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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Wondering where to start on that end-of-term paper? Write Along with Academic Skills. Follow #trentwritealong for advice along the way. Find online guides, worksheets, and templates on this page.

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Strategies for Organized, Clear, and Analytical Writing

University-level writing should be organized, clear, and analytical. The following guides provide direction on different types of writing assignments and strategies for writing.

How to Write in University

Finding sources, writing about evidence, & avoiding plagiarism

This guide includes advice on the research process, from planning to notetaking and strategies for avoiding plagiarism.

How to Use Sources

Academic Skills

Reach your new best with Academic Skills.

Add Academic Skills to your Toolkit

#trentwritealong

Strategies for Organized, Clear, and Analytical Writing

Finding sources, writing about evidence, & avoiding plagiarism

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