Would you like to be more confident and productive in your university studies?
We want you to feel secure in the skills you need for university disciplines and offer a variety of support options to help you study smarter and thrive.
Our friendly Libraries Learning Development Team and Centre for English Language Education offer training on a range of topics from reading critically, academic writing and academic English, to digital skills and time management.
Our Libraries teams offer:
- online guides and videos exploring academic, information and digital skills
- free of charge
- one-to-one support appointments
- support for exam and study skills including a downloadable study planner
- enhanced support for students with a Disability Support Plan
With a free programme of themed webinars, online learning resources and one-to-one support our expert academic skills advisors and librarians in the Libraries Learning Development Team can help to improve your confidence and knowledge in a wide range of university level topics.
Libraries can also offer dedicated support for disabled students and those with a long-term medical condition, or a specific learning difference such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia or, ADHD. Available support includes dedicated study spaces and assistive technology, one-to-one support, postal loans, extended in-demand loan periods and collection items for books, alternative formats of texts (on referral) and more.
You can even take a digital skills assessment and receive a personal report which helps you understand your strengths as well as those areas which you may wish to work on further.
"I was feeling a little overwhelmed with my course but knowing that UoN has such superb support systems we can turn to has really given me a huge boost.”
University of Nottingham student
The Centre for English Language Education offers support to help you achieve your academic potential throughout your studies.
You can access:
- online self-study and self-assessment resources
- short courses on academic communication skills
- credit-bearing module on writing successful papers for 1st year UGs
- one-to-one consultations
If English isn't your first language, our multilingual, English for academic purposes experts will help prepare you for the demands of academic study in English at all levels.
The Centre for English Language Education is:
- top 50 worldwide for education (School of Education - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024)
- accredited by the British Council for the teaching of English in the UK
“I believe students should take these courses because not only they can learn some specific content or subject, they also will have opportunities to develop their communication skills, improve their English and acquire other perspectives and points of view related to the topic selected.”
Gerard Celpa Fredes, Master of Business and Administration (MBA) student
