Academic Skills Tutor Appointments

Book online for an Academic Skills appointment.

Need an appointment ?

It is sensible wherever possible to make an appointment with the lead contact for your subject area.  If slots are not available when you need them consider making an appointment with the additional contacts for your area.

In the event there is still no suitable availability, click on https://staffs.libcal.com/appointments  and under Locations select the Microsoft Teams option and then choose Academic Skills and the No preference option (this will be highlighted by default). Doing this will give you the greatest range of dates and times to book your online 121 support.

Stuck with your referencing?

Why not book a Just Referencing appointment? One of our team will help you get to grips with whichever style of referencing you need. Just click on the link below to see appointment availability and make a booking.

Confused about punctuation and grammar?

Why not book a Just Write appointment? One of our team will help you get this sorted. Just click on the link below to see appointment availability and make a booking.

Appointments are available Monday to Friday between 9.00am and 5.00pm.  Out of office hours appointments may be available by individual negotiation with specific Academic Skills team members.  Just ask!

Several lengths of appointment are available.  Standard appointments are 30 minutes. If it is your first appointment, or you feel you need more time, you may book an Extended appointment which will provide an hour's personal tuition. Quick discussions of 15 minutes are also available.

STEP 1

  • Select your subject area from the left hand panel

STEP 2

  • Choose the member of staff.  
  • Click on the button to Book an Appointment.  A new page will open with their availability.  Follow the onscreen instructions.
  • Note: Make sure you select the location where you want the appointment to be to make sure you see the correct availability.

 

 

Types of Appointment

Discussion Appointments: Done via Teams or Face to Face, these appointments are for you to discuss any areas you feel you might need support in e.g. finding resources, academic writing and more!

Read and Review Appointments: Done via email, you don't even need to attend! Attach your draft assignments, let us know what areas need looking at and wait for the review comments to support and guide you to a better grade.

Just referencing: Got a quick query about what goes where? Use the "Just Referencing" option to get an answer from one of the team.

What can the Academic Skills team help you with?

The Academic Skills team can help you develop techniques to learn effectively, produce your assignments and improve your work to reach your full potential. Use our expertise to help get to grips with:

  • Academic skills essential for success at University.
  • Planning and structuring assignments.
  • Academic writing, critical thinking and time management.
  • Learning tools such as reading lists online. 
  • Library resources, research and referencing.
  • Using software such as Microsoft Office effectively.
  • Information management issues such as copyright.

Our Online Workshops

If you need some help with Academic Skills our Online Workshop Programme is a great place to start!  

All sessions run online using Microsoft Teams and will run throughout the academic year. There are at least two workshops a week covering around 18 different topics. There are basic workshops (aimed at beginners at any level) and advanced (aimed at students at Level 5 and above).

Sign up and boost your skills!