Develop your study skills

Build the skills you need to do well at university, with our Study Skills Plus programme.

Study Skills Plus is designed to help you improve your academic skills, enhance your grades and boost your confidence when working on assignments and assessments.

What can Study Skills Plus help me with?

We can help you with:

• planning assignments
• writing assignments and editing your own work
• presentation skills
• referencing
• research
• specialist support for maths, statistics and IT skills. IT skills can cover things like using PowerPoint effectively
• support from our Language Centre if English is not your first language.

How is support offered?

You can get support in several ways, including:

• online guides
• group workshops
• one-to-one appointments.

Some of the people who may work with you include ARU subject librarians, study coaches, maths and statistics coaches, and IT skills trainers.

Who is Study Skills Plus for?

It’s for everyone, whichever course you’re studying and whatever grades you’re achieving.

How can I access Study Skills Plus?

Study Skills Plus is open to all students at ARU.

Once you start your course you can use My ARU, our student intranet, to find out a bit more about what’s on offer, and book workshops and appointments.

Already an ARU student?

Visit the Study Skills Plus page on My ARU to book appointments, join workshops and use online resources.