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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Trent University has moved courses and many essential services online to mitigate the risk of COVID-19. In response, Academic skills appointments will be available for students online and by phone. See details.

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

How to Learn Online: Resources for Online Learning

Our collection of how-to guides can help you to be successful in your online courses. Find advice on getting started with your online course, staying organized, focused, and motivated, and engaging fully with course materials throughout the term.

How to Learn Online

What to Cite and How to Cite It

Complete and correct documentation of sources is a requirement of all academic writing. Students and scholars use sources to inform their ideas, and the validity of their ideas is strengthened by appropriate attribution and citation.

Documentation Guide

Academic Skills

Reach your new best with Academic Skills.

Trent University has moved courses and many essential services online to mitigate the risk of COVID-19. In response, Academic skills appointments will be available for students online and by phone. See details.

Survive & Thrive: Your First Term at University

How to Learn Online: Resources for Online Learning

What to Cite and How to Cite It

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