students to support their learning in specific modules.
APM is a success strategy which helps students to make the most of their studies.

Students can obtain academic skills development from the Student Learning Advisory Service. They provide appointments and workshops (online and face-to-face) to help with:
- referencing
- approaching and structuring assignments
- time management
- and much more.

Students can improve their English academic reading and writing by participating either in in-sessional elective modules or online English Language and Academic Skills modules.

Students can use Microsoft Office for free and they can find more information on how to download the software here.

- Students can contact the Careers and Employability service for careers advice and information on job hunting and interviews.
- There is an automatic CV checking service.