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Chemistry: Study Skills

Study Skills

Study skills encompasses the academic and professional skills which enable you to succeed at university.

Study skills includes reading, note-taking, critical thinking, planning, writing, referencing, presentation, revision and examination skills. For economics students, they might also include mathematics and statistics.

This guide highlights a range of study skills courses, events and books available to economics students on transition to university, for assessments and examinations, and for dissertations and theses.

Library Online Courses

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Library Online Courses

The library has a range of self-study courses to support study skills from library inductions for new students, literature searching, academic writing, plagiarism and referencing, to mindfulness and meditation.

Dissertation and Thesis e-Books

Doing Your Research Project book cover
Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project book cover
Succeeding Dissertation book cover

Sage Catalyst and Research Methods

Sage Catalyst

Sage Catalyst contains a collection of over 150 study skills and research methods ebooks.

Sage Research Methods

Sage Research Methods is a collection of books, videos, and podcasts on quantitative and qualitative research methods, and includes a Research Project Planning tool.

Study Skills e-Books

Essential StudySkills book cover
Student Mindfulness book cover
Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing book cover

LinkedIn Learning

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New for 2024/25, LinkedIn Learning is now available to all university students and staff. 

LinkedIn Learning is an online learning platform of 20,000+ personal development courses including business and management, information technology and creative skills, keeping you up-to-date in the classroom and workplace.

Productivity Tools