Skills Centre

Drop-ins, courses, online resources and 1:1 tutorials to help you succeed in your studies and beyond.

Dissertation support exclusively for PGT students

Skills development that fits flexibly around your timetable

Enhance your academic and career prospects through our workshops, courses, self-access resources, tutorials and drop-in sessions. Master academic and study skills, digital and GenAI, maths and statistics, languages, and essential workplace skills.

Academic Skills

Part of the Skills Centre, we provide digital and academic skills support to all students.

Mathematics Resources Centre (MASH)

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We help all students with maths and statistics problems.

Foreign Languages

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We offer courses throughout the academic year to build your language skills, develop your intercultural competence, and maximise your career prospects.

Developing digital skills

Access our online resources at a time and a pace that suits you, to develop the digital skills you need in your studies and employment.

Your digital skills and capabilities

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Supporting you to develop your digital skills and capabilities, through resources, tools and technologies at 黑料吃瓜网.

Employability and Student Success

The Skills Centre is an integral part of the Employability and Student Success directorate. We work closely with colleagues in Careers, placements, and 黑料吃瓜网 to ensure all students are given the best opportunity to fulfil their potential at university and beyond.

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Academic & Employability Skills blog

Tips, reflections, and advice from our staff to help you develop your academic and employability skills. We've picked some of our favourites here - click the button to read everything.

A new feature on Moodle allows students to see feedback from every assignment across the academic year to better identify patterns and ultimately make progress.

Strong communication skills are ranked among the most important qualities employers look for in graduates. University plays a crucial role in developing these.

Are you writing a dissertation? Are you confident about what you鈥檙e doing, or do you have questions you would like answers to? A dissertation tutorial can help.

University life builds adaptability through group work, diverse ideas, reflection and real鈥憌orld experience, preparing you to thrive in changing workplaces.

Runi, a student at the University and a Digital Skills Co-Creator (SCC) is developing a student鈥憀ed GenAI and Digital Skills Hub, and wants your input.

On 20 April, the United Nations will mark its 17th Chinese Language Day. Behind this date lies a rich cultural story and a compelling case for learning Chinese.

Unihub

Unihub is your one-stop-shop for everything you need to develop your study and employability skills, and discover opportunities to put those skills to the test. Use MySkills to find and book the right skills development opportunities for you, My Employability Profile to show employers what you've done, and MyFuture to find vacancies and work experience opportunities.

What's new

Read our latest announcements and updates on our services.

Dissertation support exclusively for PGT students

Available from the Skills Centre, self-access resources and 1:1 tutorials will help you excel in your dissertation writing.

Skills Centre relaunches Steps to Success calendar for Spring

The ultimate toolkit to help you thrive this assessment season has been refreshed with new content for 2026.

Regardless of level, Language Caf茅 participants gain valuable transferable skills beyond language learning that boost employability.

Upcoming events

Join us at our upcoming workshops and focus groups.

Workplace communication skills: Understanding stakeholders and how to communicate with them (June)

Learn how to identify different types of stakeholders, understand their priorities, and adapt your communication style to build strong working relationships.

Having a professional impact: Moving from student to professional (July)

This workshop will help you develop the mindset and skills needed to make a strong professional impact.

Workplace communication skills: Understanding stakeholders and how to communicate with them (Sept)

Learn how to identify different types of stakeholders, understand their priorities, and adapt your communication style to build strong working relationships.