Academic Skills

Reach your new best with Academic Skills.

We offer online resources, workshops, and individual appointments to support your efforts to improve and refine your skills for success at university.

Explore online resources on writing, citation, study skills, time management, and more.
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Add Academic Skills to your Toolkit

Survive & Thrive: Your First Term at University

In this guide we offer practical advice to help you adapt to the different academic environment that you will find at university.

Read about how to survive and thrive through your first term at university, beginning with the weeks leading up to classes.

Transition to University

Learn How to Learn in University

Want to learn more about managing your workload at university?
Unsure of the best way to take notes in lecture?
Looking to strengthen your writing skills?
Interested in trying new study techniques?

Academic Skills Learning Labs

Workshops and Events for Graduate Students

As a graduate student, you are likely facing new academic challenges. The ideas about which you are reading, thinking, and writing are becoming increasingly complex, yet you need to find clear, concise, and engaging ways to express them.

Information for Graduate Students

Supports for Students in Navigating the University Learning Environment

The Academic Skills Tool Kit is an academic support program, supported by the Colleges at Trent and coordinated by Academic Skills, to help students navigate the demands of, and thrive within, the university learning environment.

Academic Skills Tool Kit

Academic Skills

Reach your new best with Academic Skills.

Add Academic Skills to your Toolkit

Survive & Thrive: Your First Term at University

Learn How to Learn in University

Workshops and Events for Graduate Students

Supports for Students in Navigating the University Learning Environment

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